The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology have three new hires to bolster efforts in the community. Postdoc research fellows Paula A. Sepulveda-Beltran, MD, and Valeria Villabona-Martinez, MD, are the Community […]
Jacob Winters, MD, is the 2024 winner of the Department of Ophthalmology’s Dorothy Christie Scott Award. Named after Dr. Dorothy Scott, the award was endowed by her late husband Glenwood […]
Written by Craig Smith, EEF Development Officer For the second year in a row, faculty and residents in the Department of Ophthalmology will be running in this year’s Pittsburgh Marathon […]
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is trying to increase access to ophthalmic care in Pittsburgh and its surrounding communities. Discussing their efforts were […]
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A partnership between the Department of Ophthalmology’s outreach missions, a grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, and the Eye & Ear Foundation has resulted in a new position: Community […]
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S+S Fall 2022 For the first time in its six-year history, Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh had three clinics: dental, vision, and hearing. Over 1,465 patients received free quality care at […]
Volunteer registration is officially open for Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh 2022. The two-day clinic will be held on August 5-6 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. “This is the […]
The Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology have made community outreach a priority. Department of Ophthalmology When the Department of Ophthalmology asked about barriers to eye care at a recent vision […]
Sight + Sound, Spring 2022 The next Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh event will offer free hearing screenings and otology services for the first time. In 2019 and 2021, Mission of […]
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Sight + Sound, Fall 2021 This year, for the first time through the Hillman Vision Scholars program, four local high school students from low-income and underrepresented communities were exposed to […]