203 Lothrop Street • Suite 251 EEI • Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-864-1300 • eyeandear.org 2022 ANNUAL REPORT
George A. Fechter, Chairman of the Board Chairman, Fechter Holdings
John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lawrence N. Gumberg, Treasurer President, LG Realty Advisors, Inc.
B. Gordon Nelson, III President, B. G. Nelson, LLC
James L. Soffer President & CEO Soffer Organization Cynthia Sunseri, Secretary Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
FounderOphthalmologistandMedical Director, Southwestern Pennsylvania Eye Center Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences
Carole L. Kamin Retired Manager-Buyer, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
The Dr. Eugene N. Myers Endowed Chair University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Aldo Zini President & CEO, Aethon, Inc.
Jeffrey B. Markel Managing Director, Perspective Capital Michele M. McKenney
Charles R. Brodbeck, Vice Chairman of the Board Director, Cohen & Grigsby, PC Margaretha L. Casselbrant, MD, PhD Professor Emerita of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Jonas T. Johnson, MD, FACS Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman, Department of Otolaryngology
Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus, Cohen & Grigsby, PC Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, LAc Director, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Glenn E. Bost. II (Retired) Senior Vice President - Law, Compliance and Special Projects of PPG
Douglas P. Dick Co-Chairman & CEO, Dick Building Company
Albert C. Muse President, The Muse Company
Founder and Managing Member, McKenney Home Care Diana L. Mrvos, MD Ophthalmologist
Bruce Wiegand Former President/CEO & General Counsel, Phillips Companies
Bruce S. Gebardt Co-Founder and Principal Pathfinder Capital Advisors, LLC
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Exceptional Class Professor, Sorbonne University, Paris
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Henry S. Beukema (Retired) Executive Director, McCune Foundation Neal S. Beckford, MD Associate Professor of Otolaryngology University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Paul R. Vittone
Louis J. Fox Former SVP Gerald Metals, Inc.
E. Ronald Salvitti, MD
José-Alain Sahel, MD Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Ophthalmology Eye & Ear Foundation Endowed Chair
Charles C. Cohen
Eugene N. Myers, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon) Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Chair Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Head of Private Equity Investments Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management Nancy D. Washington, PhD Chair, Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
I cannot tell you what a thrill it is to serve as CEO of the Eye & Ear Foundation. At EEF, we have an outstanding Board of Directors and team of professionals who all share my passion for our mission. I also have the privilege of working with the world’s top clinicians and scientists in the fields of ophthalmology and otolaryngology right here at the University of Pittsburgh. While we are sad to see Dr. Jonas Johnson step down as Otolaryngology Department Chair, we look forward to continuing our work with him on Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship. And we welcome Dr. José Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS, who comes to us from Washington University School of Medicine, where he was Chief of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology and Director of the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Fellowship Program. We are honored to have him lead us into a new era. As you noticed in previous annual reports, the Foundation is currently in a campaign; we have raised over $62 million towards our $80 million goal. While this is a great accomplishment, what is more important is that this funding and Campaign will help people with vision loss, hearing loss, voice disorders, balance disorders, or cancers of the head and neck. These resources mean enjoying a grandchild’s baseball game, hearing and seeing the wonders of nature, and overall improved quality of life. Advancing the research is the purpose of our New Horizon for Care Campaign.
Indeed, thank you to everyone who has helped us get to where we are today. In what seems like uncertain financial times, we have continued to witness people’s generosity at work, and we are truly grateful. Thank you to the people listed in this annual report and to all who support the Eye & Ear Foundation in other ways. We promise to continue to keep you informed of the progress of the research we support through the Sight + Sound newsletter, Sight + Sound blog, the Scoop on Sight + Sound, the Sights + Sounds of Our Community, our webinar series Sight + Sound Bites, and our website. However, if you would like to learn more from any of our EEF team members, you are welcome to reach out to us at any time.
Lawton Snyder Chief Executive Officer Eye & Ear Foundation
WORLD-RENOWNED RESEARCH AND PATIENT CARE
My family and I arrived in Pittsburgh in 1979. It was an opportunity of a lifetime to begin my career as an Academic Otolaryngologist. We soon came to love Pittsburgh, and as you know, we never left. I have so enjoyed the ability to practice medicine in an environment rich in education and research.
