Events

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

Presented by Catherine Palmer, Director of the Center for Audiology and Hearing Aids. There will be a Q&A following the presentation.

With Dr. Jose Alain-Sahel, Dr. Evan Waxman, Dr. Andrew Williams, Dr. Sabrina Mukhtar, and Dana McGinnis-Thomas

With Dr. Sandra Stinnett

Presented by Dr. Susan Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA, the co-director of the Master of Science degree for physical therapists at the University of Pittsburgh. She is also a Fellow and a member of the Board of Directors of the American Physical Therapy Association. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology.

Presented by Ken K. Nischal, MD, FAAP, FRCOphth and Mark Scaramuzzi Dr. Nischal is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Director of Pediatric Program Development at the UPMC Eye Center, and Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is one of

Presented by Lawton Snyder, Eye & Ear Foundation CEO. He will provide an overview of the impact the Eye & Ear Foundation has made to advance care over a span of 13 years. A Q&A will follow.

Bridget Hathaway, MD will speak about the evaluation and treatment of allergies. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology. She practices comprehensive otolaryngology and is the Director of Allergy for the Department of Otolaryngology. There will be a Q&A following the presentation, where Dr. Hathaway will be able to answer questions from

Keith Young, Mission of Mercy, Pittsburgh Chairman. There will be a Q&A following the presentation.