Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh has two exciting pieces of news to report. Lori Zitelli, AuD, received the Early-Career Audiologist Award […]
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A Lifetime of Battling Eye Infections
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 After 40+ years, Regis Kowalski, MS, M(ASCP), is retiring in June from the University of Pittsburgh and as Executive Director of the Charles T. Campbell […]
Traumatic Brain Injury Often Means Sleepless Nights
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 A recent multidisciplinary University of Pittsburgh study of veterans with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) uncovered something interesting. Of the 95 participants, 80 percent had a […]
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Pioneers Giving Forward
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 Much headway has been made in endowing the Pioneers in Skull Base Surgery Chair, but $300,000 remains before the goal is met. The hope is […]
Good News for People with Retinal Dystrophies
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The UPMC Eye Center, led by Dr. José-Alain Sahel, recently became one of 14 ocular gene therapy treatment centers approved in the U.S. to offer […]
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Leaving a Lasting Legacy for Cancer Survivors
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 To commemorate Dr. Jonas T. Johnson stepping down after 16 years as Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, and to honor his 42 years at […]
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Always Looking for the Alternative
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 Deepinder Dhaliwal was lying flat on the table with acupuncture needles in her back when she had an epiphany. “This is so very interesting,” thought […]
Project Theia
When Kathryn Sedory, a nurse in the UPMC Eye Center’s Minor Procedure Room, was asked by co-worker Dr. Jenny Yu-Will to join her on a medical mission trip to Ghana […]
Meet New EEF Team Member Christine Wilson
Christine Wilson has joined the Eye & Ear Foundation as our new Program Administrator. In this role, Christine will serve as the Database Administrator and technical support for the Foundation […]
Vitamins for AMD
Vitamins have been proven helpful for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that can blur central vision. The efficacy of a natural remedy on this common eye condition was […]
Sando Lecture 2022
After a hiatus due to COVID, the second Sando Lecture was held on April 11, 2022. Hosted by the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Department of Otolaryngology at the […]
Meet EEF Team Member Heather Chronis Danek
Life has a funny way of working out if you let it, Heather Chronis Danek has learned. Twenty-five years ago, she could not imagine not becoming the Managed Care Director […]
OTO Alumni Day 2022
The Eye & Ear Foundation recently participated in Otolaryngology Alumni Day, engaging with alumni and discussing the role of the Foundation in supporting research to advance care. An annual event […]
Unexpected Benefit of Masking
While many people have grumbled about masking during the pandemic, there has been an unexpected benefit: Finally recognizing and dealing with hearing loss. Several studies have reported on the decrease […]
What EEF Ambassador Pam Meadowcroft Has Learned
Since Pam Meadowcroft became an Eye & Ear Foundation Ambassador last year, she has grown into her role and is excited to share what she has learned. The EEF Ambassadors […]
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