Welcome and Morning Sessions 1
Includes a Live Web Event on 12/10/2025 at 8:00 AM (CST)
8:00-8:15 a.m.
Welcome
Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, MST
8:15-9:20 a.m.
Newborn Genital Anatomy 101:Circumcision, Penile Anomalies and Genital Variations
Emilie Johnson, MD, MPH, FACS
Derek Matoka, MD
9:25-10:00 a.m.
Caring for the NICU Graduate after Discharge
Raye-Ann De Regnier, MD
10:05-10:20 a.m.
Panel Session/Q&A
Emilie Johnson, MD, MPH, FACS
Derek Matoka, MD
Raye-Ann De Regnier, MD
Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, MST (Moderator)
Attending Physician, Hospital-Based Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hospital-Based Medicine), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Lurie Children’s
Alanna Higgins Joyce, MD, MPH, is an attending pediatrician in the Division of Hospital-Based Medicine at Lurie Children’s, caring for hospitalized children and newborns. She is also Clerkship Director in Pediatrics where she oversees medical student programming and assessment. In this role Alanna works with faculty, staff, and administration across several institutions for the training of medical students in patient care settings. Alanna is an Associate Professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; she has published and spoken nationally in the areas of medical education, faculty feedback, and curriculum development.
Alanna holds an MD and an MPH from Tulane University and completed residency training in Pediatrics at the former Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She has a Master of Science in Teaching and experience teaching middle-school science. Alanna earned her bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from Northwestern University. She is a mother of three boys and a lifelong ballet dancer.
Dr. Higgins Joyce sees patients at Lurie Children’s – main hospital location and Northwestern Medicine Prentice Women’s Hospital.