The Voice, Airway & Swallow Center has started a new program with resident artists in the Pittsburgh Opera called the Vocal Injury Prevention (VIP) program. The first vocal education day […]
Vocal Injury Prevention Program
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Phenomenology and Vision Loss
Thanks to the support of the Hillman Foundation to the Department of Ophthalmology, a partnership between Duquesne University Department of Philosophy and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Ophthalmology is […]
Therapeutic Regeneration of Inner Ear Hair Cells
Two Assistant Professors in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery won a three-year $1,148,334 award from the Department of Defense for a project called “Developing Viral Strategies for Targeted […]
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The Role of Advanced Imaging Technologies in the Future of Eye Care
Why are we putting so much effort into figuring out how to image the retina down to the microscopic scale, asked Ethan Rossi, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Assistant Professor […]
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In Support of Ukraine
S+S, Fall 2024 One of the byproducts of the war in Ukraine is that that its ENT community is at risk for becoming increasingly isolated in the academic world. Travel […]
Pitt School of Medicine and Inserm to Establish an International Vision Institute
By Roberta Zeff, Director of Strategic Communications at Pitt Health Sciences The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Inserm, will […]
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A Fruitful Partnership
It started with Lawton Snyder, Eye & Ear Foundation CEO, and Carrie Fogel, EEF Senior Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations, meeting with Rachelle Rechtenwald and Dr. Heidi Ondek […]
Low Vision at the VI
Patients with low vision are getting a much more holistic experience at the new Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Pavilion. In the old building, they received more of a clinical […]
OTO Rotation in South Africa
Did you know that in the third year of otolaryngology residency, there is a 10-week research rotation to work on academic projects? And that University of Pittsburgh residents go to […]
Pittsburgh CREATES
S+S Fall 2022 CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery) has been productive in the last six months. Funded by a grant to the Eye & Ear Foundation […]
French Delegation Visit
The Science and Technology unit of the French Embassy and Consulate visited Pittsburgh June 29-30, hosted by the Eye & Ear Foundation. While there was a specific focus on José-Alain […]
Innovative Residency Training
The University of Pittsburgh Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery residency program is doing innovative things to train future surgeons, under the leadership of newly installed Program Director Noel Jabbour, MD, MS, FACS, […]
Jeff Gross’ New Role
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh is losing a key figure. Jeffrey Gross, PhD, held several titles during his Pittsburgh tenure: the E. Ronald Salvitti Chair in […]
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Sight + Sound, Fall 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek In today’s university environment, a research collaboration between departments often results in not only more creative solutions but also quicker results […]
Applying Research Methods to Study and Improve Surgery
Sight + Sound, Spring 2020 by Heather Chronis Danek Since 1972, the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh has endeavored to train not only its surgeons, residents, and […]
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