BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024
Neal S. Beckford, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Henry S. Beukema
Development Committee Chair
Retired Executive Director, McCune Foundation
Gail Bleach, PhD
Retired Psychiatrist
Glenn E. Bost, II
Retired Senior Vice President Law, Compliance, and Special Projects of PPG
Charles R. Brodbeck
Vice Chair of the Board
Retired Director, Cohen & Grigsby, PC
Margaretha L. Casselbrant, MD, PhD
Professor Emerita of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Charles C. Cohen
Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus, Cohen & Grigsby, PC
Mary Crawford
Founder and President Crawford Consulting Services, Inc
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, LAc Director, Cornea & Refractive Surgery Professor, Department of Ophthalmology Vice Chair Communications and Wellness University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Douglas P. Dick CEO & Chair, Dick Building Company
George A. Fechter
Chairman, Fechter Holdings
Louis J. Fox
Former SVP Gerald Metals, Inc.
Lawrence N. Gumberg
Chair of Eye & Ear Foundation Board
President, LG Realty Advisors, Inc.
Jonas T. Johnson, MD, FACS
Emeritus Distinguished Service Professor and Chairman
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Carole L. Kamin
Retired Manager-Buyer, Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Elena LaQuatra
WTAE News Anchor
Jeffrey B. Markel
Investment Committee Chair
Managing Director, Perspective Capital
Diana L. Mrvos, MD Ophthalmologist
Albert C. Muse President, The Muse Company
Eugene N. Myers, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon)
Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Chair
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
B.Gordon Nelson, III President, B. G. Nelson, LLC
José-Alain Sahel, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology
Eye & Ear Foundation Chair
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, UPMC Vision Institute
Emeritus Exceptional Class Professor, Sorbonne University, Paris
E.Ronald Salvitti, MD
Ophthalmologist
Founder and Medical Director, Southwestern Pennsylvania Eye Center
Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD
Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences
John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, School of Medicine University of Pittsburgh
James L. Soffer
President & CEO Soffer Organization
Cynthia Sunseri
Secretary Howard Hanna Real Estate Services
Paul R. Vittone
Audit Committee Chair
Head of Private Equity Investments Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management
Nancy D. Washington, PhD
Community Outreach Committee Co-Chair Chair, Allegheny Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
Bruce Wiegand
Former President/CEO & General Counsel, Phillips Companies
José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS
Professor and the Eugene N. Myers MD Chair Department of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Aldo Zini, Treasurer
Retired President & CEO, Aethon, Inc.
THE SCOOP ON SIGHT + SOUND
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As we conclude another successful fiscal year, I am thrilled to share some exciting updates and express our deepest gratitude for your unwavering support.
First and foremost, I am delighted to report that the New Horizons for Care Campaign, launched by the Eye & Ear Foundation in 2016 with a goal of reaching $80 million by the end of 2023, has been a tremendous success. Thanks to your generosity, we have surpassed this ambitious goal in just seven short years. Your contributions have made a significant impact on how we hear, see, and live.
Looking ahead, the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh have set clear priorities. The Department of Ophthalmology is focused on expanding its faculty to establish the most productive program in research and development for new therapeutic and technological advancements in vision care. Similarly, the Department of Otolaryngology aims to achieve excellence in hearing care with plans to create a new Hearing Institute, which will be housed alongside the Vision Institute in the Mercy Pavilion. Additionally, the Head and Neck Cancer Division is collaborating with the Hillman Cancer Institute to develop a leading program for advancing treatment and care.
Our promise is to continue working to improve care for the future and to keep you informed of our progress through the Sight + Sound newsletter, (our digital newsletters): the Scoop on Sight + Sound and the Sights + Sounds of Our Community, webinars, and blogs. There is no better way to demonstrate our appreciation for your support than by providing you with these updates. Thank you so very much for supporting the Eye & Ear Foundation.
