S+S, Fall 2023 The Department of Otolaryngology is excited to welcome two new patient navigators to the head and neck surgical oncology team, thanks to a significant grant the Eye […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 The Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion has two unique programs for people with low vision: a StreetLab and a driving simulator. The Pittsburgh StreetLab for Low […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 Under the leadership of Dr. Zevallos, one of the big changes that is moving forward for the Department of Otolaryngology is to hire otolaryngology head and neck […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 Only six devices in the world house a rare kind of imaging technology called laser doppler holography. Three are in Paris and two are in other parts […]
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S+S, Fall 2023 The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is creating a premier Pittsburgh Hearing Institute, to be housed on the sixth floor of the new UPMC […]
Barry M. Schaitkin, MD, retired in August from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology. He was in practice for over 40 years. “Barry Schaitkin was the consummate clinician with […]
The Department of Ophthalmology had another successful Hillman Scholars Program in Vision Science this summer. The Department is one of six sites of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Academy program. […]
The Low Vision team in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh was an award winner for the 2023 Community and Ambulatory Services Quality Fair. They won for […]
The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is developing a three-step program to address disparities for head and neck cancer patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Eye […]
The Department of Ophthalmology has launched an Advance Practice Providers (APP) ophthalmology program to assist in providing care at the Urgent Eye Care Clinic (UECC) as well as inpatient consult […]
One of the first manuscripts from the UPMC Skull Base Think Tank has been published in JAMA-Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The UPMC Skull Base Think Tank is a North American […]
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Shaohua Pi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, has been selected as a National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research (AEVR) Emerging Vision Scientist to advocate vision science to Congress. “I […]
A unique program is in the works at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Students in existing doctoral programs at the University of Pittsburgh will be able to obtain […]
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh has new faculty starting August 1st. Denise Gallagher was a retina fellow at Pitt and will be starting as a physician. […]
The Department of Ophthalmology is building an artificial intelligence (AI) model (Digital Twin Eye) to function in real-time as a tool for early detection, progression monitoring, and decision support. The […]