In March 2024, 17-year-old Brecken Peterson was feeling stuffy and having a hard time breathing out of his nose. Determined to get an answer, he continued to take himself to […]
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There are two main parts to Matthew Spector’s research. The Division Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction, who has a MD and FACS, said in the […]
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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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Creating effective drug delivery systems for the inner ear – essential for treating hearing loss – will be made more possible with the addition of Adele Moatti, PhD, to the […]
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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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In July, Michele Insanally, PhD, had a paper published in Nature Communications. The significant study is titled “Contributions of cortical neuron firing patterns, synaptic connectivity, and plasticity to task performance.” […]
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Otitis media – a middle ear infection – is the number one cause of deafness in children around the world. Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest incidence rates, with […]
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 […]
By José P. Zevallos, The Eugene N. Myers, M.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology I am thrilled to announce that Greg Basura MD, PhD, an experienced neurotologist, educator, and funded […]
An alum of the Department of Otolaryngology has been named Dean of the University of Louisville School of Medicine. Jeffrey R. Bumpous, MD, is also the university’s new Executive Vice […]
The U.S. News and World Report released its 2024-2025 Best Hospitals rankings. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside ranked in nine specialties and is rated high performing in three. While UPMC has made […]
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 […]
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