Lawton Snyder CEO, The Eye & Ear Foundation
José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH,
FACS
Professor and the Eugene N. Myers MD Chair Department of Otolaryngology
University
of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
THE DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
It is a tremendous privilege to share the work of the Department of Otolaryngology over the last year, and to highlight the remarkable advances that we have made in our fight against head and neck cancer, hearing loss, and other related otolaryngologic conditions. This has been a year of continued clinical and research growth for the Department. I am proud to say that with the support of the Eye & Ear Foundation we have successfully recruited some of the best surgeons and scientists from across the United States to Pittsburgh. Our recruitment reflects key priorities for the Department, including providing world-class clinical care and conducting groundbreaking translational research. The success of the Department is being recognized. This year, we had a significant improvement in our US News and World Report rankings, from #44 to #19 in the nation. Some highlights from the past year include:
• Design and planning for the new Pittsburgh Hearing Institute at the UPMC Mercy Pavilion is well underway! With insights from clinicians and researchers, we have designed a unique center where surgeons, audiologists, and researchers work side-by side to discover the next generation of treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus. We are incredibly grateful to the Eye & Ear Foundation and our donors for their continuing efforts to help make the Pittsburgh Hearing Institute a reality.
• This Fall, we welcomed several new faculty to further establish the University of Pittsburgh as an international leader in the treatment and research of hearing loss. Peter Santa Maria, MD, PhD, our new chief of Neurotology and Vice Chair for Translational Research, has already been busy in the operating room and the clinic. His laboratory, focused on understanding hearing loss in otitis media, has successfully transitioned from Stanford to Pittsburgh. We look forward to many new discoveries. We also welcomed Gregory Basura MD PhD and Adele Moatti PhD to the team. Dr. Basura is an experienced neurotologist and scientist who runs a research program focused on cognitive pathways in hearing loss and tinnitus. Dr. Moatti joins us from UNC and North Carolina State. Her laboratory explores drug delivery methods for the inner ear using nanoparticles and extracellular vesicles.
• Under the leadership of Dr. Matthew Spector, MD, our head and neck surgical oncology and microvascular reconstructive surgery program has ascended to one of the busiest and best in the United States. Along with Marci Nilsen, PhD, RN and with support from the Eye & Ear Foundation, we are embarking on a new program to measure and manage functional outcomes in patients undergoing complex head and neck surgery and reconstruction. Our 2025-2026 head and neck surgical oncology fellowship match reflects the caliber of the program and our standing in the field. In July 2025, we will welcome a class of fellows from Stanford University, Mayo Clinic, and the University of Minnesota to the Department.
• In September, we welcomed Chloe Santa Maria, MBBS, MPH to Pittsburgh. Having just completed a highly competitive laryngology fellowship in Los Angeles, she brings innovative new techniques to our laryngology division. As an expert in the management of the professional voice, she is developing an exciting collaboration on improving vocal health with members of the Pittsburgh performing arts community.
• We have revitalized the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Pittsburgh CREATES program. With support from the Eye & Ear Foundation and the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute, we hired Mohit Singhala, PhD as executive director of CREATES. Dr. Singhala is a robotic engineer from Johns Hopkins and a former Stanford Biodesign Fellow who will help establish CREATES as a center for surgical innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Our residency program continues to thrive, and we welcomed an exceptional class of interns from the University of Pittsburgh (x2), the University of Pennsylvania, Washington University School of Medicine, and UT Southwestern. This year, the residency program was ranked #13 in the United States by Doximity.
The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh is the engine that drives our clinical and research success in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. The work of the Department is far from over as we take on even bigger challenges to improve the lives of patients facing head and neck cancer, hearing loss, tinnitus, any many other conditions that severely impact quality of life. We are very grateful to our friends and donors in Pittsburgh and across the United States for their continued support and look forward to another exciting year of discovery ahead.
José-Alain Sahel, MD
Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Ophthalmology
The Eye & Ear Foundation Endowed Chair
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Director, UPMC Vision Institute
Emeritus Exceptional Class Professor, Sorbonne University, Paris
THE DEPARTMENT OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
A landmark year.
Not only did we move into our new beautiful UPMC Vision Institute at Mercy Pavilion, but as we had hoped, we have been treating fast-increasing numbers of patients at all our sites, providing cutting-edge care to all. The campaign launched by the Eye & Ear Foundation shortly after I joined Pitt and UPMC has met all its objectives and beyond.
This is an excellent time to celebrate what we have achieved thanks to the unprecedented support of the Eye & Ear Foundation team, board and donors, the local Philanthropies working synergistically with our Institutions, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the Medical Center.
Without you, none of the following would have happened:
• We grew the Fox Center for Optic Nerve Regeneration into one of the strongest in the world, leveraging existing support into major funding and recruiting leading talent.
