Dr. Andrew Williams, MD, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, called the September 27th Eye & Ear Foundation webinar, “Glaucoma and the Role of a Patient Navigator in Vision Care,” a critically important topic. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a disease of the optic […]
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Dr. Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, opened the Eye & Ear Foundation’s September 13th webinar, “Restoring Hearing and Regenerating Hair Cells” with a quote from Helen Keller: “Blindness separates people from things, deafness separates people from people.” These words hit home for the Division Chief of Otology & Neurotology and Vice Chair of Clinical and […]
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Voice and swallow are interwoven, Dr. Sandra Stinnett, laryngologist and Director of the UPMC Swallowing Disorders Center, said in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 27th webinar, “Bridging the Gap Between Voice and Swallow.” She likened it to an interstate highway, because it is that complex. Anatomy and Physiology of Voice and Swallowing Swallowing is […]
Angela L. Mazul, PhD, MPH, joined the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery a year and a half ago as a dedicated cancer epidemiologist specializing in head and neck and HPV-associated cancers. She was the sole presenter for the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 12th webinar, “The Who and Where of Head and Neck Cancer.” […]
The most common diagnosis in children who attend the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) is cortical visual impairment (CVI). Preeti Patil, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who runs a nystagmus clinic at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, opened the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 29th webinar, “Childhood Vision & UPMC/WPSBC Garden Collaboration,” by […]
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Noises are everywhere, but the average listener may not notice them, Dr. Lori Zitelli, Aud, CH-TM, Managing Audiologist, UPMC Department of Otolaryngology, said in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 15th webinar, “Decreased Sound Tolerance: Managing Reactions to Bothersome Sounds.” If a person has negative reactions to a sound that would not cause the same […]
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Many advancements have occurred in the field of gene therapy since the last webinar on this topic. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 25th webinar, “Seeing the Future of Gene Therapy,” focused on current options for clinical patients and new therapies. Michelle Alabek, MS, LCGC, certified genetic counselor at the UPMC Vision Institute, began the […]
The first slide in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 13th webinar, “Salivary Gland-Sparing Surgery and the Role of Sialendoscopy,” featured the cylinder scope. “This long instrument is the most novel new technology that’s come out in the last couple of years,” said Shaum Sridharan, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck […]
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are leveraging the microbiome to alleviate ocular surface diseases. This exciting work was the topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 31st webinar, “Leveraging the Microbiome to Alleviate Ocular Surface Disease.” Anthony St. Leger, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Immunology, began the presentation. His […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 23 webinar, “From Evaluation and Surgery to Life with a Cochlear Implant,” featured three panelists. A UPMC cochlear implant surgeon, audiologist, and cochlear implant recipient shared their respective expertise. Emily Kate Feibelman, AuD, started things off by describing acoustic hearing, or how we hear naturally. Sound travels down the […]
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The Eye & Ear Foundation closed out April with a webinar entitled, “Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Geographic Atrophy: Advancements in Research and Care.” The first presenter was Kunal Dansingani, MBBS, MA, FRCOphth, Associate Professor in the Retina and Vitreous Service at the UPMC Eye Center. He described himself as a retina specialist who sees patients […]
In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s March 15th webinar, Dr. Christina Yver, MD, MBA, Director of the UPMC Facial Nerve Center, presented on a subject she called near and dear to her heart and one that makes up a large part of her practice: “Treatment of Facial Paralysis: An Overview of the Current Landscape.” A […]
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Did you know that the UPMC Vision Institute has a patient-centered approach to low vision rehabilitation that involves novel technologies? In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s March fifth webinar, “Introducing Street Lab – Improving Functional Outcomes in Low Vision Rehabilitation,” viewers learned exactly how this works. In ophthalmology, there is a tendency to be focused […]
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Head and neck reconstruction is one of the toughest things Dr. Matthew Spector, MD, FACS, does as a surgeon. The Division Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship, and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh […]
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Marci Nilsen, PhD, MSN, BSN, CHPN, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and School of Medicine within the Department of Otolaryngology. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the UPMC Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic. At the start of The Eye & Ear Foundation’s March 8th […]
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