Jonas T. Johnson, MD, FACS Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman Department of Otolaryngology The Dr. Eugene N. Myers Endowed Chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
As the saying goes, “All good things must end.” As a student of biology, it became clear to me that a surgeon’s role must change. This, of course, was just another chance to change my own professional role. I am soon to retire from the University. I have requested an Emeritus position while I dedicate the next era of my life to better serving the population of people with cancer of the throat through the continued expansion of the Survivorship clinic. In this environment, we will continue to do research by asking patients and families how we can help. We will use this information to educate the world and advocate for change.
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My professional career has allowed me many opportunities to re-engineer my activities to focus on efforts to change practice as research illuminated how we might better serve people. I have enjoyed national leadership roles. Eventually, I came to be Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology. Working with both the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC expanded the potential to learn and to teach.
Thank you!
33 Department of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2022 KEY RESEARCH AREAS •Balance and Voice Disorders •Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship •Hearing •Sino-NasalLossand Allergies •Surgical •TinnitusInnnovation,Training,&Research
José-Alain Sahel, MD Distinguished Professor and Chairman Department of Ophthalmology The Eye & Ear Foundation Endowed Chair at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Exceptional Class Professor, Sorbonne University, Paris
This year is a very exciting transition time towards the opening of the new Vision Institute at UPMC Mercy Hospital Pavilion. The brand-new facility fully equipped with the most advanced technologies will epitomize the combination of technological advances and patient-centered approaches, providing the highest quality of care for everyone, adapted to their own needs and situations. In preparation for the opening of this new building, we have moved several research advances to clinical steps, such as prosthetic vision, optogenetics, stem cell research for corneal blindness, low vision using virtual reality, and gene therapy.
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A dedicated art program is bringing to this site the talent and ideas of artists worldwide. It will be part of the patient experience. We also have continued to work on access to care for all through the partnership with Vision to Learn, Mission of Mercy (since 2021), the implementation of a very talented and dedicated patient advocate, and research programs on social determinants of health. Many of these programs are supported by the Eye & Ear Foundation. We shall continue to attract new talent from junior to confirmed, provided that the support enables them and us to reach our ultimate goal: protecting and restoring vision for as many as possible.
5 Department of Ophthalmology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2022 KEY RESEARCH AREAS •Age Related Macular Degeneration ••CorneaCortical Vision ••GlaucomaImproving Care for Everyone •Inherited •DegenerativeRetinalConditionsOpticNerveRegeneration
Margaretha Casselbrant David M. Cognetti Kathryn A. Deane Deepinder Dhaliwal and Sanjiv Singh Douglas and Laura Dick Brandon Dunlevy David and Carol Eibling Essilor Vision Foundation Fight for Sight Laura Fisher via Eden Hall Foundation Grant Friday G. Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund Hiram Gay Estate of Sarah F. Graf Stan L. Hasselbusch Neil and Joyce Hay-Roe Robert Hines Barry Schaitkin David A. Horvath Lois M. Kreitzer Miriam N. Lango David and Diane Laughlin Terry A. Lerman Anne CatherineLewisand Mark Loevner Jane Love and James McGraw Annmarie Lyons via The Lyons Family Fund Spyros MichaelMacrisD.Magidson via Zissu Family
Judith A. Friedel Jewish Healthcare Foundation Mark Mandell Brown Mary T. Mitskavich Diana Mrvos and Frank Rath Susan Oberg Lane $10,000 - $24,999 Anonymous Giver G. Nicholas and Dorothy Beckwith, III Henry and Charlotte Beukema Albert and Barbara Biglan James and Sarah Bregenser R. Joel and Lynda Coslov Jennifer and Ryan Davis ENT & Allergy Specialists of WPA, P.C. Eye & Ear Hospital Medical Staff Education JohnFundand Diane Fisher Bruce and Celeste Gebhardt Jonas and Janis Johnson Love Family Foundation Jeffrey Markel and Carol Robinson via The Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation Martha Lockhart Mason Trust Jane and Jerry Masters via The Pittsburgh LewisSalahFoundationNooruddinA.andDonna M. Patterson Charitable Foundation John and Cathy Pelusi Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family GregoryFoundationRoscoe via Clearfield-Jefferson Ear Nose & Throat Allergy Clinic José-Alain and Annie Sahel Diana GregoryHubertaShoemakerS.SicilianoS.Smithvia
The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh is a non-profit 501 (C)(3) organization. The Foundation solely supports the educational and research efforts of the Departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. To learn more about the Foundation’s mission or current research advances, please call the Eye & Ear Foundation at 412-864-1300 or visit eyeandear.org. Your gift makes a difference! The Faculty in the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology and the Foundation staff are incredibly grateful for your support.
Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund at the Armstrong County Community Foundation John and Patricia Staley William and Saundra Stout Cynthia and David Sunseri Nancy D. Washington Betty Lou Yount Trust $5,000 - $9,999 Charles and Louella Snyder Charitable Fund at the Armstrong County Community DonahueElizabethFoundationA.BlairFamilyFoundation, Inc. Melinda LawrenceFogeland Ina Gumberg Timothy and Elizabeth Katen Lockhart Trust Nancy EdwardMcDonaldJ.Morascyzk via South Hills Toyota Albert and Eileen Muse B. Gordon and Kennedy Nelson, III Ramtin R. Nosrati Daniel W. Nuss Otto PamelaAnnaChristopherOsterriedPappasM.PouSchanwald and James Keen Anantha Shekhar and Gina Laite $1,000 - $4,999 Abeles Family Charitable Fund via The Pittsburgh Foundation William and Margaret+ Barati Richard Bowers and Miriam Rader Thomas Bradigan via The Pittsburgh
Chairmen Circle recognizes
CHAIRMEN
$1,000,000+ Henry L. Hillman Foundation $250,000 - $499,999 Jack Buncher Foundation Sheila and Milton Fine via The Fine LouisFoundationandDorothy Fox Carole and Daniel Kamin Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust via PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts $100,000 - $249,999 Sooud Al Qassemi Youssef TheBrightFocusBerradaFoundationJeff&ChristineCoury
ColinPeterDonaldDanielWilliamFoundationD.McCradyE.McLainandJanetMoritzD.PostPrenskyandAlyson
during our fiscal
EVERY CONTRIBUTION, NO MATTER THE SIZE, HELPS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH.
Cluck Christopher H. Rassekh Bette B. Rom Keith Sachs via Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer John FrancisSartorioandMadeline Shane Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Alfred LawtonSimentalandSusan Snyder Garrett and Ruth Stauffer
EYE & SUPPORTERSEAR FISCAL YEAR 2022 JULY 2021 THROUGH JUNE 2022 † Deceased 6
The and celebrates our especially have over year 2022.
CIRCLE DONORS
contributed $1,000 and
The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh gratefully recognizes the individuals, organizations, trusts, and foundations whose generosity allows us to bring new science for new solutions to people with diseases and disorders of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head, and neck. While we are very appreciative of all the gifts, the Annual Report lists donations of $100 and above. In the fiscal year 2022, our philanthropic support reached $9,355,760.27 dollars raised, with 968 total gifts to fund the research and academic efforts of the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This support forges exciting new collaborations among scientists, researchers, and physicians, helping to build an innovative model of medicine. Thank you for your generosity!