• We are bringing our corneal stem cell program, the brainchild of the late Jim Funderburgh, to the clinical stage.
• We have preserved and expanded our ocular infections and immunity expertise around the Campbell Laboratory.
• We established a platform assembling the most advanced high-resolution imaging of all eye structures, with multidisciplinary expertise in optics, engineering, artificial intelligence, biomarkers for the progression of genetic, inflammatory, and genetic diseases,
• We launched the most innovative vision restoration programs, including prosthetic vision, cortical stimulation, gene therapy, and optogenetics, and performed some first-in-human trials.
• We are developing novel patient-centered methods to assess the impact of visual impairment in real life and the transformative benefit of vision restoration, based on the quantification of daily activities in the StreetLab laboratory, the driving simulator, and incorporating the patient voice using narrative research methods,
• We provide fully integrated vision rehabilitation with leading, caring experts using our novel life-skills apartment, all novel technologies, including augmented reality,
• We are assessing and improving constantly the quality of care, using constant monitoring of multiple metrics and a digital twin approach
• We offer the most advanced surgeries, including multidisciplinary, using high resolution, three-dimensional imaging for retinal surgery, novel lasers for cataract and refractive surgeries, novel drainage systems for glaucoma,
• We are ensuring access to care is possible for all, continuing and expanding our community initiatives such as the Guerilla Eye Service, Street Medicine, the EyeVan offered by the Brother’s Brother Foundation, and the constant commitment of our patient advocate. In parallel, we are analyzing the impact of social determinants of health and developing solutions to improve the follow-up of patients affected with complex, chronic conditions.
• At the E. Ron Salvitti, MD surgical training laboratory, we are training the current and next generations of surgeons in the most advanced techniques.
• For the past three years, we have offered community ophthalmology technician training programs and jobs. We have also trained Hillman Scholars from underserved communities to conduct scientific projects, and several of them have successfully applied to elite College Programs.
• In its second year, our Gene Therapy Bootcamp has exposed a wide range of individuals to the most advanced methods, contributing to the building of a workforce in our region.
These are only some examples of the initiatives made possible by your support. This also demonstrated that the investment in our teams was leveraged and amplified multiple times.
Are we done now?
You know that the answer is no! These programs must continue and unfold. As long as people continue to be affected by blinding conditions, we must extend our efforts and launch new initiatives. Among many examples, we need to design and run innovative clinical trials for untreatable conditions, e.g., ultra-rare gene defects, advanced glaucoma, retinal degenerations, optic nerve trauma, and tumors, and ensure that our city is a place where all can benefit from such breakthroughs.
Thank you for your continued partnership.
EYE & EAR SUPPORTERS
FISCAL YEAR 2023
JULY 2023 THROUGH JUNE 2024
CHAIRMEN CIRCLE DONORS
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 2024, our philanthropic support reached $18,650,721.05 dollars raised, with 756 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!
The Chairmen Circle recognizes and celebrates our especially generous donors who have contributed $1,000 and over during our fiscal year 2024.
$1,000,000+
Anonymous Giver
Hillman Family Foundations
Nancy McDonald † E. Ronald & Diann Salvitti
$500,000-$999,999
Anonymous Giver
$250,000 - $499,999
William & Margaret Barati † Foundation Fighting Blindness
Louis & Dorothy Fox
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Clarence Klaus, Jr. †
Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust
Bruce & Barbara Wiegand
$100,000 - $249,999
Jack Buncher Foundation
J. Samuel & Rose Y. Cox Foundation
Mary Louise & Marvin Gantz †
Addison Gibson Foundation
Eden Hall Foundation
Horne Trust
Sheldon Marstine
Tom & Mary Beth Richards
Barbara & Herbert Shear
Betty Lou Yount Trust
$50,000 - $99,999
Lawrence & Ina Gumberg
Owen Locke Memorial Foundation
Martin & Susan McGuinn
Pennsylvania Medical Society
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Barry Schaitkin & Sally Carty
Charles and Louella Snyder †
Nancy Washington
$25,000 - $49,999
Charles & Jill Brodbeck
Brother’s Brother Foundation
Charles and Estelle Campbell Foundation
Earl W. Datt, Jr. and Lorraine G. Datt FOI Fund
Glaucoma Research Association of Boston
Carole & Daniel Kamin
Diana Mrvos & Frank Rath
Mary Nice
Richard Snyder
$10,000 - $24,999
Larry Benowitz
James & Sarah Bregenser
Barbara Chait
Jennifer & W. Ryan Davis
Thomas & Mary Donahoe
David & Carol Eibling
Andrew Eller & Andrea Solomon-Eller
Eversight Vision
George Fechter & Christine Fulton
John & Diane Fisher
Melinda Fogel
Cathy & Sy † Holzer
Jonas & Janis Johnson
Love Family Foundation
Jane Love
Jeffrey Markel & Carol Robinson
Martha Lockhart Mason Trust
Jane & Jerry Masters
Blanche McManus
Eileen & Albert Muse
Susan Oberg Lane
Lewis & Donna Patterson
John & Cathy Pelusi
Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation
José-Alain & Annie Sahel
The Carole and John Scalo Family Foundation
Diana Shoemaker
Charles, Jr. and Louella Snyder Charitable Trust at the Armstrong County Community Foundation
John & Patricia Staley
$5,000 - $9,999
Henry & Charlotte Beukema
Eva Blum & Norman Wolmark
Carl & Beth Campbell
R. Joel & Lynda Coslov
Mabel Gillespie †
Heidrick & Struggles, Inc.
