Timing matters in survivorship care. A new study published recently in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery found that patients with head and neck cancer who began care in a multidisciplinary […]
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When the American Head & Neck Society Women’s Group was discussing what could be improved and further addressed, Jessica H. Maxwell, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor and Residency Program Director […]
In 2026, the Eye & Ear Foundation and its Community Outreach Committee created the Advancing Care Together (ACT) Program, which secures ongoing funding for community care in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. […]
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery and UPMC Audiology participated in Mission of Mercy for the fifth consecutive year. The Eye & Ear Foundation, in partnership with Call to […]
In Petr Baranov’s words, the Vision Institute is one of the few places in the world where optic nerve regeneration is a genuine institutional priority, not just an individual lab’s […]
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A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine group is the graduate winner of the Collegiate Inventors Competition! Hosted by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, the Pitt group was one […]
by Craig Smith, EEF Director of Development and Community Initiatives Eye & Ear Foundation Board Member Nancy Washington, PhD, passed away unexpectedly on October 12, 2026, at the age of […]
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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