American Endowment Foundation
generous donors who
PatriciaJosephEmiroBradleyMicheleJeffreyCraigFoundationA.BuchmanM.BumpousandDanielBursickandPaulaButlerCaicedoGranadosM.CambridgeH.Campbell
Family AddisonFoundationGibson Foundation via PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts Horne MartinJosephTrustMaroonandSusan McGuinn Eugene and Barbara Myers via The Pittsburgh Foundation PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts E. Ronald and Diann Salvitti Herbert and Barbara Shear John and Clelia Sheppard, Jr Bruce & Barbara Wiegand $50,000 - $99,999 Dick and Rhodora Barton Charles and Jill Brodbeck Carl and Beth Campbell Charles Cohen and Michele McKenney Sheldon Marstine John and Mary Nice The Pittsburgh Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 Glenn Bost and Susan DeRiggi The Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust Thomas and Mary Donahoe George Fechter and Christine Fulton Gary and Victoria Frenette
Margaret McDonald Margaret H. McGrath
Hannan Edward and Mary Lou Harrison Janice M. Harrison Barry Hirsch and Jean Harwick Bridget C. Hathaway Jean and Ronald+ Hoover Gary and Beth Hopen Sara HeinzPatriciaJeffreyJohnSusanSandraDennisHongSeungwonRonaldArthurHalitNitaLouisAlexJamieDonaldLindaNancyGaryLouisThomasNoelJamesRicardoMicheleChadThomasDeanHorsmanE.HuJ.HughanIndermillInsanallyIriartO.IrwinandAmandaJabbourandBrendaJacksonandMarijoJannettoJohnsonandWilliamJonesM.KaibandCarolKamererKauferM.KeddieandNancyKellerJeanandJohnKellumA.KeresteciJ.KerrandSandraKiersarskyKimK.KimandJuneKitskoL.KlinzingP.KoehlerandPennyKramerR.KrausKrobothW.Kunz
Jeff PamelaThelmaBlancheMcLaughlinC.McManusJ.MeacciMeadowcroft
The Pittsburgh Foundation Robert Behler John and Paula Bell Thomas Bennett Judy A. Bentz Alice HowardRobinDianeBerkeyL.BermanJ.BernsteinandShirley Bernstein Atul Bhandari Gail RalphLindaBieserBlissandBarbara Boden Pamela M. Bolkovac Louise Boutwell Robert and Paula Bowersox Dianne and James+ Boyle Virginia M. Brasuk John and Mary Ann Brenkus Leonard Brezarich Helen M. Bucci+ James BurnhamBuchinLions Club Joseph R. Burns Debi RobertBuzaand Loiuse Byer Frank KendraDeniseCalandraCapursoK.Carney Anderl Hiram and Dana Carpenter Ricardo L. Carrau Ann and Charles Catlett Douglas A. Chen David and Catherine Chi James W. Christy Rajani Chuensumran David N. Clark Michael and Keith Clauson Laura A. AdrenJuliannIanCommunityColkerBankandToniConnerCookandClarence Cook Richard Cooper Mary F. JeffreyHughThomasCrawfordCullenandCarolCurtinCurtis
Stephen Sakumoto Karl and Kathleen Salesi
Norman V. Schnurr Linda
Fato Louis and Barbara Steiner Charles and Jacqueline Territo David ThanosDorothyTreworgyC.TwiggsTzounopoulos and Alexa Forte Paul and Tara Vittone Ellen C. Walton Pamela V. Yakelis $100 - $499 Isaac and Nancy Shlomo Vicki and Frank Simonetta Jeffrey P. Simons Lisanne Smith Libby J. Smith Charles Smithers James J. Snyder Arlene Sokolow Florita JohnRogerAudreyCathyGaryJanetWorthingtonRobertDavidMartinRossKarlGeorgePatrickWilliamJamesJoyceEricJamesJohnFrancesUPMCUnionTsudisTribRonaldRoseannGary+SharonDanielJeffreyJamesShivalingappaCholoappadiJohnRoseCraigAmandaShaumSonnenklarSridharanStapletonR.StaufferandWilliamStricklandSullivanandNirmalaSundar-RajandSudhaSwamynathanandMarjorieSwartzSzalkuskiR.TalbotTaylorandPhilipRabinowitzandMonicaTenerThomasThompsonTotalMediaFamilyFoundationFirstPresbyterianChurchPassavantHospitalProfessionalJ.UrbanandDonnaViehmanF.WaldronWangZ.WernerandMarilewWetzelWhitmanWiethornandSusanWillR.WilliamsS.WilliamsonandEileenWinklerE.WoodandNancyWorstellPresbyterianChurchYoungM.ZalacR.ZambaZelkovicP.ZeltW.Zimmerman
Tom Davis Ada Davis and Joseph Spirer Jeannie De Armond William J. Dempsey Edward Douthett Sherry and Edward Echnoz Elaine and Mark Ehalt Jacques D. Elalouf Elevated Oral & Implant Surgery PC Andrew and Andrea Eller Clement and Caroline Erbmann Nancy and Danforth Fales Paul and Kathy Finley Edith H. Fisher FNB Corporation Lois and Ron Folino Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc. Joseph and Mary Francis Carl B. Frankel Megan Fuchs Martha L. Funderburgh Paul and Molly Gabos Robert and Charlotte Gailey Mary Louise and Marvin Gantz Philip MortonGeorgeGasiewiczJ.GernethandRacelle Goldstein Lina Ghaloul Gonzalez Grant CaroleHelenBruceJamesGillmanGlascockGoldsteinR.GolobandMarcus
Barry SchneiderMikellSchaitkinC.SchenckDowns & Co., Inc.
