Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuro-Ophthalmology at UPMC, George T. Park, DO, started the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 15 webinar, “Optic Neuritis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments,” by describing the topic as relevant and common. Optic neuritis refers to an inflammation of the optic nerve. No diagnosis or cause is associated with it. The optic […]
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Dedicated cancer epidemiologist Angela L. Mazul, PhD, MPH, who specializes in head and neck and HPV-associated cancers, explained that her job is studying risk factors and trends in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s April 30th webinar, “Incidence and Prevalence of HPV-Related Head & Neck Cancer.” Her role is important because HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) has […]
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How important is precision survivorship and why does it matter? These questions were posed by Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN, CHPN, FAAN, Co-Leader of the Cancer Risk, Outcomes and Preventions Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and Director of the UPMC Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s March 24th webinar, […]
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Xing Chen, PhD, James Herman, PhD, and J. Patrick Mayo, PhD, shared their expert insights in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s March 10th webinar, “Seeing with the Brain.” First up was Dr. Chen, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology who specializes in brain-computer interfaces, visual neuroscience, and blindness, and is the co-founder of […]
“Management of Facial Trauma,” the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 27th webinar, is a topic that makes up a large part of Christina M. Yver’s practice. The Division Chief of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Director of the UPMC Facial Nerve Center said it is a very satisfying aspect of her practice that keeps […]
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“Management of Facial Trauma,” the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 27th webinar, is a topic that makes up a large part of Christina M. Yver’s practice. The Division Chief of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Director of the UPMC Facial Nerve Center said it is a very satisfying aspect of her practice that keeps […]
The UPMC Mercy Vision Institute is unique because of its extensive collaboration. In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s February 9th webinar, “Collaboration of Optometry and Ophthalmology,” Jerome Finkelstein, MD, FACS, Chief of Ophthalmology at UPMC Mercy and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, and Ellen Butts, OD, Division Chief of the Optometry and Contact Lens Service and Program […]
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At the beginning of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s January 21st webinar, “Cranial Base Surgery: The Story So Far…and What’s Next,” Pittsburgh native Garret Choby, MD, said he is thrilled to be back in Pittsburgh. The Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery with a dual appointment in Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh […]
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William D. Smith III, OD, Director of Low Vision/Vision Rehabilitation Services at UPMC, offered up a great tip at the start of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s January 16th webinar, “Living with Low Vision.” If you have an appointment with the Low Vision Division, drive to the roof level (P8) of the Mercy Pavilion parking […]
On December 8th, the Eye & Ear Foundation hosted a special webinar, “A Vision for the Future: Hear About Planned Giving.” While the regular Sight + Sound Bite webinar series covers the work that EEF supports, many people have questions about planned giving. As a Foundation, EEF can work with people on planned giving, done […]
Introducing Clive D’Souza’s presentation at the Eye & Ear Foundation’s December 5 webinar, “Improving Outcomes in Low Vision Driving,” Carrie Fogel, EEF’s Senior Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations, described his work as unique. “It’s one of our favorite labs and topics to show off when we welcome people to the Vision Institute,” she […]
José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS, The Eugene N. Myers MD Professor and Chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and Deputy Director of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center was the sole presenter at the Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 17th webinar, “Improving Diagnosis and Outcomes for Head […]
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In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 5 webinar, “Tinnitus: Phantom Sounds and Research Updates,” presenters and collaborators Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, Director of the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center and UPMC Endowed Professor of Auditory Physiology, and Gregory Basura, MD, PhD, Director of Global Otolaryngology and Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, talked […]
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Presenters Jillian Glasstetter, Aud, CCC-A, and Philip Perez, MD, were excited to talk about cochlear implants in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 31 webinar, “Expanding Access to Cochlear Implantation: Who is a Candidate Now?” How Do We Hear? Dr. Glasstetter, Coordinator of the Cochlear Implant Program at UPMC, started off with a basic understanding […]
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Sabrina Mukhtar, MD, MPH, Director of the Dry Eye Center of Excellence at the UPMC Vision Institute, was excited to share the work they are doing in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 9th webinar, “Personalized Approach to Dry Eye Care.” Her goal was to show why the Vision Institute is different when it comes […]