Of the many services the UPMC Voice Center provides, its voice care program is especially highly regarded and unique. “We help the person find their most authentic voice,” said Leah […]
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Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh recently performed its first cochlear implant surgery with the iotaSOFT Insertion System, the world’s first FDA-authorized robotic-assisted electrode array insertion technology. It was the first pediatric […]
Jerome Finkelstein, MD, FACS, is retiring from the Department of Ophthalmology at the end of the 2026 calendar year. He joined the Department in 2021 and serves as Executive Vice […]
A chance meeting because of a friendly dog led college student Marwa Rahim to an internship at the UPMC Vision Institute. Andrew Eller, MD, Co-Division Chief of Retina and Vitreous […]
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The Laryngology and Speech-Language Pathology Divisions are working together to address an often-unmet need: supporting caretakers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who need swallowing help. Individuals with […]
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Armstrong County now has two new retinal imaging cameras thanks to a donation by the Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund. The cameras are part of the […]
The first artificial iris implanted in a patient was done at UPMC in December 2025, thanks to Ian Conner, MD, PhD, Division Chief of the Glaucoma and Cataract Service, who […]
UPMC Vision Institute and the Eye & Ear Foundation help anchor a first-of-its-kind platform to accelerate therapies for rare eye diseases. When José-Alain Sahel, MD, FARVO, Eye & Ear Foundation […]
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The newest Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, George Liu, MD, was drawn to Pittsburgh mostly for two things: the Department and the city itself. Dr. Liu praised the […]
The Pittsburgh Hearing Institute has received a $1,500,000 grant from the Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust to advance hearing health care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The grant […]
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As of July 1, Jessica Maxwell, MD, MPH, FACS is the Residency Program Director for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, replacing Noel Jabbour, MD, MS, FACS. While the […]
Photo caption: Pittsburgh’s BLV tennis players Chuck Gottus, Maggi Ostrowski, Dana Aravich, Carol Lubecki, Zach Shonts, Amelie Colletti, and coach Jen Roth, pose after last year’s tournament in Vancouver, WA […]
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Marty McGuinn, a longtime Eye & Ear Foundation donor and Pittsburgh dignitary, passed away in May. The former Chairman and CEO of Mellon Financial Corporation leaves a lasting impact on […]
Kelly McSorley has been part of the UPMC Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship Program for three years since starting treatment. She truly believes that getting connected before radiation is key. […]
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In January 2024, Kathy McClelland, now 73, noticed a bump on the right side of her nose. Turns out it was an intranasal mass that was an adenocarcinoma, an aggressive […]