Events

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.

Dr. Jose-Alain Sahel, Chair of Ophthalmology Chair, will provide a broad overview of the new Vision Institute at Mercy Pavilion, including behind the scenes pictures of many of the interior spaces. He will also discuss what the opening of this institute means for ophthalmology research and patient care, and the impact it will have on

Presented by Marlene Behrmann, PhD and Xing Chen, PhD Dr. Behrmann is a professor in the Department of Ophthalmology who specializes in the cognitive neuroscience of visual perception, with a specific focus on object recognition. Her research addresses a specific question: How does the brain assemble a meaningful and coherent interpretation of the sparse information

Lori Zitelli, Au.D., CH-TM, will speak about various treatment options and lifestyle changes that may help people dealing with tinnitus. There will be a Q&A following the presentation.

Presented by Yuanyuan Chen, PhD and Morgan V. DiLeo, PhD. Dr. Chen is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Systems Pharmacology Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her research interests focus on the molecular mechanism of photoreceptor cell death in retinal diseases, as well as pharmacological treatments of such blinding diseases.

Ryan Soose, MD, and Rachel Whelan, MD, will speak about the impact of obstructive sleep apnea on patients with Down syndrome and provide an update on current treatment options, including the emerging role of Inspire therapy. Ryan Soose, MD, is Director of the UPMC Division of Sleep Medicine and Upper Airway Surgery and Assistant Professor