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 […]
OTO-HNS Looks Back on 2024
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From North Dakota to Pittsburgh: A Patient Success Story
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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Pitt a Major Component of ARPA-H Project on Eye Transplantation
To make whole eye transplants that restore sight a reality, the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh is part of a project team for a program called Transplantation […]
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Expanding Voice Care to the Performing Arts
S+S, Fall 2024 The UPMC Voice, Airway & Swallow Center is bolstering and expanding its care for the performing arts community in Pittsburgh. This is largely due to the addition […]
i2Eye International Conference Held in Pittsburgh
S+S, Fall 2024 i2Eye, the sixth annual interdisciplinary conference on innovative imaging of eye diseases, was held in September at the UPMC Vision Institute. Around 165 people from all over […]
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In Support of Ukraine
S+S, Fall 2024 One of the byproducts of the war in Ukraine is that that its ENT community is at risk for becoming increasingly isolated in the academic world. Travel […]
Announcing the 2024 Wiegand Awardees
S+S, Fall 2024 The Eye & Ear Foundation is happy to announce this year’s recipients of the Wiegand Fellowship and the Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award. The Wiegand Fellowship was established […]
New Device Shows Promise
S+S, Fall 2024 A medical device disguised as a sippy cup promises to revolutionize treatment for a common childhood ailment. Called the EarFlo, it is on track for approval by […]
The Ernest G. Salvitti Chair in Ophthalmology Research
S+S, Fall 2024 Ernest G. Salvitti left quite a legacy. Now it will be memorialized in the Department of Ophthalmology by his son, E. Ronald Salvitti M.D., funding a Chair […]
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Restoring the Ability to Smile
S+S, Fall 2024 For patients with long-standing facial paralysis (greater than two years’ duration), the only option for restoring the ability to smile is with a procedure known as a […]
Vision Restoration Conference 2024
The 13th annual Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration Conference was held at the Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion October 8-9, 2024. For the first time, the pathways […]
Mission of Mercy 2024
A mom brought her approximately eight-year-old daughter to Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh to have her ears cleaned. She noted that her daughter had long-standing trouble hearing and thought ear wax […]
Sips of Science
Raise your glass to discovery and enjoy a laid-back evening talking about the future of life-changing science. This is the idea behind a new event called Sips of Science, put […]
Promising Biomarker for Personalizing HNC Care
CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are immune cells that play a key role in the body’s response to cancer. As a result, they have been used across oncology to help assess […]
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Perspectives From Two Fifth-Year OTO-HNS Residents
Fifth-year residents in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have a unique perspective as they are almost done with this phase […]
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