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Xing Chen Wins Funding for New Project
Xing Chen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has won grant funding from an industry partner for a new project in her lab. Blackrock Neurotech is awarding $740,510.62 for one year. […]
Federal Funding Cuts Disrupt Promising Vision and Hearing Research at Pitt
Pitt’s Eye and Ear researchers have already lost more than $4 million in federal funding for three major grants, interrupting promising research. In fiscal year 2024, the University of Pittsburgh […]
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Women in Otolaryngology
Women in Otolaryngology (WIO), a group of female otolaryngology attendings and trainees at UPMC created in 2021, meets to discuss the challenges that female surgeons face in the field. Part […]
NetraMind Innovations Now Official
A company founded by four faculty members in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh is now official. On June 11, 2025, NetraMind Innovations signed with the University […]
Unlocking Personalized Treatment for Chronic Nasal Polyps with Single-Cell Precision
By Wesley Cai, MD, PhD, Garret Choby, MD, and Eric Wang, MD, FACS For people suffering from chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), which affects up to 4% of the […]
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In Memoriam: Albert C. Muse
Albert C. Muse, a founding member of the Eye & Ear Foundation, passed away on May 16 at the age of 89. Muse was educated at Shadyside Academy and The […]
Pittsburgh CREATES’ First Fellowship
When Mohit Singhala, PhD, joined the University of Pittsburgh in September as Research Assistant Professor and lead engineer of Pittsburgh CREATES, he spent the first three months talking to various […]
New Ocular Oncology Specialist
A new ocular oncology specialist has joined the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Farzad Jamshidi, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, came from the University of Iowa. He was drawn to […]
Advancing the Next Frontier of HNC Treatment
An article on behalf of the American Head & Neck Society has been published in JAMA, led by Dr. Kevin Contrera, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck […]
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Optic Nerve Research Update
By Craig Smith, Eye & Ear Foundation Director of Development and Community Initiatives Many diseases ultimately lead to blindness due to optic nerve damage. These include glaucoma, which damages the […]
Vocal Injury Prevention Program
The Voice, Airway & Swallow Center has started a new program with resident artists in the Pittsburgh Opera called the Vocal Injury Prevention (VIP) program. The first vocal education day […]
Phenomenology and Vision Loss
Thanks to the support of the Hillman Foundation to the Department of Ophthalmology, a partnership between Duquesne University Department of Philosophy and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology is […]
Lifesaving Care in Pittsburgh
Tracy Zappella, now 51, of Lake Orion, MI, was diagnosed in August 2023 with stage 4 basaloid squamous cell sinonasal cancer. When chemo and radiation didn’t get rid of the […]
Vocal Outreach: Care Beyond the Clinic
S+S, Spring 2025 The Voice, Airway & Swallow Center within the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery has always strived to provide tailored outreach to the community. Director Dr. Libby […]