Holland Barbara Mihalyi Earnell L. Miller Richard and Carol Minker Cathy and Mark Moir Paul DouglasDavidFarrellEllenCeceliaMadelynJimJaniceAndrewTimothyCarolTheVinceMildredDanaChristinaNormanRichardJaniceElaineJudsonHebertoMildredScottLouiseDebiThomasKennethAndrewMichaelKathleenEileenStevenJillCatherineJaniceDavidKathyLisaSomerTheresaCharlesJerryJayMt.RobertSamuelRichardMooreMoriartyD.MorrisonandMaryMosesLebanonLionsClubMuchnickW.MulletNevinsL.Nimick-WhitesideObernauerOlivaJ.OlsenM.OrensteinPagliariPalmerandMarkRauterkusandMarkPalmerM.ParnesandJeffery+PaulPerodandCarolPerryandKathleenPetcashandCherylPetersL.PetoPfeifferPlattandSusanPortnoyM.PosvarPovedaPraterPrestonPringleandVeraPurcellRadcliffeRathL.RattenburyA.RendulicandKathleenReyesRicketsonFundofThePittsburghFoundationandPatrickRileyN.RobertsM.RomanRosenbergandLindaRosenbloomRossC.RostasandLorenRothandNancyRubensteinandDeborahRusnakRyba
Gottlieb Ralph E. Grabowsky Jennifer and Donald Grandis Denni and Bill Grassel Mary K. Graziano Green Land Trading Corp John and Kathleen Green Richard F. Green Cynthia and Thomas Gregg Marjorie C. Gross Mario RobertJeffreyHaifaW.HallandBarbara
JohnUPMCL. DeborahWandriscoandMichael Wasilchak Edmond and Comly Watters Evan and Laura Waxman Yuling L. Wei Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing LeeCharlesFoundationE.YankelandMichelle Zimmer Aldo and Kathryn Zini Thomas E. Zuck $500 - $999 Rosemary Abeles Nanetta Abruzzi Paul S. Adams Mary M. Aikins Michael Alexander Cuneyt M. Alper Beverly M. Americus Sharon AnonymousAmmonsGivers (3) Sheila A. Apicella Aquia Evening Lions Club George and Suzanne Ashman Linda C. Austin John R. MichaelAyersandCarol Azar Alice F. VitastaMuratJosephLawrenceBackerBagleyBaimBankaciBazazvia
Jerry AnneAndrewMcCabeMcCallandWilliam McConnel
Ann McGuinn
Lynn A. Mason Richard and Martha Masson Diana B. Mathis
CarlBrentLesterJorgeJohnRobertTeresaDavidRoseBonnieSchumacher-FeeroSchwartzScillaE.ScopaK.ScottiJ.SechanandTinaSeeleyandAntoniaSepulvedaandArleneShapiroG.ShawSnydermanandMichelina
Rita FrankElsaAlanElmerLanzaC.LasloR.LawskyLimbachandCarol Lipchick Carole M. Lombardo Nicholas K. Long Christine Louis Ruth and Frank Lowe Carlo Luciano Ralph B. Lund Sherri Maddick
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Judith A. Malloy Jeffrey and Tammy Mantini
via PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts Helen O’Masta+ Lewis and Donna Patterson James Reilly and Barbara Kip William H. Rea+ Roy A. Hunt Foundation Barry Schaitkin and Sally Carty Pamela Schanwald and James Keen Cynthia and David Sunseri United States Steel Foundation Inc.
Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Foundation Aldo and Kathryn Zini John A. Zitelli † Deceased 8
$1,000,000+ Anonymous Givers (2) Alice and James Beckwith+ Jack Buncher Foundation Sheila and Milton+ Fine Louis and Dorothy Fox Henry L. Hillman Family Foundation Estate of Virginia Huban Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Richard King Mellon Foundation E. Ronald and Diann Salvitti Louella and Charles Snyder+ UPMC Enterprises Bruce and Barbara Wiegand
GIVINGLIFETIMESOCIETY
The Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust Mark ThomasCubanand Mary Donahoe Gary and Victoria Frenette Hearst Foundation
The Jeff & Christine Coury Family JonasFoundationandJanis Johnson Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western JosephPA DianaSheldonMaroonMarstineMrvosandFrank
RESEARCH LEVEL $50,000 - $99,999 Allergan, Inc. American Cancer Society Anonymous Givers (3) Henry and Charlotte Beukema Albert and Barbara Biglan Glenn Bost and Susan DeRiggi David and Katherine Bradley James and Sarah Bregenser Carl and Beth Campbell CMR CharlesSurgicalCohen and Michele McKenney Davis DePuyEstateSynthes Power Tools Kim and Michael Evans George Fechter and Christine Fulton John and Diane Fisher Glaucoma Research Association of Boston Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research TimothyFoundationandElizabeth Katen Ruth L. Kuschmierz Love Family Foundation Martha Lockhart Mason Trust Jane B.GerardMaryNancyMastersMcDonaldMitskavichM.MouffletGordonandKennedy
Jeffrey M. Robinson Rita J. Sartorio Jean MaryPeggyRobertBrigitteRuthGaryJamesCarsonJohnVioletLouellaSlomkowskiSnyderL.SofferM.SrsicE.StaufferE.SwartzTenerM.ThanerVerstraetenVoorheesWilliamsM.Zuck
COLLABORATION LEVEL $100,000 - $249,999 AddisonAbgenix Gibson Foundation via PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts Sooud Al Qassemi
MarciaJamesElmerElviraDonnaJeniferHaroldMarieEarlRickCherieMichaelHelenMarianneBloomBouvierM.BucciR.BucciCarlenCooverA.FaustFisherFormanFruitGrabowsky&F.GreenE.GromleyGuggenheimerM.Gumberg
INNOVATION LEVEL $250,000 - $499,999 Margaret “Ritchie” Battle Foundation for Fighting Blindness Carole and Daniel Kamin Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Martin G. McGuinn Albert and Eileen Muse Eugene and Barbara Myers Douglas and Julie Newton
Rose MadeleineAnnJillianBeatrizJosephJosephDavidHollyEdithFrancesRitaLorraineClarencePhyllisEvelynRonaldHarkinsP.HooverKirschKramerKylanderLeffL.LeffF.LevinMarkelMorrisonMosesF.NovakOlsenOsterriedPawlakPolochakRich
THE SCIENCE & SOLUTIONS SOCIETY
The Eye & Ear Foundation received donations in fiscal year 2022 to honor the memory of the following:
MEMORIAL DONATIONS Anthony C. Balouris Margaret B. Barati Shelly
In 2010 the Eye & Ear Foundation established the Science & Solutions Society to honor those individuals who have made a commitment to the Foundation through a planned estate gift. At this time, we would like to recognize the following members of our Science and Solutions Society. Their generosity ensures that the Eye & Ear Foundation continues to provide the support needed to advance the research and academic efforts of the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
FINDING A CURE LEVEL
The Lifetime Giving Society represents the highest level of giving to the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh. We sincerely appreciate those who have remained dedicated to the Foundation’s mission.
