Speaking

Appearances, interviews and podcasts.
Keynotes and Conference Talks

Drawing on his family’s five years caring for a medically complicated child, James’ talks explore something universal: what it means to make decisions in the face of the unknown, and how resilience and meaning can emerge from experiences beyond our control. 

Aug 21, 2026
PCD FoundationUpcoming
Global PCD Conference
Montreal, QC
Sep 17, 2026
Cardiac Neurodevelopmental Outcome CollaborativeKeynoteUpcoming
CNOC's 14th Annual Scientific Sessions 2026
Wilmington, DE
Nov 7, 2026
American Heart AssociationUpcoming
2026 Rashkind Lecture (AHA Scientific Sessions)
Chicago, IL
May 19, 2026
Every 100th Heart
"Storytelling for Impact" (Advocacy Day Training Session)
Washington, DC
Apr 15, 2026
TEDTED
TED Talk
Vancouver, BC
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Mar 23, 2026
Society of Critical Care Medicine
SCCM Critical Care Congress
Chicago, IL
Nov 20, 2025
Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition
"The Father Experience in the Pediatric Healthcare System" (Panelist)
Virtual
Oct 10, 2025
Facing Heterotaxy Together
Boston, MA
Watch
Jul 12, 2025
Cystinosis Research NetworkKeynote
Cystinosis Research Network Family Conference
Grand Rapids, MI
Jun 18, 2025
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
BIO International Convention
Boston, MA
Nov 15, 2024
The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
PCICS Annual Meeting
San Diego, CA
Oct 18, 2024
Additional Ventures
Single Ventricle Investigator Meeting (Panelist)
Denver, CO
Sep 27, 2024
Global Genes Week in Rare
Kansas City, MO
Watch
May 23, 2024
Conversation With Jodi Rudoren
Scotch Plains, NJ
Watch
Mar 4, 2024
"Care for Rare" / Rare Disease Week
Portsmouth, RI
Watch
Sep 29, 2023
Take Heart Conference
Virtual
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Grand Rounds and Clinical Education

James has spoken at children’s hospitals, academic medical centers, and conferences across the country, reaching medical professionals at every stage of their careers. His talks help clinicians see their work through a family’s eyes — restoring the sense of purpose that drew them to medicine, and improving how they care for patients and their families.

Sep 23, 2026
Yale School of MedicineUpcoming
Grand Rounds
New Haven, CT
Sep 17, 2027
Advocate Children's HospitalUpcoming
2027 Advocate Narrative Medicine Conference
Chicago, IL
Jul 29, 2026
Advocate Children's Hospital
Grand Rounds
Virtual
Jun 2, 2026
Texas Children's Hospital
Critical Care Medicine - Section Educational Series
Virtual
May 7, 2026
Hugh Allen Lecture
Houston, TX
Watch
Mar 19, 2026
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Gracias Family "Thrivorship" Lecture
Chicago, IL
Mar 3, 2026
Quinnipiac University School of Health Sciences
Rare Disease Book Club
Hamden, CT
Feb 17, 2026
Phoenix, AZ
Watch
Oct 24, 2025
Baylor College of Medicine
Fernbach Lecture for Humanism in Genetics
Houston, TX
Oct 23, 2025
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Talk with UCSF CICU Staff
Virtual
Mar 20, 2025
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Grand Rounds
Baltimore, MD
Mar 6, 2025
Inova Children's Hospital
Grand Rounds
Virtual
Feb 26, 2025
Charlotte, NC
Watch
Feb 25, 2025
Atlanta, GA
Watch
Feb 19, 2025
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
CHOP Cardiology 2025
Orlando, FL
Oct 31, 2024
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Einstein
Talk With Residents
Bronx, NY
May 16, 2024
Academy of Medical Humanities
New York, NY
Watch
Podcasts & Media

James has appeared on a wide range of podcasts and media conversations spanning grief, rare disease, pediatric medicine, faith, and the craft of memoir.

TBD
Conversation with Katelyn McMahanUpcoming
"Tiny Little Hearts" Podcast
Virtual
Jan 7, 2025
Virtual
Listen
Jun 24, 2024
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
Virtual
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May 30, 2024
Virtual
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Feb 25, 2024
"Once Upon a Gene" Podcast
Virtual
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Dec 1, 2023
"Where's the Grief" Podcast
Virtual
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Nov 29, 2023
"Child Life On Call" Podcast
Virtual
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Nov 21, 2023
Courageous Parents Network
Virtual
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Nov 17, 2023
Virtual
Listen