Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Survivorship: Providing Coordinated Care to Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Dr. Jonas Johnson and Dr. Marci Nilsen will discuss the head and neck cancer survivorship program and data they've studied relating to patient outcomes and side effects.
Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh – Vision and Hearing Screenings
Pittsburgh Convention CenterThe Eye & Ear Foundation is teaming up with Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh to provide free vision and hearing care for the underserved community. This is a great volunteer opportunity!
Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Changing Cells: Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
Presented by Jose-Alain Sahel, MD, Leah Byrne, PhD, and Joseph Martel, MD. They will cover the research the department is currently doing on using optogenetics to restore vision.
Sight + Soundbites Webinar: Hereditary Hearing Loss: New Innovations for Treatment
Dr. David Chi and Dr. Christopher Cunningham will discuss treatment options and research taking place within the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Chi is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He serves as the Hearing Center and Cochlear Implant Program Director
Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Integrative Eye Care
With Deepinder Dhaliwal, MD, LAc and Marie Helene Errera, MD, PhD. They will discuss integrative eye care treatments and research. Dr. Dhaliwal is Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director of Refractive Surgery, and the Director of the Cornea Service at the UPMC Eye Center. She also serves as the
Sight + Soundbites: CREATES: Innovation in Surgery
Dr. Uma Duvvuri and Mr. Norman Gottron will speak about Pittsburgh CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery). Their presentation will talk about advancements taking place in this innovative research space within the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of PIttsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Uma Duvvuri is a Professor of Otolaryngology who
Sight & Soundbites Webinar – Artificial Intelligence
With Jose Sahel, Kunal Dansingani, Jay Chhablani, and Kiran Vupparoboina
2022 Siciliano Lecture: New and Old Treatments for Oral Cavity Cancer
The 2022 Siciliano Lecturer is: David M. Cognetti, MD, FACS The Herbert Kean, MD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery Sidney Kimmel Medical College/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Thomas Jefferson University President, Pennsylvania Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lecture 5:00 pm - 6:00
Sight + Soundbites Webinar: A Modern Era of Excellence in Otolaryngology
Dr. Jose P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, will talk about current and future advancements in otolaryngology. He will also give a background of his journey to becoming the new chair of the department. Dr. Zevallos is an internationally recognized expert on the epidemiology and genomics of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. His clinical practice focuses on head and
Sight & Soundbites Webinar: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Understanding Genetic and Behavioral Risk Factors to Develop New Therapies
John Ash, PhD and Alexander Anetakis, MD, MBA, will provide background information on AMD, as well as patient treatment strategies and research taking place in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Ash joined in 2022 as the E. Ronald Salvitti Professor of Ophthalmology Research, Vice-Chair, and Director of
Sight + Soundbites Webinar: Everything You Need to Know About Over the Counter Hearing Aids
Presented by Catherine Palmer, Director of the Center for Audiology and Hearing Aids. There will be a Q&A following the presentation.
2022 Muse Prize & Award Announcements
Duquesne Club 325 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAThe 2022 Muse Prize and Award Celebrates Excellence in Ophthalmology The 2022 Albert C. Muse Prize recipient for Excellence in Research and Advancement of Care in Ophthalmology is John E. Dowling, PhD, Gordon and Llura Gund Research Professor of Neurosciences Emeritus at Harvard University. His research interests have focused on the vertebrate retina as