Rath John and Mary Nice Joseph and Eve Novak+ PA Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation PNC Charitable Trust Committee Joel and Carole Schuman John and Clelia Sheppard, Jr Huberta S. Siciliano Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund Nancy L. Snyderman Violet L. Soffer+ J. Barry and Lenore Stout+ Usher F1 Collaborative, Inc. Betty Lou Yount Trust
EDUCATION LEVEL $25,000 - $49,999
DISCOVERY LEVEL $500,000 - $999,999 BrightFocus Foundation Campbell Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust at PNC Founda tion & Charitable Trusts English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation Estate of Anne M. Guenther Horne Trust Kenes International Steve and Marian+ Mosites The Pittsburgh Foundation PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts Herbert and Barbara Shear Western Pennsylvania Medical Eye Bank Foundation
Anonymous Giver Yanna Avramidis Neal and Rosetta Beckford Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation James+ and Patricia Cayne C. Y. DavidChangandCarol Eibling ENT & Allergy Specialists of WPA, P.C. Berrylin J. Ferguson+ FISA LawrenceJudithFoundationA.FriedelandIna Gumberg Barry Hirsch and Jean Harwick Richard Hood+ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Torrence M. Hunt+ Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Lockhart Trust Spyros Macris Mark Mandell Brown Jeffrey Markel and Carol Robinson McAuley
Nelson Susan Oberg Lane John and Cathy Pelusi Charles and Jo Ann Queenan V.K. and Rani Raju Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation José-Alain and Annie Sahel Dorothy Sarni+ Diana Shoemaker John and Patricia Staley Charles and Rhoda Steiner William and Saundra Stout T. Phillip Stout Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation Tom NancyWandriscoD.Washington
MyrtleJamesMedroboticsMinistriesCorporationandMarleeMyersForshaMemorialTrust
The Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Tr Anonymous Givers (3) Dick and Rhodora Barton Youssef William+BerradaandL.Spencer Boyd Charles and Jill Brodbeck
Milton Fine Sylvia F. Fischer Horne Trust Daniel and Carole Kamin Clarence E. Klaus Howard Perlow and Nyoka White Paul Rafail and Gregory Roth Glenwood C. Scott Ralph and Sharon Tarter Gayle Tissue and Yiannis Kaloyeropoulos David B. Wagner Should you wish to add the Eye & Ear Foundation to your estate plans, please contact us at 412.864.1300.
Anonymous Donor William and Margaret Barati Albert and Barbara Biglan Victor and Jody Burdell Berrylin J. Ferguson
This upcoming year will be an exciting one as the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology are undergoing momentous changes.
EEF plans to continue supporting Drs. Sahel and Zevallos with their objectives as we strive towards our campaign goal of $80 million. We will also be more present in the community with both Departments as they add community outreach clinics. Most importantly, we want to continue our mission to advance care for all.
Ophthalmology Chairs, José-Alain Sahel, MD’s priorities are to recruit clinician-scientists in the fields of glaucoma, neuroophthalmology, comprehensive ophthalmology, and ocular oncology, continue as well as expand access to care, including an all-day walk-in acute care clinic, and build an artificial intelligence model to help with diagnostics and treatment. He also hopes to make progress in a couple of key areas. The Center for Cortical Vision will soon start a clinical trial on a neuroprosthetic device, the first location in the U.S. to do so. Studies are also underway with the collaboration between the Fox Center and Wake Forest University testing the effectiveness of optic nerve regeneration. Research on rehabilitation and the development of strategies to provide coverage for the underserved are among the top priorities.
The June 30, 2022 Topping Off Ceremony for the Vision and Rehabilitation Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion. Dr. José-Alain Sahel signing the the last beam and the beam being raised to the top of the Institute for installation.
LOOKING FORWARD TO 2023
The new Vision and Rehabilitation Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion should be complete in April 2023. The ten-story tower will include 410,000 square feet of collaborative space for clinicians, researchers, educators, and industry partners, a 3D street lab to help patients with low vision learn how to navigate their surroundings, an innovative, fully mocked-up apartment to help patients relearn critical life skills, and state-of-the-art facilities.
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On the Otolaryngology side, José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS, became the Eugene N. Myers, MD Chair on August 1, 2022, making him only the third Chairman of Otolaryngology in the University of Pittsburgh’s history. He is in great company, following Eugene N. Myers, MD, and Jonas T. Johnson, MD, Emeritus Chairs. Dr. Zevallos aspires to build innovation into everything the department does, whether that be surgical care, education, or research.
José P. Zevallos MD, MPH, FACS
The priority for the 2023 fiscal year is to continue to nurture and support the exceptional programs in surgical simulation, head and neck cancer survivorship, robotics, hearing sciences, and education that already exist within the Department. The ongoing support from the Eye & Ear Foundation has helped to make the University of Pittsburgh a national leader in these areas. Exciting new initiatives include the development of a head and neck cancer epidemiology and population sciences center within the Department. This Center will focus on three main areas: 1) primary and secondary prevention of head and neck cancer; 2) molecular determinants of cancer risk and outcomes; and 3) alleviating head and neck cancer disparities. An additional priority is to build clinical and translational research programs around the management of complex upper airway disorders.
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