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 […]
While the Department of Ophthalmology has had a patient registry since 2019, it was paused during the transition from Eye & Ear to the Vision Institute. It was recently rebuilt […]
The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery had its first single-port (SP) Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) case in early June. The case actually involved some great Departmental teamwork. The patient […]
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LiDIA – the affordable, compact hearing screening and amplification tool developed by the Department of Audiology – has reached a significant milestone: widespread real-world deployment. Over the past year, LiDIA […]
By Chloe Santa Maria, MD, MPH We are thrilled to celebrate some outstanding achievements from our team this season! Sandra Stinnett, MD, Director, UPMC Swallow Disorders Center and Assistant Professor, […]
Meet the incoming ophthalmology residents: Annika Chang – Dr. Annika Chang was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She attended Wake Forest University, where she earned a BA in Economics […]
Thanks to fundraising by the Pennsylvania Lions District 14B (Allegheny County) of Lions International, the McKeesport 9th Street Clinic now has a new retinal camera. Lion Harold Fletcher, editor of […]
Because the University of Pittsburgh Department of Communication Science and Disorders and UPMC’s Communication Van is much larger and more specialized than a typical vehicle, the team quickly realized that […]
Congratulations to the Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Class of 2026 graduates! We wish them the best as they continue their journeys. Khalil Baddour, MD: Khalil will be joining the faculty […]
Twelve years ago, Patty Azocar’s daughter – a nurse in Arizona – saw a paper that William Smith, OD, had written. She told her mom that she and Dr. Smith […]
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