Robert & Julie Hines
Elizabeth & Timothy † Katen
Catherine Loevner
Spyros Macris
Susan & Chris Martin
Edward Morascyzk
Anonymous Giver
Anantha Shekhar & Gina Laite
Huberta Siciliano
Gayle Tissue & Yiannis Kaloyeropoulos
UPMC
$1,000 - $4,999
Rosemary Abeles
Bass Berry & Sims
Vitasta Bazaz
Neal & Rosetta Beckford
Jennifer Berge
Glenn Bost & Susan DeRiggi
Richard Bowers & Miriam Rader
Dianne Boyle
Michele & Daniel Bursick
Robert & Louise Byer
Carol & Joe Cambridge
Patricia Campbell
Thomas Campbell, Jr.
Thomas Carmen
Margaretha Casselbrant
Charles Cohen & Michele McKenney
Mary Crawford
Kathryn Deane
R. Douglas & Sharon DeNardo
Deepinder Dhaliwal & Sanjiv Singh
Ralph Egerman
Sheila Fine
Laura Fisher via Eden Hall Foundation
Joseph & Mary Francis
John Patrick, Mildred K. and Kathleen J. Gilmartin Memorial
Donald & Carolyn Hardman
Joyce & Neil Hay-Roe
Sara Horsman
Lois Kreitzer
Bruce Lahr
Elena LaQuatra & Jordan Bukowski
David & Diane Laughlin
Richard Lepidi
Terry Lerman
Anne Lewis
Lockhart Trust
James McGraw & Jane Love McGraw
Pamela Meadowcroft Holland
Raymond Miller
Donald & Janet Moritz
Gordon & Kennedy Nelson
Rosemarie & John Parse
Bette Rom
John Sartorio
Francis and Madeline Shane Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Patrick Slowey
G. Whitney Snyder Charitable Fund
Lawton & Susan Snyder
Barry & Arlene Sokolow
Garrett & Ruth Stauffer
Cynthia & David Sunseri
Daniel Talbot
Charles & Jacqueline Territo
Walmart
Deborah & Michael Wasilchak
Edmond & Comly Watters
Evan & Laura Waxman
Yuling Wei
Charles Yankel
Audrey Zelkovic
Aldo & Kathryn Zini
Zissu Family Foundation
Thomas Zuck
$500 - $999
Aquia Evening Lions Club
Bradley & Paula Butler
Tracy Cheng
Douglas & Laura Dick
Mark & Elaine Ehalt
Carol & Robert Eiber
Clement & Caroline Erbmann
Nancy & Danforth Fales
Janice Harrison
Dean Hu
James Irwin
John & Penny Kramer
Christina Lamport
Ann Livingston
Carlo Luciano
Richard & Martha Masson
Anonymous Giver
Barbara McKenna
Daniel McLain
Marlene Patton
Eileen Paul
Andrew & Kathleen Petcash
Carol & Patrick Riley
Stephen Sakumoto
David & Alece Schreiber
D. Fred & Judith Stewart
Richard & Thea Stover
Ronald Thompson
Janet Wagner
$100 - $499
Nanetta Abruzzi
Mary Aikins
John & Mary Alway
Anonymous Giver
George & Suzanne Ashman
Bessie & Charles † Aslanes
Michael & Carol Azar
Alice Backer
Lawrence Bagley
Thomas Bennett
Mark Benninghoff
Constance & Craig Bentzen
Alice Berkey
Howard & Shirley Bernstein
Albert & Barbara Biglan
Patricia Unger-Bluestone & Charles Bluestone †
Andrew Boccio
John Boggess
Pamela Bolkovac
Louise Boutwell
Michael Breslin
Leonard Brezarich
Terry Bricker
Thomas Brunner
Denise Capurso
David & Catherine Chi
Garret & Kristen Choby
James Christy, Jr.
