The 2022 Albert C. Muse Dinner had an atmosphere of homecoming. Held on November 17, 2022, both recipients have ties to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Following a […]
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Meet Katie Cecconi, Community Service Coordinator
A partnership between the Department of Ophthalmology’s outreach missions, a grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, and the Eye & Ear Foundation has resulted in a new position: Community […]
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Wiegand Fellowship 2022
Bingjie Wang, an expert in signal and imaging processing for Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), is the recipient of the 2022 Wiegand Fellowship in Ophthalmology. The $55,000 will support her research […]
Remembering Barbara Myers
The Eye & Ear Foundation is mourning the loss of Barbara Myers, the wife of Dr. Eugene Myers, former Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh […]
New CREATES Partnership
Pittsburgh CREATES (Collaborative Research Education and Technology Advancement in Surgery) has partnered with Vicarious Surgical Inc., a Massachusetts company. Discussions began earlier this year about the potential for collaborative efforts […]
A Shining Light for the Eye & Ear Foundation
S+S Fall 2022 With the passing of Marian Mosites this past July, the Eye & Ear Foundation has lost a generous and kind soul. A head and neck cancer survivor, […]
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The Philosophical Approach to Giving
S+S Fall 2022 Sheldon Marstine did everything right with his business and continues to do everything right as a philanthropist. He was the owner and CEO of Zenith Support in Pittsburgh’s […]
Pittsburgh CREATES
S+S Fall 2022 CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery) has been productive in the last six months. Funded by a grant to the Eye & Ear Foundation […]
The Art of the Vision Institute
S+S Fall 2022 The Vision Institute’s East Atrium, which leads to the elevator near the Low Vision and Rehabilitation Clinics, will feature a suspended sculpture with hundreds of different colored […]
Addressing the Needs Within Our Community
S+S Fall 2022 For the first time in its six-year history, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh had three clinics: dental, vision, and hearing. Over 1,465 patients received free quality care at […]
Improving Care by Understanding Social Impact on Health
S+S Fall 2022 As an ophthalmologist, Andrew Williams, MD, cares for patients with chronic eye diseases by prescribing medications and performing eye surgery. However, during his training, he realized that […]
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A New Era for Otolaryngology
S+S Fall 2022 As the new Chair and Dr. Eugene N. Myers Endowed Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, José Zevallos has […]
Meet Neuroscientist Marlene Behrmann
Marlene Behrmann, PhD, a world-famous neuroscientist has joined the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She is also a Thomas S. Baker University Professor at […]
Meet New Assistant Professor Xing Chen
Xing Chen has been a fan of the cutting-edge prosthesis research carried out in Pittsburgh for the past decade or so. The Ophthalmology Department was recently awarded a grant from […]
Donor Walls
You can make your mark on the new Vision Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion – literally. A LED display will feature donor recognition with different tiers of giving. All […]