S+S Spring 2023 Dr. José-Alain Sahel, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, has two more awards to add to his already sizeable collection. Along with […]
And the Awards Keep Coming for Dr. Sahel
Sight + Sound Newsletter
Hearing SUPPORT – Making Sense of Your Choices for Hearing Health
S+S Spring 2023 To meet the critical need for a reliable performance standard for amplification technology independent of industry claims, the Hearing SUPPORT project was created. It will now become […]
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Honoring Two Legacies and Supporting a Third
S+S Spring 2023 One million dollars has been raised to endow the Pioneers in Skull Base Surgery Chair, thanks to many donors. UPMC will match the funds. Once Dr. Joseph […]
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An Amazing New Asset for our Community and People with Vision Loss Worldwide
S+S Spring 2023 When José-Alain Sahel, MD arrived in Pittsburgh in July of 2016 to assume the Distinguished Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology role at the University of Pittsburgh and […]
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A Shining Light for the Eye & Ear Foundation
S+S Fall 2022 With the passing of Marian Mosites this past July, the Eye & Ear Foundation has lost a generous and kind soul. A head and neck cancer survivor, […]
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The Philosophical Approach to Giving
S+S Fall 2022 Sheldon Marstine did everything right with his business and continues to do everything right as a philanthropist. He was the owner and CEO of Zenith Support in Pittsburgh’s […]
Pittsburgh CREATES
S+S Fall 2022 CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery) has been productive in the last six months. Funded by a grant to the Eye & Ear Foundation […]
The Art of the Vision Institute
S+S Fall 2022 The Vision Institute’s East Atrium, which leads to the elevator near the Low Vision and Rehabilitation Clinics, will feature a suspended sculpture with hundreds of different colored […]
Addressing the Needs Within Our Community
S+S Fall 2022 For the first time in its six-year history, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh had three clinics: dental, vision, and hearing. Over 1,465 patients received free quality care at […]
Improving Care by Understanding Social Impact on Health
S+S Fall 2022 As an ophthalmologist, Andrew Williams, MD, cares for patients with chronic eye diseases by prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. However, during his training, he realized that […]
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A New Era for Otolaryngology
S+S Fall 2022 As the new Chair and Dr. Eugene N. Myers Endowed Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, José Zevallos has […]
Have Mercy When it Comes to Vision and Hearing
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The next Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event will offer free hearing screenings and otology services for the first time. In 2019 and 2021, Mission of […]
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Research Stimulus – The Lifeblood of Innovation
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh has bestowed three second round grants funded by the Henry L. Hillman Foundation. The grant funding […]
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Accolades for Audiology
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh has two exciting pieces of news to report. Lori Zitelli, AuD, received the Early-Career Audiologist Award […]
A Lifetime of Battling Eye Infections
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 After 40+ years, Regis Kowalski, MS, M(ASCP), is retiring in June from the University of Pittsburgh and as Executive Director of the Charles T. Campbell […]