Faith Cohen
Warren & Dana Cohn
Laura Colker
Kevin & Kathleen Contrera
William Dempsey
Anna Dillon
Edward Douthett
Marjorie & Ronald Drake
Paul Drucker
Lindsay Esposito
Jane Falkowski
Martin & Nanette Farkas
Connie Faulkner
Robert & Laura Ferris
Edwin Friend
Barbara Furfari
Paul & Molly Gabos
James & Joy Galvanek
Frank & Terri Genovese
Grant Gillman
Terry Gilmore
Michele Giordano
James Glascock
Carole & Marcus Gottlieb
D. Tyler Gourley
Cynthia & Thomas Gregg
Marjorie Gross
Benjamin Gruseck
Irving & Caryl Halpern
William & Beverly Heimberger
Denise Hines
Brianna Hines
Barry Hirsch & Jean Harwick
Gary & Beth Hopen
Arben Ivezaj
Noel & Amanda Jabbour
Thomas Kaffenberger
Linda Kaib
Donald & Carol Kamerer
James & Barbara Kelly
Arthur Kerr, Jr.
Hong Kim
James Reilly & Barbara Kip
Brendan Kirby
Dennis Kitsko
Renee Klueber
Susan Koehler
Jeffrey Kraus
Patricia Krivan
Lisa Kulick
Albert & Marlene Lacanic
Barbara & Elmer † Laslo
Alan & Vivian Lawsky
Marcia Lerch
Frank & Carol Lipchick
David Lipinski
Lorraine Loiselle
Marina Luckow
Ahmed Elkady
Sherri Maddick
Lynn Mason
Jessica Maxwell
Andrew McCall
Anne & William McConnel
Alex McCormick
Robert & Barbara McFetridge
Thelma Meacci
Margaret Mehl
Joanne Merryman
Andrew Miller
Amy & Peter Molinaro
Nancy Moody
Marian & Samuel † Morrison
Mt. Lebanon Lions Club
Jerry Mullet
Eugene Myers
Susan & Richard Nernberg
Charles & Edith Nevins
Paul & Dorothy Nielsen
Marci Nilsen
Carl Nilsen
Theresa Nimick-Whiteside
Stephanie Occhiogrosso
Garrett Osche
THE SCIENCE & SOLUTIONS SOCIETY
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.
Anonymous Giver
Albert & Barbara Biglan
Gail Bleach
Victor & Jody Burdell
Martin & Nanette Farkas
Sheila & Milton † Fine
Sylvia Fischer
Louis & Dorothy Fox
Barbara Giaquinto
Loretta & Thomas Hanwell
Carole & Daniel Kamin
Jane & Jerry Masters
Howard Perlow & Nyoka White
Paul Rafail & Gregory Roth
Ralph & Sharon Tarter
Gayle Tissue & Yiannis Kaloyeropoulos
David Wagner
Jonathan Paciello
Mark & Jill Palmer
Steven Parnes
Philip Perez
Kathleen Perod
Julia Perri
Michael & Carol Perry
Frank & Rose Marie Polselli
Scott & Susan Portnoy
Heberto Poveda
John Pozycki
Richard & Vera Purcell
Norman Radcliffe
Maryanne Reed
Frederick Retsch
The Ricketson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Andrew Roman
Janice Rosenberg
Thomas Rosinski
Bonnie Rossi
Alex Rossomando
Ellen & Loren Roth
Deborah & David Rusnak
Frank Schiffman
Beverly Schirm Rhodes
Linda Schumacher-Feero
Frances Schwarz
Joshua Sckolnick
David Scopa
Marie & Michael Senko
Roxanne Sewell
Brent Shaw
Lawrence Shirey
Vicki & Frank Simonetta
Jeffrey Simons
John Skowvron
Joyce Slagel
Charles Slider
Libby Smith
James Snyder
Vusala Snyder
Carl Snyderman & Michelina Fato
Ada Davis & Joseph Spirer
Amanda Stapleton
JoAnn Ste Marie
Lisa Steinfeld
William & Rose Strickland
John Sullivan
Choloappadi & Nirmala Sundar-Raj
Philip & Paula Sutton
Adam Tarovisky
Monica Tener
Jay & Kevin Tennyson
David Treworgy
Thanos Tzounopoulos & Alexa Forte
Paul & Tara Vittone
Christine Walter
Wang
Webel Joyce Werner James & Marilew Wetzel Rachel & Sean Whelan Sharon Wills
Tami & Ronald Wincko
