SCOPE 2026

September 26, 2026

Registration is now closed. Please contact the board to inquire whether additional registrations can be accommodated

Parking: Please park in the Clinic Building parking structure (marked "Yellow Tower" on the attached map).
- We suggest entering at the corner of Pepper Street and La Veta Avenue, driving past the valet desk, and into the structure.
- Take a parking ticket with you: we'll have validation stickers available at the event!
Finding the Wade Center:
- The conference room is on the 2nd Floor of the Clinic Building (Yellow Tower).
- From the elevator/stairs, take the first left, and you'll see the Wade Education Center on your left. Look for CHOC "Welcome" banners along the way!
Check-In: Tables will be set up in the Wade Center hallway for badge pickup.

Please give yourself ample time to park and find the Education Center. The day begins at 8:00 AM with breakfast and our business meeting.
As always, coffee, tea, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided throughout the day, along with CME credit, complimentary parking, raffle prizes, and goodies to take home!
Bring your laptop or a notebook/pen, whichever suits your learning style.
We recommend bringing a light jacket (Pediatric endocrinologists may be warm and welcoming, but conference rooms rarely are!) ❄️

SCOPE 2026 Agenda - September 26, 2026, Orange CA

08:00 AM — Breakfast and Business Meeting (Wade Education Center)

09:00 AM — Session 1: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: Clinical Implications for Reproductive Health

Mod: Mitchell Geffner, MD (CHLA) | Trainee Case: Reham Yehia, MD (CHLA) | Speaker: Dan Dumesic, MD (UCLA)

09:50 AM — Break (10 mins)

10:00 AM — Session 2: Fertility Preservation & Premature Ovarian Insufficiency in Patients with Cancer or Turner Syndrome

Mod: B. Michelle Schweiger, DO, MPH (Cedars-Sinai) | Trainee Case: Neha Reddy, MD (Loma Linda) | Speaker: Jacqueline Maher, MD (USC)

10:50 AM — Break (10 mins)

11:00 AM — Session 3: Lightning Research Presentations (Mod: Mary Beth Patterson, MD - UCSD)

Gene & Cell Therapies in Pediatric Endocrine Disease — Lynda Polgreen, MD (Lundquist Institute)
Population Research at Kaiser Permanente — Joshua May, MD (Kaiser)
Insulin Pumps for the Under-resourced — Ariana Gonzalez, MD (Loma Linda)
Oral Abstract Award: Psychiatric Comorbidities in Children with GHD —Mo-Kyung Jung, MD (Cedars-Sinai)

12:00 PM — Posters & Exhibitors

12:30 PM — Lunch

01:00 PM — Session 4: Generalized vs. Targeted Screening for Type 1 Diabetes