The Eye & Ear Foundation is mourning the loss of Barbara Myers, the wife of Dr. Eugene Myers, former Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh […]
Remembering Barbara Myers
otolaryngology
Everything You Need to Know About Over the Counter Hearing Aids
The FDA finally approved over the counter (OTC) hearing aids. Now what? For the last three years, Catherine Palmer, PhD, Professor and Interim Chair in the Department of Communication Science […]
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New CREATES Partnership
Pittsburgh CREATES (Collaborative Research Education and Technology Advancement in Surgery) has partnered with Vicarious Surgical Inc., a Massachusetts company. Discussions began earlier this year about the potential for collaborative efforts […]
A Shining Light for the Eye & Ear Foundation
S+S Fall 2022 With the passing of Marian Mosites this past July, the Eye & Ear Foundation has lost a generous and kind soul. A head and neck cancer survivor, […]
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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 […]
Addressing the Needs Within Our Community
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 […]
A New Era for Otolaryngology
S+S Fall 2022 As the new Chair and Dr. Eugene N. Myers Endowed Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, José Zevallos has […]
A Modern Era of Excellence in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 20th webinar, “A Modern Era of Excellence in Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery,” the new Department of Otolaryngology Chair José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, […]
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2022 Siciliano Lecture
After back-to-back virtual Siciliano Lectures the past two years, the Eye & Ear Foundation hosted one in person on October 11. “The whole vibe was one of a family reunion […]
Pittsburgh CREATES: Innovation in Surgery
The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has a unique center called Pittsburgh CREATES (Collaborative Research, Education And Technology Advancement in Surgery). Pittsburgh CREATES Medical […]
Meet the Faculty: Reema Padia
Reema Padia, MD, has a young patient with a lower lip venous malformation. Previously misdiagnosed, she came to the team three years ago. She underwent multiple sclerotherapies to calm down […]
Hereditary Hearing Loss: New Innovations for Treatment
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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Visual Cognition Project
A team from the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine recently received $600,000 for a two-year project from PNC Bank/The Edith L. Trees […]
Mission of Mercy 2022
Kim Armbruster had heard a little about the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh free dental clinics over the past couple of years but had not been to one. This year, she […]
Survivorship
At the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 27th webinar, the co-founders of the UPMC Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic spoke about the head and neck cancer survivorship program. They […]