Martin & Eileen Winkler
Alexander Wishbow
Anne Wittman
Robert & Nancy Worstell
Christina & Hugues Yver
Gary Zalac
Roger Zelt
José & Juliette Zevallos
John Zimmerman
Donna Zumbrunn
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
The Eye & Ear Foundation received donations in fiscal year 2024 to honor the memory of the following:
Dennis Aikins
Charles Aslanes
George Buerger
George Chesmar
James Cook
Steinmetz Family
Earl Faust
Berrylin Ferguson
Peter Fulton
GilmartinVesco
Dorothy Gruseck
Richard Happ Rose Harkins
Ellen Hendrick Howard Hessan
Victor Kach
Marion Kenyon
Nicholas Lane
Elmer Laslo
Thomas Lemons
Genevieve Lepidi
K.McElhattan
Barbara Myers
John Nice
Philomena Palmieri
Jeffrey Paul Ann Polochak
Audrey Pritchard Marvin Reidbord
Kenneth Richardson Rita Sartorio
Schumann
Charles Snyder
Louella Snyder
John Srsic
Jan Tarasi
Samuel Walters
Amelia White
Mary Zuck
Walter Zuck
Should you wish to add the Eye & Ear Foundation to your estate plans, please contact us at 412.864.1300.
LIFETIME GIVING SOCIETY
FINDING A CURE LEVEL
$1,000,000 †
Anonymous Giver
William & Margaret Barati †
James & Alice Beckwith †
Jack Buncher Foundation
Sheila & Milton † Fine
Louis & Dorothy Fox
Hillman Family Foundations
Horne Trust
Estate of Virginia Huban
Anonymous Giver
Nancy McDonald †
Richard King Mellon Foundation
Anonymous Giver
Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc.
E. Ronald & Diann Salvitti
Barbara & Herbert Shear
John & Clelia Sheppard
Charles and Louella Snyder †
Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation
Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust
UPMC Enterprises
Bruce & Barbara Wiegand
DISCOVERY LEVEL
$500,000 - $999,999
BrightFocus Foundation
Campbell Foundation
J. Samuel & Rose Y. Cox Foundation
English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation Foundation Fighting Blindness
Estate of Anne M. Guenther
Eden Hall Foundation
Carole & Daniel Kamin
Kenes International
Steven & Marian † Mosites
Western Pennsylvania Medical Eye Bank Foundation
INNOVATION LEVEL
$250,000 - $499,999
Margaret Ritchie Battle
Charles & Jill Brodbeck
Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Clarence Klaus, Jr. †
Sheldon Marstine
Martin & Susan McGuinn
Eileen & Albert Muse
Eugene & Barbara † Myers
Douglas & Julie Newton
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.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts
Betty Lou Yount Trust
COLLABORATION LEVEL
$100,000 - $249,999
Abgenix
Al-Qasimi Family, Sharjah, UAE
Anonymous Giver
Dick & Rhodora Barton
Youssef Berrada
Glenn Bost & Susan DeRiggi
L. Spencer & William † Boyd
Brother’s Brother Foundation
The Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust
Jeff & Christine Coury Family Foundation
Mark Cuban
Thomas & Mary Donahoe
George Fechter & Christine Fulton
Gary & Victoria Frenette
Mary Louise & Marvin Gantz †
Anonymous Giver
Addison Gibson Foundation
Glaucoma Research Association of Boston
Lawrence & Ina Gumberg
Hearst Foundation
Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Lead Trust
Jonas & Janis Johnson
Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc.
Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PA
Joseph Maroon
Martha Lockhart Mason Trust
Diana Mrvos & Frank Rath
Mary & John † Nice
Anonymous Giver
Joseph & Eve Novak †
Michael Novogradac
PA Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation
John & Cathy Pelusi
PNC Charitable Trust Committee
Tom & Mary Beth Richards
Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation
José-Alain & Annie Sahel
Joel & Carole Schuman
Diana Shoemaker
Huberta Siciliano
Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund
EVERY CONTRIBUTION, NO
MATTER THE
Nancy Snyderman
Violet Soffer †
Anonymous Giver
John & Patricia Staley
Jeremy Stoppelman
J. Barry & Lenore Stout †
Usher 1F Collaborative
Nancy Washington
RESEARCH LEVEL
$50,000 - $99,999
Allergan, Inc.
American Cancer Society
Neal & Rosetta Beckford
Henry & Charlotte Beukema
Albert & Barbara Biglan
David & Katherine Bradley
James & Sarah Bregenser
Carl & Beth Campbell
CMR Surgical
Charles Cohen & Michele McKenney
Davis Estate
DePuy Synthes Power Tools
David & Carol Eibling
Michael & Kim Evans
John & Diane Fisher
Judith Friedel †
Anonymous Giver
Elizabeth & Timothy † Katen
Ruth Kuschmierz
Owen Locke Memorial Foundation
Lockhart Trust
Love Family Foundation
Jeffrey Markel & Carol Robinson
Jane & Jerry Masters
Mary Mitskavich
Gerard Moufflet
Gordon & Kennedy Nelson
Susan Oberg Lane
Lewis & Donna Patterson
Pennsylvania Medical Society
Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation
Charles & Jo Ann Queenan
V.K. & Rani Raju
Anonymous Giver
Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation
Dorothy Sarni †
Barry Schaitkin & Sally Carty
Charles & Rhoda Steiner
William & Sandra Stout
Thomas Stout †
Thomas Wandrisco
SIZE, HELPS TO ADVANCE RESEARCH.
EDUCATION LEVEL
$25,000 - $49,999
Yanna Avramidis
Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation
Charles and Estelle Campbell Foundation
Patricia & James † Cayne
Barbara & Gerald † Chait
C. Y. Chang
R. Joel & Lynda Coslov
Earl W. Datt, Jr. and Lorraine G. Datt FOI Fund
Jennifer & W. Ryan Davis
ENT & Allergy Specialists of WPA, P.C.
Berrylin Ferguson †
FISA Foundation
Melinda Fogel
Myrtle Forsha Memorial Trust
Barry Hirsch & Jean Harwick
Richard Hood †
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Torrence Hunt †
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
James & Pamela Keen
Anne Lewis
Spyros Macris
Mark Mandell Brown
McAuley Ministries
Blanche McManus
Medrobotics Corporation
Edward Morascyzk
Donald & Janet Moritz
James & Marlee Myers
Helen O’Masta †
Anonymous Giver
Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation, Inc.
William Rea †
James Reilly & Barbara Kip
Francis and Madeline Shane Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation
Richard Snyder
Cynthia & David Sunseri
United States Steel Foundation Inc.
Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Foundation
Aldo & Kathryn Zini
John Zitelli
The Eye & Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh is a nonprofit 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.
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DID YOU KNOW?
• There are 120 clinical trials taking place at the UPMC Vision Institute, including a free LASIK study and trials on AgeRelated Macular Degeneration and genetic retinal degenerations. Call 800 446-3797.
• The Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh is creating a premier Pittsburgh Hearing Institute, to be housed on the sixth floor of the new UPMC Mercy Pavilion.
• Pittsburgh has the region’s only Acute Care Clinic offering ophthalmic expert care every weekday from 8 am to 8 pm at the UPMC Vision Institute (Mercy Pavilion). Call 412 647-2200.
• Dr. Peter Santa Maria, who recently joined the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, is a serial inventor and entrepreneur who will serve as Director of Faculty Innovation for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
• The Department of Ophthalmology has a successful ophthalmic technician training program that is the only one in the Pittsburgh area and the only one with this model offering both opportunities for all and developing unique testing expertise.
• The Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery has the busiest head and neck microvascular reconstructive surgery program in the region, and one of the busiest in the United States.
The Eye & Ear Foundation, a nonprofit 501(C)(3), is the sole support organization for the education and research efforts of Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh.