The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh has started an immunological hearing division. “There are a lot of conditions in hearing that we don’t have […]
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Two Assistant Professors in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery won a three-year $1,148,334 award from the Department of Defense for a project called “Developing Viral Strategies for Targeted […]
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The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh recently welcomed three new faculty members. Meet them here! Farzad Jamshidi Farzad Jamshidi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, started on […]
At Andrew Potocki’s follow-up appointment 15 days after his surgery for an ameloblastoma in his jaw, Dr. Matthew Spector, MD, FACS, Division Chief, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular […]
By Deepinder Dhaliwal, Vishal Jhanji, Andrew Eller, Jake Waxman and José-Alain Sahel It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Gary N. Foulks, a distinguished ophthalmologist […]
Virginia Montanez recently discovered the one-stop-shop ophthalmology jewel in Pittsburgh that is the Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy. Montanez is a familiar name in these parts. Known for her former […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh is honored to announce that Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin are supporting the new Pittsburgh Hearing Institute in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head […]
Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis who are a candidate for a biologic therapy to control the inflammation within the sinuses may be eligible for a clinical trial at […]
Ross S. Williamson, PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Neurobiology, and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, is the recipient of a multi-PI grant from The Kavli Foundation. […]
Phosphoenix, a startup that was co-founded by Xing Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has won a highly competitive €2.5M European Innovation Council (EIC) Transition grant via the Horizon Europe […]
By José-Alain Sahel, MDThe Eye & Ear Foundation Endowed Chair, Department of Ophthalmology As we look back on 2024, I am deeply proud of the exceptional strides we’ve made at […]
By José-Alain Sahel, MDThe Eye and Ear Foundation Endowed Chair, Department of Ophthalmology A year of growth. 2024 was our first full year in our new beautiful UPMC Vision Institute […]
By Lawton Snyder, CEO, the Eye & Ear Foundation Every December, I like to look back at progress that has been made over the past year. This year has been an […]
By José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACSThe Eugene N. Myers, M.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery It is a tremendous privilege to share the work of […]
In March 2024, 17-year-old Brecken Peterson was feeling stuffy and having a hard time breathing out of his nose. Determined to get an answer, he continued to take himself to […]
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