THRIVE Grant Will Address Barriers to Care in HNC

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Jessica H. Maxwell, MD, MPH, FACS, received a $50,000 Telehealth Research and Innovation for Veterans with Cancer (THRIVE) grant from the Office of Rural Health to address barriers like distance […]

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Survivorship Symposium 2024

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The Survivorship Clinic hosted its sixth Survivorship After Cancer of the Head and Neck Multidisciplinary Symposium, with its best turnout yet. “What [was] outstanding was the multidisciplinary aspect of it […]

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The Who and Where of Head and Neck Cancer

A schematic cross-section of the head and neck, with a rainbow of colored sticks emanating from a star image in the center of the head and radiating out to various pink and purple colored globes depicting viruses associated with head and neck cancers.

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 […]

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Treatment of Facial Paralysis: An Overview of the Current Landscape

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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 […]

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Mandibular and Maxillary 3D Modeling in Head and Neck Reconstruction

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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 […]

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Advancing Survivorship Care Through Research

A schematic cross-section of the head and neck, with a rainbow of colored sticks emanating from a star image in the center of the head and radiating out to various pink and purple colored globes depicting viruses associated with head and neck cancers.

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 […]

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Addressing Disparities for HNC Patients with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

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The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is developing a three-step program to address disparities for head and neck cancer patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Eye […]

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HPV and the Changing Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer

At the start of his presentation for the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 9 webinar, “HPV and the Changing Epidemiology of Head and Neck Cancer,” José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, […]

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Microvascular Surgeon Joining Dept of OTO

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In October, the Department of Otolaryngology will have its new Chief of Microvascular Surgery. Matt Spector will be Director, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction Fellowship; Chief, Division […]

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Making an Impact on How We Hear, See, and Live

In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 23 webinar, EEF CEO Lawton Snyder provided an overview of the impact the EEF has made to advance care over a span of […]

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