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 […]
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Gail Bleach Joins the Board
Gail Bleach, PhD, has been an Eye & Ear Foundation Ambassador since the program’s inception in 2020. Now she is also an Eye & Ear Foundation Board member. “I am […]
Hearing SUPPORT – Making Sense of Your Choices for Hearing Health
S+S Spring 2023 To meet the critical need for a reliable performance standard for amplification technology independent of industry claims, the Hearing SUPPORT project was created. It will now become […]
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Honoring Two Legacies and Supporting a Third
S+S Spring 2023 One million dollars has been raised to endow the Pioneers in Skull Base Surgery Chair, thanks to many donors. UPMC will match the funds. Once Dr. Joseph […]
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An Amazing New Asset for our Community and People with Vision Loss Worldwide
S+S Spring 2023 When José-Alain Sahel, MD arrived in Pittsburgh in July of 2016 to assume the Distinguished Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology role at the University of Pittsburgh and […]
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Dr. Sahel Receiving Two Awards
Dr. José-Alain Sahel, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh and Director of the UPMC Eye Center, has two more awards to add to his already […]
Study Highlights Risk to US Vets
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology highlights a major risk to US veterans. University of Pittsburgh Department of Otolaryngology Chair José Zevallos is […]
EEF’s First Microsite
In the hopes of expanding our reach and improving our content, the Eye & Ear Foundation created its first microsite. A microsite is a branded content site that lives outside […]
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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Awards and Recognition
Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award Shaohua Pi, PhD, is the winner of this year’s Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award. His project, “Develop real-time retinal oximetry towards the commercialization of visible-light optical coherence […]
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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Uveitis Clinical Trial
Marie Hélène Errera, MD, PhD, is awaiting IRB (Institutional Review Board) approval for her clinical trial, which will hopefully start in the next couple of months. The Associate Professor of […]
Using Optogenetics to Restore Vision
The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was the first in the world to use optogenetics to restore vision. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s August […]
Former Ophthalmology Resident Gives Back
A former ophthalmology resident at the University of Pittsburgh is giving back in a big way. John Sheppard, MD, MMSc, has established the John and Clelia Sheppard Chair to support […]
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, […]