Elyse “La Boca Grande” Portillo from Texas Children’s is your Babble Royale II champion!

Babble Royale II Theme and Competitor Entrance Videos

Babble Royale II will be held Sunday September 28, 2025 in Denver, Colorado at the AAP NCE

8:45 AM Denver time!

It’s time to warm up those vocal cords—Babble Royale, the high-energy speaker competition from the AAP Section on Emergency Medicine, is back for YEAR TWO at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado!


Results of the inaugural Babble Royale!

The inaugural Babble Royale competition was held on Sunday, September 29, 2024 during the Section on Emergency Medicine program at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.

Four competitors delivered their best presentations. Alexandra The Great took home the championship with her presentation on pain management for fractures. The four competitors with their “entrance videos” are:

Kathleen Stephanos, MD

Assistant Professor, The University of Maryland Children’s Hospital

Jillian Nickerson, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, Children’s National Hospital

Alexandra Cheetham, MD, MEd

Assistant Professor, Cincinnati Children’s

Brian Lee, MD

Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia