The Dry Eye Clinic at the UPMC Vision Institute – which opened in November 2023 – is led by Sabrina Mukhtar, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology. When Dr. Mukhtar […]
Clinic Update: Elevating Dry Eye Treatment
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Healing Thanks to Innovative Implant
Madalyn Trainer is only weeks into her new position as a registered nurse in the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Emergency Department. She is also still recovering from preprosthetic implant surgery. […]
Celebrating Innovation: The 2025 Wiegand Entrepreneurial Award Reception
On Monday, September 15, the Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a distinguished reception in Pittsburgh to honor the recipients of the Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Awards. The event […]
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From Utah to Pitt: A Visionary Duo Rewires the Future of Retinal Research
Two new faculty members are collaborating on the structural biology and neurobiology of retinal interconnections. Bryan Jones, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, and Rebecca Pfeiffer, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, came […]
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In Memoriam: Chuck Cohen
Charles C. Cohen (“Chuck”), a founding member of the Eye & Ear Foundation Board, passed away on August 27, 2025, following a brief illness. Chuck, along with Al Muse and […]
A Lifeline for Tetiana
Tetiana Pylypenko, 74, has been helped immeasurably by the Department of Ophthalmology Patient Navigator Dana McGinnis-Thomas. While Tetiana does not speak English, her daughter Olena Raichenko does. As she related, […]
New Implant Restores Function After Cancer
When Deborah Sofranko, of South Fayette, PA, saw white patches on her upper gum, little did she know that the eventual diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the maxilla would […]
Gene Therapy Trial Cures Wet AMD for Patient
Charleen Nelson, of Pittsburgh, PA, participated in a clinical trial for wet aged macular degeneration. The experience was nothing but positive, with a successful result: she no longer has wet […]
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Tinnitus Study Looking for Participants
Dr. Greg Basura, MD, PhD, Director, Global Otolaryngology and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, is leading a study on subjective and somatic tinnitus that is actively […]
A CI Helped Her Resume an Active Lifestyle
When Sally Sherman, PhD, Associate Professor of Practice at Pitt’s Department of Health and Human Development, was watching a photographer take her daughter’s senior pictures in August 2024, she abruptly […]
Single-Sided Deafness Study
If you have single-sided deafness, you may qualify for a study that Dr. Greg Basura, MD, PhD, Director, Global Otolaryngology and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, […]
Innovations in the Management of Otitis Media
Peter L. Santa Maria’s clinical practice and research all involve otitis media. The MD, PhD with many titles, including Professor; Division Chief of Otology & Neurotology; Vice Chair of Translational […]
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Journey to Excellence
The UPMC Center for Cranial Base Surgery has released a Journey to Excellence 13-part series on YouTube, thanks to the Global Rhinology Network (GRN). GRN – a registered academic nonprofit […]
Dr. Eller Retires
After a long and distinguished career with the Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Andrew Eller, MD, decided to retire effective end of June 2025. “Throughout his tenure, he has been instrumental […]
New Recruits
The Department of Ophthalmology has been able to recruit several excellent clinicians in ocular oncology, retinal diseases and surgery, comprehensive ophthalmology and oculoplastics, and just completed the recruitment of several […]