The Department of Otolaryngology has two new hires: Garret W. Choby, MD, and Jessica Maxwell, MD, MPH. Starting August 1, Dr. Choby is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head […]
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Down Syndrome and Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea impacts around one billion adults worldwide, not including kids or the elderly. It is extremely common in people with Down syndrome. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 10th […]
Improving Drug Delivery for Eyecare
Yuanyuan Chen, PhD, has a lab that is developing drugs for retinal diseases. Morgan V. DiLeo, PhD, has a lab that is developing new delivery methods for these drugs. Both […]
Cortical Vision: Can We See with Just Our Brain?
Our eyes help us see, but the brain is where the magic really happens. In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 31 webinar, “Cortical Vision: Can We See with Just […]
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New Treatment Options for Ocular Surface Disease
Patients with a range of difficult ocular surface disease should soon have new treatment options, thanks to a retired former researcher and the Charles T. Campbell Ophthalmic Microbiology Laboratory. After […]
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OTO Rotation in South Africa
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 […]
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 […]