2026 ANNUAL REPORT
SUPPORTING RESEARCH TO IMPROVE HOW WE SEE, HEAR, AND LIVE 1
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2026
Charles R. Brodbeck
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, LAc
Chair Douglas P. Dick Aldo Zini Vice Chair
George A. Fechter
Diana L. Mrvos, MD
Louis J. Fox
Treasurer Lawrence N. Gumberg Cynthia Sunseri Secretary
Jonas T. Johnson, MD, FACS
Neal S. Beckford, MD
Carole L. Kamin
Henry S. Beukema
Michael Kamin
Gail Bleach, PhD
Matthias Kleinz
Glenn E. Bost, II
Christina Rath Lamport
Margaretha L. Casselbrant, MD, PhD
Elena LaQuatra
Mary Crawford
Anne Lewis
Jennifer Salvitti Davis, MD
Jeffrey B. Markel Inez Miles
Eugene N. Myers, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon) B. Gordon Nelson, III Peter Rackoff Erik Rauterkus José-Alain Sahel, MD E. Ronald Salvitti, MD Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD James L. Soffer Kenneth Spruill Paul R. Vittone Nancy D. Washington, PhD Bruce Wiegand José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Dear Friends and Supporters, As we close Fiscal Year 2026, I am filled with gratitude for all that we have accomplished together. This has been a year of scientific progress, compassionate care, and meaningful advancement across vision, hearing, communication health, and head and neck surgery—reflecting our renewed commitment to making world-class care and discovery available to more people here in Pittsburgh and far beyond. Across the Department of Ophthalmology and the UPMC Vision Institute, our partners continued to advance work that is changing what is possible for patients with blinding diseases. From the promise of the PRIMA retinal implant for people with advanced age-related macular degeneration, to the continued momentum of optic nerve regeneration research at the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration, to new models of care for patients who face barriers to access, the past year demonstrated the power of bringing discovery, clinical excellence, and philanthropy together. In the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, we saw the same spirit of innovation and service. The Pittsburgh Hearing Institute continued to build momentum as a transformative center for hearing and balance care, while the Communication Van expanded access to hearing, speech, language, and voice services in neighborhoods throughout the region. Researchers and clinicians also pressed forward in areas ranging from auditory perception and learning to gene therapy, cochlear implantation, cranial base surgery, and head and neck cancer care. One of the defining stories of FY26 was the way our community responded when critical research support was threatened. The creation of the Al Muse Recovery Fund honored the legacy of one of the Eye & Ear Foundation’s founding leaders while helping sustain promising work in both Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. At a moment when federal funding uncertainty placed important projects at risk, our Board and donors stepped forward to protect discovery and preserve hope for patients and families. We also deepened our commitment to access and outreach. Community Vision Day, support kit initiatives for unhoused patients, mobile hearing care, patient navigation, and practical tools such as clEARdashboard all reflect a simple but powerful belief: world-class care should reach people where they are. These efforts remind us that innovation is not only measured in laboratories or operating rooms, but also in the lives touched when care becomes easier to find, understand, and receive. Throughout the year, we shared these stories through Sight + Sound, The Scoop, Our Vision for the Future, OTOVATION, and our digital channels. Month after month, those stories highlighted remarkable faculty, trainees, staff, patients, donors, and partners whose work is moving Pitt Ophthalmology and Pitt Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery forward. They also made clear that the Eye & Ear Foundation’s role is both enduring and essential: to connect generosity with the people and ideas that can change lives. As we look ahead, I do so with great confidence—not because the challenges before us are small, but because the commitment of this community is so strong. Your support accelerates discovery, strengthens care, trains the next generation of clinicians and scientists, and extends help to patients who might otherwise be left behind. With heartfelt thanks, Lawton Snyder Chief Executive Officer, The Eye & Ear Foundation 3
T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F O T O L A R Y N G O LO G Y HEAD & NECK SURGERY
GROWTH, DISCOVERY, AND PARTNERSHIP Dear Friends and Supporters, Fiscal Year 2026 was a defining year for the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. With 60 full-time faculty, 40 clinicians, 20 researchers, 25 residents, and seven fellows across seven clinical divisions and multiple sites, we grew clinical volume, deepened research impact, and advanced two signature institutes that will shape our next decade. That progress rests on partnerships with UPMC, Hillman Cancer Center, and the Eye & Ear Foundation, as well as on the generosity of donors.
Clinical Growth and Institute Momentum
Clinical volume has risen significantly over the last four years, while we have maintained strong outcomes and improved efficiency across all of our clinical divisions. New and expanded sites in Washington County, Jamestown, Sewickley, and Wexford bring subspecialty care closer to patients across western Pennsylvania, with further reach into central Pennsylvania on the horizon. Two flagship efforts define our institutional vision. The Institute for Head and Neck Surgery is consolidating high-volume oncology care, survivorship, and surgeon-led trials into a premier destination in partnership with Hillman and EEF. The Pittsburgh Hearing Institute regained major momentum with a $20 million commitment from the dean of the School of Medicine, contingent on a foundation match, to build research infrastructure and clinical capacity that colocate scientists and clinicians. Advancing both institutes remains our highest priority for the year ahead. 4
Research, Innovation, and Education
We remain among the nation’s top NIH-funded otolaryngology programs, ranking second nationally in the 2024 Blue Ridge standings, with new R01s, VA career development awards, and a U01 added to the portfolio, even as the federal environment has tightened. Foundation and alumni support helped keep discovery moving when federal dollars alone were not enough. In head and neck oncology, our team advanced liquid biopsy science, including the use of surgical drain fluid as a proximal bioanalyte for molecular residual disease in HPV-positive and HPV-negative disease—work that has drawn multicenter interest and new NIH support for preanalytical development. Hearing science progressed toward therapy: Christopher Cunningham, PhD, and colleagues advanced cell type–specific gene therapy for TOMT-linked hearing loss; with Thanos Tzounopoulos, PhD, and me, that platform helped launch Echogenesis Therapeutics. CREATES continues to grow inventorfounders through sponsorship of an innovation fellowship now available to the entire School of Medicine. Mixed-reality tools moved closer to routine surgical use, and the Center for Balance Disorders continued its national leadership in vestibular diagnostics and DoD-linked rehabilitation research. We recruited surgeon-scientists and fellowship-trained surgeons who lead programs across the United States, including Steve Chinn, MD; Lauren Gardner, MD; and Gabriella Heslop, MD. We have also pioneered new residency academic tracks, from surgeon-scientist and entrepreneurship to community outreach and quality, giving our residents opportunities to develop their academic portfolios alongside their clinical and surgical skills. Additionally, our courses in microvascular reconstruction, facial nerve surgery, skull base surgery, and head and neck cancer survivorship have attracted national and international audiences, further elevating our Department’s standing as a leader in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery.
Gratitude to Our Donors
None of this is possible without the Eye & Ear Foundation, our alumni base, and every donor who chooses hearing, head and neck cancer, balance, and surgical innovation as philanthropic priorities. Your gifts seed laboratories, match public investment in the Hearing Institute, strengthen head and neck and survivorship programs, train residents and fellows, and help us recruit faculty who could practice anywhere. On behalf of our entire faculty, thank you.
José P. Zevallos, MD, MPH, FACS The Eugene N. Myers, MD Professor and Chair Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery Deputy Director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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T H E D E PA R T M E N T O F O P H T H A L M O LO G Y
A YEAR OF PROGRESS IN VISION SCIENCE AND CARE Dear Friends and Supporters, Over the past year, the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Vision Institute advanced our core mission: preserving and restoring sight, training clinicians and scientists, and expanding access to high-quality eye care. Landmark trial results, first-in-region procedures, international honors, strong research funding, and growing community programs reflect the work of our faculty, trainees, staff, and partners, as well as the sustained generosity of Eye & Ear Foundation donors.
Research and Clinical Advances
In October 2025, the international trial of the PRIMA wireless subretinal implant was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Co-led by Daniel Palanker, PhD (Stanford), Frank Holz, MD (University of Bonn) and myself, the study showed restoration of central vision in patients with geographic atrophy due to agerelated macular degeneration. Among those who completed 12 months of follow-up, 81 percent achieved clinically meaningful gains in visual acuity; on average, participants improved about five lines on a standard eye chart when using the device. UPMC was the first U.S. center to implant PRIMA, led by Joseph Martel, MD. The device has now been granted the CE mark and will be marketed in Europe first. At the Vision Institute, Ian Conner, MD, PhD, performed Western Pennsylvania’s first artificial iris implantation, with Boris Rosin, MD, PhD, and colleagues restoring useful vision after severe ocular trauma. 6
In March 2026, Anthony St. Leger, PhD, and colleagues reported in Cell Reports a proof-of-concept “living eye drop,” an ocular surface microbe engineered to deliver an anti-inflammatory therapeutic to speed corneal healing, work supported in part by the Foundation. In September 2025, Netramind Innovations, a Department spinout founded by Jay Chhablani, MD; Kiran Kumar Vupparaboina, PhD; Sandeep Bollepalli, PhD; and me, received a Bruce and Barbara Wiegand Entrepreneurial Research Award for AI-powered imaging tools aimed at AMD and diabetic retinopathy. The company has validated reliable predictive models of disease to inform clinical decisions. Blue Ridge rankings continue to place our Department among the top NIH-funded ophthalmology programs nationally; fiscal year 2025 NIH support exceeded $15.7 million. We have further diversified our funding sources with the help of the EEF.
Education, Outreach, and Honors
Residents, fellows, and students train in a high-volume academic setting where teaching and discovery reinforce each other. Community Ophthalmology & Remote Access Programs expanded Eyes on Wheels (formerly Guerilla Eye Service) across the region. In December 2025, our inaugural Community Vision Day at the Vision Institute served 135 patients with about 80 volunteers; nearly half were uninsured and most were new to our system. This event is now occurring quarterly, thanks to the support of our donors and the leadership of UPMC. Along with Mission of Mercy partnerships and patient navigation, we are committed to ensuring that financial barriers do not preclude vision care. Deep Dhaliwal, MD, LAc, is now the President of the international Cornea Society. Vishal Jhanji, MD, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCOphth, FARVO, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cornea, the leading specialty journal, and Jay Chhablani, MD, has been inducted into the Retina Hall of Fame. I was honored to receive the 2026 ARVO Proctor Medal and deliver the Proctor Lecture in Denver during the annual meeting of ARVO, the leading Vision Research Organization, and to receive the Distinguished Innovation Award from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear in June 2026. Recognition by the Wolf Prize in Medicine, shared with Botond Roska, MD, PhD, for optogenetic vision restoration, further underscored Pittsburgh’s global role.
A major milestone occurred in the recognition of our growth (over 300%) and innovative care. U.S. News & World Report placed our program at No. 12 in its global rankings and rated it as Excellent. Gratitude to Our Donors
These advances rest on partnership among the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC, and the Eye & Ear Foundation. Donor support seeds laboratories before federal awards arrive, equips cores, funds pilots and translation, staffs community programs, and helps us recruit investigators who could work anywhere. We need to extend and amplify our efforts as the needs and the opportunities are unprecedented. On behalf of our faculty, I thank our Institutions, the Foundation Board, the Science & Solutions Society (planned gifts), foundations and community supporters, and every annual donor who invests in vision research, education, and outreach. Your generosity conditions the initial successes that multiply institutional and federal investment; it paves the way towards breakthroughs and extends care into communities too often left out.
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 Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises Chief, UPMC Health Technology Advancement Program
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EYE & EAR SUPPORTERS FISCAL YEAR 2026 JULY 2025 THROUGH JUNE 2026
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 2026, our philanthropic support reached $13,979,002.93 dollars raised, with 791 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! CHAIRMEN CIRCLE DONORS The Chairmen Circle recognizes and celebrates our especially generous donors who have contributed $1,000 and over during our fiscal year 2026.
$1,000,000+ Anonymous Donor Gilbert Family Foundation $500,000-$999,999 Shelly & John McDaniel E. Ronald & Diann Salvitti $250,000 - $499,999 Brother’s Brother Foundation Louis & Dorothy Fox Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Greg Carr Foundation, Inc. Bruce & Barbara Wiegand $100,000 - $249,999 Addison Gibson Foundation Dale H. and Jeane V. Smart Foundation Eden Hall Foundation Geraldine M. Cohen Charitable Remainder Unitrust Hearing Health Foundation Horne Trust Donna & Keith Impink J. Samuel & Rose Y. Cox Foundation Jack Buncher Foundation Anonymous Donor Sheldon Marstine Anne Miller John & Cathy Pelusi Alyson Cluck & Colin Prensky Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Clifford Rowe, Jr. Barbara & Herbert Shear $50,000 - $99,999 American Otological Society Charles & Jill Brodbeck Thomas & Mary Donahoe George Fechter & Christine Fulton Isabel & Lee Foster Lawrence & Ina Gumberg Barry Hirsch & Jean Harwick Jewish Healthcare Foundation Carole & Daniel Kamin Martin & Susan McGuinn Edward Morascyzk Diana Mrvos & Frank Rath Mary Nice Richard King Mellon Foundation Martha Subasick+ The Pittsburgh Foundation Vision of Children
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$25,000 - $49,999 American Cancer Society Axogen Corporation Earflo, Inc. Earl W. Datt, Jr. and Lorraine G. Datt FOI Fund Steve and Marian Mosites Family Foundation Muse Foundation Jean Roccon-Rohm & Gerry Rohm The Kavli Foundation
$10,000 - $24,999 American Academy of Otolaryngology Dick & Rhodora Barton Larry Benowitz Albert & Barbara Biglan James Bregenser Margaretha Casselbrant Charles, Jr. And Louella Snyder Charitable Trust at the Armstrong County Community Foundation Mary Crawford Jennifer & W. Ryan Davis Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation David & Carol Eibling Eye & Ear Hospital Medical Staff Education Fund Robert & Laura Ferris John & Diane Fisher Melinda Fogel Glaucoma Research Foundation International Association of Lions Clubs Irvin Family Foundation Jonas & Janis Johnson Anonymous Donor Terry Lerman Anne Lewis Catherine Loevner Jane Love Jeffrey Markel & Carol Robinson Martha Lockhart Mason Trust Sue & Chris Martin Jane & Jerry Masters Eugene Myers NexTier Bank Anonymous Donor Susan Oberg Lane Lewis & Donna Patterson Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation, Inc. Vesna Rapic-Otrin Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund Robert I. Glimcher Family Foundation José-Alain & Annie Sahel Diana Shoemaker Cynthia & David Sunseri Nancy Washington $5,000 - $9,999 Neal & Rosetta Beckford Henry & Charlotte Beukema John & Cheryl Blenko Dianne Boyle Barbara & David Burstin Carl & Beth Campbell Harold & Laura Colker Andrew Eller & Andrea Solomon-Eller Eversight Vision Sheila Fine Mary & Joe Francis Leslie Hoffman Lockhart Trust Novogene Corporation, Inc. Anantha Shekhar & Gina Laite
Ann & Patrick Slowey David Snyder Carl Snyderman & Michelina Fato Western Pennsylvania Medical Eye Bank Foundation $1,000 - $4,999 Rosemary Abeles Angerman Friedman Family Foundation Anonymous Donor Vitasta Bazaz Jennifer Berge Eva Blum & Norman Wolmark Richard Bowers & Miriam Rader Suzanne & James Broadhurst Michele & Daniel Bursick Bradley & Paula Butler Robert & Louise Byer Carol & Joe Cambridge Barbara Chait Richard Chesnik Timothy Cooper Kathryn Deane Deepinder Dhaliwal & Sanjiv Singh Patricia Dimmock Domenic Dozzi Exact Sciences Corporation Nancy & Danforth Fales Teresa & Chris Farls Carol Feola & Chris Alberts Francis and Madeline Shane Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Jennifer Grandis Donald & Carolyn Hardman Julianne and Robert Hines Sara Horsman John Patrick, Mildred K. and Kathleen J. Gilmartin Memorial Donald & Carol Kamerer Christina Lamport Richard Lepidi/In Loving Memory of Genevieve Scopa Frank & Carol Lipchick Love Family Foundation Spyros Macris Jane & Richard Marcus Richard & Martha Masson James McGraw & Jane Love McGraw Daniel McLain Pamela Meadowcroft Holland Inez Miles Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Jim Moore Janet & Donald+ Moritz Barry Moskowitz Eileen Muse Gordon & Kennedy Nelson Theresa Nimick-Whiteside Catherine Palmer & Mark Rauterkus Peter Rackoff Erik Rauterkus Bette Rom Mildred & Gary Ryan Sanofi Barry Schaitkin & Sally Carty Huberta Siciliano
David Smith Lawton & Susan Snyder John & Patricia Staley Garrett & Ruth Stauffer Joseph Stein D. Fred & Judith Stewart Fredrick Stewart Todd Stoltz The J. Christopher Donahue & Ann C. Donahue Charitable Fund Edythe Van Dyke Eric Wang H. Knox Watson Edmond & Comly Watters Evan & Laura Waxman Yuling Wei Michael Weissert Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Foundation Marguerite Woodworth & William Seefeld Michael & Carol Yahr Anne & Sam Zacharias José & Juliette Zevallos Aldo & Kathryn Zini Thomas Zuck $500 - $999 Alan Ackerman John Ash Joanne & John Boggess Denise Capurso Thomas Carmen Lynn & Jim Chiafullo James Christy, Jr. Lila Decker Mark & Elaine Ehalt Ami Goldwasser Richard Green Loretta & Thomas Hanwell Janice Harrison Dean Hu Hong Kim Meryl Lazar Ann Livingston Bernard Marx Diane & Mark Minnaugh Mt. Lebanon Lions Club James Muse Andrew & Kathleen+ Petcash Peter Post Bob Ross Stephen Sakumoto Mikell Schenck Lisanne Smith Barry & Arlene Sokolow Kenneth Spruill Richard & Thea Stover Daniel Talbot B. Joseph Touma Esther Vivas John Walsh John Wandrisco Marcia Weiss Patricia Wencelblat
$100 - $499 Nanetta Abruzzi Maureen & Anthony Accamando Sreekar Achanta Paul Adams Cuneyt Alper Jennifer Anderson George & Suzanne Ashman Edith Askews Attica Lions Club Elizabeth Austin Howard Austin Michael & Carol Azar Alice Backer Debra Banach Gloria Barnett Dorothy & G. Nicholas Beckwith, III William Beggs Robert Behler Zachary Bennett Thomas Bennett Constance & Craig Bentzen Alice Berkey Patricia Berman DCG Bible Study Maggie Billings Michael Blehar Nicole Bohorad Pamela Bolkovac Glenn Bost & Susan DeRiggi Louise Boutwell Sandra & Thomas Bradigan Leonard Brezarich Beverly & David Brinn Gregory H. Broujos Rick Bryant Marilyn & David Burke David Bush & Timothy McVay Dana & Hiram Carpenter Ann Catlett Doreen Chappell David & Catherine Chi Ted Cohen Warren & Dana Cohn John Conomos Kevin & Kathleen Contrera Cookson, Peirce & Co., Inc. Robert Cranmer Angela Crawford Jason Crossley Ada Davis & Joseph Spirer Tom Davis
Rebecca & Michael Deane Romeo DeMarco Gregory Dematteo William Dempsey Kris Kennedy & Craig Derkay Douglas & Laura Dick Amanda Dickson Steven DiLatimore Richard Dirienzo Edward Douthett James Edwards Sylvia Ehrlich Alexandra & Scott Ehrlich Carol Eiber Clement & Caroline Erbmann Jane Falkowski Martin & Nanette Farkas Doris Faturoti Karen Feinstein Sandy & William Flint Dori Fox Bayer David Frankovich Joseph Friedman Gertrude E. Hellerman Charitable Trust Fund Grant Gillman James Glascock Glenmede Corporation Marian Golob Carole & Marcus Gottlieb Russell Gray Cynthia & Thomas Gregg Marjorie Gross Julianna & Douglas Haag Caryl Halpern Grace Harrington Leslie & Ronald Hartman Henrietta Hays Hearst Nancy Heastings William & Beverly Heimberger Connie Herr Eileen & Stephen Heys Elias Hilal Jean Hoover Gary & Beth Hopen Nanki Hura Noel & Amanda Jabbour Marjorie & Richard Jacobs Janice Jones Thomas Kaffenberger Linda Kaib James & Janet Kelly William Kengle
Jacqueline Kingon Stefi Kirschner & Gilbert Schneider Dennis Kitsko Renee Klueber Susan Koehler Ellen Kunic Elena LaQuatra & Jordan Bukowski Marlene Lauver Henrietta Lelis Kevin Lucas James & April Magnussen Brian Maloney Joseph & Ester Martel Lynn Mason Jessica Maxwell Patricia &Raymond Mayer Elizabeth McCarty Dorothy McClure Wes & Patsy McDonald John McGinley W. T. McGough Thelma Meacci Joanne Merryman Jack Millstein Richard Minker Susan Monteverde Nancy Moody Margaret & William Mooney Charles & Edith Nevins Opticom Consulting Michael Orsini Kerri Osinski Kristen & Stephen Pakela Meghan Pasquarelli Toni & Joseph Passarello Joseph Pastor Philip Perez Kathleen Perod Susan Perry Thomas Peto Scott & Susan Portnoy Genevieve & Ralph Potter Neil Ratner Anne Reinstein Aaliyah Riccardi Robroy Industries Thomas Rosinski Samuel Rubin Peter Rubinsky Deborah & David Rusnak Abby & Reid Ruttenberg Chloe & Peter Santa Maria Linda Schumacher-Feero
Joshua Sckolnick Roxanne Sewell Brent Shaw Nonie & Dan Shore Jeffrey Simons Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Libby Smith James Snyder Marcia Solomon Ryan Soose Matthew Spector Shaum Sridharan Craig Stauffer Steel Town Corvette Club Craig Stern Isabel Stewart William & Rose Strickland Philip & Paula Sutton David Taylor & David Bergad Monica Tener The Ricketson Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation The Rosalie Smith Family Fund Roseann Thomas Thomas Thompson William Tobin Emilia Torraca-Beale Tri-State Fasteners, Inc. William Trudeau Joseph Turner James Twiggs Thanos Tzounopoulos & Alexa Forte UPMC Victor Vandewater Joyce Werner Steven Wesmiller James Wetzel Rachel & Sean Whelan Sharon Wills Dedee Wilson & Tad Scheri Judith Wilson Martin & Eileen Winkler Robert & Nancy Worstell Susan Hess & Richard Wray Christina & Hugues Yver Audrey Zelkovic Roger Zelt Gary Zentner Dowd Zeremenko James Zeszutek Leroy Zimmerman + Deceased
THE SCIENCE & SOLUTIONS SOCIETY
MEMORIAL DONATIONS
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.
The Eye & Ear Foundation received donations in fiscal year 2026 to honor the memory of the following:
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-HNS at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Anonymous Donor 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 Marie Stadulis Ralph & Sharon Tarter Gayle Tissue & Yiannis Kaloyeropoulos David Wagner
Should you wish to add the Eye & Ear Foundation to your estate plans, please contact us at 412.864.1300.
Mary Bernard Elizabeth Billings Sarah C. Bregenser Michael R. Bucci George Buerger Helen Burke Charles Campbell Estelle Campbell Dorothy Catherine Carlen-Twiggs Charles C. Cohen Robert Eiber Thomas Everett Barry Faigen Earl A. Faust George J. Gerneth Kathleen J. Gilmartin-Vesco
Ira J. Gumberg Cheryl J. Pastor Rose Harkins Tara Lee Posey Donald J. Kenneth T. Richardson Heatherington Genevieve Scopa David A. Hiles Jeremy Shapira Bruce Johnson Charles H. Snyder Richard Katzin Louella Snyder Philip Kazdan Rebecca Spink Alfred H. Kingon Carson E. Stauffer Phyllis Kramer Hymen Stein Jay Linn Thomas W. Sterling Nancy McDonald Douglas Truter Mary Jo Miller Jane M. Weber Malcolm Munson Sherman Weinstein Albert C. Muse Thomas A. Wilson Gloria Nutbrown Zirkle Mary M. Zuck Ken O’Neill Philomena Palmieri
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LIFETIME GIVING SOCIETY
The Lifetime Giving Society represents the highest level of giving to the Eye & Ear Foundation and the Departments of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-HNS at the University of Pittsburgh. We sincerely appreciate those who have remained dedicated to the Foundation’s mission.
FINDING A CURE LEVEL $1,000,000+ Anonymous Donor William & Margaret Barati+ James & Alice Beckwith+ Eden Hall Foundation Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust Edward N. and Della L. Thome Memorial Foundation Sheila & Milton+ Fine Louis & Dorothy Fox Gilbert Family Foundation Hillman Family Foundations Horne Trust Estate of Virginia Huban Jack Buncher Foundation Carole & Daniel Kamin Anonymous Donor Nancy McDonald+ Anonymous Donor Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Richard King Mellon Foundation E. Ronald & Diann Salvitti Barbara & Herbert Shear John & Clelia Sheppard Charles & Louella Snyder+ UPMC Enterprises Bruce & Barbara Wiegand
Mary & John+ Nice John & Cathy Pelusi PNC Foundation & Charitable Trusts Diana Mrvos & Frank Rath
DISCOVERY LEVEL $500,000 - $999,999 BrightFocus Foundation Brother’s Brother Foundation Campbell Foundation English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation Foundation Fighting Blindness Greg Carr Foundation, Inc. Estate of Anne M. Guenther J. Samuel & Rose Y. Cox Foundation Kenes International Sheldon Marstine Shelly & John McDaniel Susan & Martin+ McGuinn Steven & Marian+ Mosites The Pittsburgh Foundation Western Pennsylvania Medical Eye Bank Foundation INNOVATION LEVEL $250,000 - $499,999 Addison Gibson Foundation Margaret Ritchie Battle Betty Lou Yount Trust Charles & Jill Brodbeck Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Jewish Healthcare Foundation Jonas & Janis Johnson Clarence Klaus, Jr.+ Joseph Maroon Mary Hillman Jennings Foundation Eileen & Albert+ Muse Eugene & Barbara+ Myers Douglas & Julie Newton
COLLABORATION LEVEL $100,000 - $249,999 Abgenix Al-Qasimi Family, Sharjah, UAE American Cancer Society Anonymous Donor Dick & Rhodora Barton Youssef Berrada Albert & Barbara Biglan Glenn Bost & Susan DeRiggi L. Spencer & William+ Boyd James & Sarah+ Bregenser Charles Cohen+ & Michele McKenney Mark Cuban Dale H. and Jeane V. Smart Foundation Thomas & Mary Donahoe Donald & Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation Drue and H.J. Heinz II Charitable Lead Trust David & Carol Eibling Andrew Eller & Andrea Solomon-Eller George Fechter & Christine Fulton John & Diane Fisher Isabel & Lee Foster Gary & Victoria Frenette Mary Louise & Marvin Gantz+ Geraldine M. Cohen Charitable Remainder Unitrust Anonymous Donor Glaucoma Research Association of Boston Lawrence & Ina Gumberg Hearing Health Foundation Hearst Foundation Donna & Keith Impink Jeff & Christine Coury Family Foundation Knights Templar Eye Foundation, Inc. Ladies Hospital Aid Society of Western PA Anonymous Donor Martha Lockhart Mason Trust Jane & Jerry Masters Anne Miller Edward Morascyzk Anonymous Donor Joseph & Eve Novak+ Michael Novogradac Susan Oberg Lane PA Lions Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation Pennsylvania Medical Society PNC Charitable Trust Committee Alyson Cluck & Colin Prensky Richard G. and Barbara A. Snyder General Charity Fund Tom+ & Mary Beth Richards Clifford Rowe, Jr.
José-Alain & Annie Sahel Joel & Carole Schuman Barbara & Herbert Shear Diana Shoemaker Huberta Siciliano Nancy Snyderman Violet Soffer+ Anonymous Donor John & Patricia Staley Jeremy Stoppelman J. Barry & Lenore Stout+ The Anne L. and George H. Clapp Charitable & Educational Trust Usher 1F Collaborative Nancy Washington RESEARCH LEVEL $50,000 - $99,999 Allergan, Inc. American Otological Society Neal & Rosetta Beckford Larry Benowitz Henry & Charlotte Beukema Boston Pediatric Neurosurgical Foundation David & Katherine Bradley Carl & Beth Campbell Margaretha Casselbrant Charles and Estelle Campbell Foundation Charles, Jr. And Louella Snyder Charitable Trust at the Armstrong County Community Foundation CMR Surgical Jennifer & W. Ryan Davis Davis Estate DePuy Synthes Power Tools Earl W. Datt, Jr. and Lorraine G. Datt FOI Fund Michael & Kim Evans Eye & Ear Hospital Medical Staff Education Fund Melinda Fogel Judith Friedel+ Gustavus and Louise Pfeiffer Research Foundation Anonymous Donor Barry Hirsch & Jean Harwick Elizabeth & Timothy+ Katen Ruth Kuschmierz+ Lockhart Trust Catherine & Mark+ Loevner Love Family Foundation Jeffrey Markel & Carol Robinson Blanche McManus Mary Mitskavich Gerard Moufflet National Science Foundation Gordon & Kennedy Nelson Owen Locke Memorial Foundation Parkview Health Lewis & Donna Patterson Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Research Foundation, Inc. Charles & Jo Ann Queenan
V.K. & Rani Raju Dorothy Sarni+ Barry Schaitkin & Sally Carty Charles & Rhoda Steiner William & Sandra Stout Martha Subasick+ Sumner M. Redstone Charitable Foundation Cynthia & David Sunseri Anonymous Donor Thomas Stout+ Vision of Children Thomas Wandrisco+ EDUCATION LEVEL $25,000 - $49,999 Yanna Avramidis Axogen Corporation Patricia & James+ Cayne Barbara & Gerald+ Chait C. Y. Chang R. Joel & Lynda Coslov Mary Crawford Earflo, Inc. ENT & Allergy Specialists of WPA, P.C. Berrylin Ferguson+ Robert & Laura Ferris FISA Foundation Francis and Madeline Shane Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation Glaucoma Research Foundation Richard Hood+ Howard Hughes Medical Institute Torrence Hunt+ Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. James & Pamela Keen Anne Lewis Jane Love M3D Corporation Spyros Macris Mark Mandell Brown McAuley Ministries Medrobotics Corporation Janet & Donald+ Moritz Muse Foundation James & Marlee Myers Myrtle Forsha Memorial Trust Helen O’Masta+ Anonymous Donor Vesna Rapic-Otrin William Rea+ James Reilly & Barbara Kip Jean Roccon-Rohm & Gerry Rohm Roy A. Hunt Foundation Steve and Marian Mosites Family Foundation Richard Snyder The Bill and Marian Cook Foundation The Kavli Foundation United States Steel Foundation Inc. Western Pennsylvania Lions Hearing Foundation Aldo & Kathryn Zini John Zitelli + Deceased
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BROTHER’S BROTHER VOLUNTEER DAY The EEF team spent time volunteering at Brother’s Brother Foundation assembling hygiene kits that will support individuals and families affected by crises around the world and in our local communities. It was a meaningful opportunity to come together, give back, and help provide essential supplies to those in need, especially with an organization so instrumental to our own. Brother’s Brother partners with EEF for the ACT program (Advancing Care Together), which secures ongoing funding for community care in ophthalmology and otolaryngology. Brother’s Brother has donated vans for ophthalmology (eyeVan) and otolaryngology outreach (Communication Van), and is sending supplies to Gorongosa, where the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery is helping improve awareness of otitis media and addressing unmet needs. We are grateful to the Brother’s Brother Foundation for the important work they do and for allowing us to be part of their mission to improve lives through humanitarian aid.
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