Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh recently performed its first cochlear implant surgery with the iotaSOFT Insertion System, the world’s first FDA-authorized robotic-assisted electrode array insertion technology. It was the first pediatric […]
The topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s September 11 webinar, “Hearing Loss: Unexplained Causes and Immune-Mediated Conditions,” is starting to gain attention, said presenter Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, […]
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Presenters Jillian Glasstetter, Aud, CCC-A, and Philip Perez, MD, were excited to talk about cochlear implants in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 31 webinar, “Expanding Access to Cochlear Implantation: […]
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A series of early morning seminars is providing education for audiology students on cutting-edge topics while offering continuing education for faculty and clinical instructors. A joint initiative between Pitt and […]
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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 […]
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S+S, Spring 2024, p. 2 During the Campaign, the Department of Otolaryngology recruited four PhD level scientists who have established labs at the University of Pittsburgh, all studying different areas […]
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Thousands of children are born with profound hearing loss, Otolaryngology Chair Emeritus Jonas Johnson said at the beginning of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 24th webinar entitled, “Hereditary Hearing […]
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After a hiatus due to COVID, the second Sando Lecture was held on April 11, 2022. Hosted by the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Department of Otolaryngology at the […]
“Hearing with the Brain,” the topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s March 10th webinar, discussed hearing loss and research being done on cochlear implants. Prevalence of Hearing Loss “Hearing […]