Did you know that the Voice, Airway & Swallow Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center evaluates and treats people who use their voice professionally? In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s January 27, 2025, webinar, “Professional Voice Management,” two laryngologists from the Center talked about the art of voice production, issues singers can have […]
Why are we putting so much effort into figuring out how to image the retina down to the microscopic scale, asked Ethan Rossi, PhD, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s first webinar of the year. On January […]
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“Innovation and Creativity in Surgery,” a favorite topic of Dr. Carl Snyderman, MD, MBA, is the title of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s webinar, held on December 5. “I think it is something that will be of interest to everyone,” Dr. Snyderman said at the outset. “It has lessons for everybody, no matter what you […]
A project that the Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. José-Alain Sahel, MD, started in Paris, has continued in Pittsburgh. “We have been fortunate to develop this model of a digital twin that is helping us try to make the right decisions for patients in a very systematic way,” Dr. Sahel said […]
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 Eye & Ear Foundation’s November 8th webinar, “The Rehabilitation of Head and Neck Cancer Patients,” that one is to make cancer cures better whether it […]
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In the Eye & Ear Foundation’s October 7 webinar, “Ocular Inflammation,” Alex Mammen, MD, started by discussing inflammation of the cornea and external eye. The Clinical Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Medical Director of the Charles T. Campbell Microbiology Laboratory also described several conditions that involve ocular inflammation. In contact dermatoblepharitis, the skin around the […]
Dr. Andrew Williams, MD, an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma and cataracts, called the September 27th Eye & Ear Foundation webinar, “Glaucoma and the Role of a Patient Navigator in Vision Care,” a critically important topic. What is Glaucoma? Glaucoma is a disease of the optic […]
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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 from things, deafness separates people from people.” These words hit home for the Division Chief of Otology & Neurotology and Vice Chair of Clinical and […]
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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 Between Voice and Swallow.” She likened it to an interstate highway, because it is that complex. Anatomy and Physiology of Voice and Swallowing Swallowing is […]
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 HPV-associated cancers. She was the sole presenter for the Eye & Ear Foundation’s August 12th webinar, “The Who and Where of Head and Neck Cancer.” […]
The most common diagnosis in children who attend the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children (WPSBC) is cortical visual impairment (CVI). Preeti Patil, MD, a pediatric ophthalmologist and neuro-ophthalmologist who runs a nystagmus clinic at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, opened the Eye & Ear Foundation’s July 29th webinar, “Childhood Vision & UPMC/WPSBC Garden Collaboration,” by […]
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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 15th webinar, “Decreased Sound Tolerance: Managing Reactions to Bothersome Sounds.” If a person has negative reactions to a sound that would not cause the same […]
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Many advancements have occurred in the field of gene therapy since the last webinar on this topic. The Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 25th webinar, “Seeing the Future of Gene Therapy,” focused on current options for clinical patients and new therapies. Michelle Alabek, MS, LCGC, certified genetic counselor at the UPMC Vision Institute, began the […]
The first slide in the Eye & Ear Foundation’s June 13th webinar, “Salivary Gland-Sparing Surgery and the Role of Sialendoscopy,” featured the cylinder scope. “This long instrument is the most novel new technology that’s come out in the last couple of years,” said Shaum Sridharan, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck […]
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are leveraging the microbiome to alleviate ocular surface diseases. This exciting work was the topic of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s May 31st webinar, “Leveraging the Microbiome to Alleviate Ocular Surface Disease.” Anthony St. Leger, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Immunology, began the presentation. His […]
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