CelebratingInnovation:The2025 WiegandEntrepreneurialAward Reception
OnMonday,September15,theEye&Ear Foundationhostedadistinguishedreception inPittsburghtohonortherecipientsofthe BruceandBarbaraWiegandEntrepreneurial ResearchAwards.Theeventwelcomed BruceandBarbaraWiegand,Department chairs,andthisyear’sawardees—two pioneeringcompaniesdevelopedbythe UniversityofPittsburghandUPMCclinical andresearchteams.
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HealingThankstoInnovative Implant
MadalynTrainerisonlyweeksintohernew positionasaregisterednurseinthe Children’sHospitalofPittsburghEmergency Department.Sheisalsostillrecoveringfrom preprostheticimplantsurgery.
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Congratulationsto AnthonySt.Leger,PhDAnthonySt.Leger,PhD , onreceivingtenure!Drs.Jose-AlainSahel andJohnAshcalledthemilestonea reflectionofDr.St.Leger'scommitment, intelligence,andleadership.
Congratulationsto Dr.ThomasKaffenberger, Dr.ThomasKaffenberger, MDMD ,onbeingrecognizedwiththeUPMC ExcellenceinPatientExperienceAward! PatientshavehonoredDr.Kaffenbergerasa TopUPMCPhysicianbySpecialtyinthe MedicalPracticeProviderDomains—Rate theProvider,RecommendtheProvider,and ProviderCommunication—forhisexpertisein SleepSurgery,SleepMedicine& OtolaryngologyThisawardisatestamentto hiscommitmenttodeliveringexceptional, patient-centeredcare.
Congratulationsto Dr.RoheenaKamyar,MD Dr.RoheenaKamyar,MD ,and Dr.KenNischalDr.KenNischal , MD,FAAP,FRCOphthMD,FAAP,FRCOphth ,on receivingtheUPMCExcellenceinPatientExperienceAward!Dr.Kamyarwasrecognizedasa topUPMCphysicianinCataractandRefractiveDiseaseaswellasCorneaandExternal Diseases.Dr.NischalwasrecognizedasatopUPMCphysicianinPediatricOphthalmology.
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TheWilliamsonandTzounopouloslabsjustpublishedinthehighimpactjournalofScience Advances:Celltype–specificplasticityinsynaptic,intrinsic,andsoundresponsepropertiesof deep-layercorticalneuronsafternoisetrauma
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WatchWatch theKDKAbroadcastofaninspiringpatientstorythathighlightstheremarkableworkofDr. Spectorandhisteam.
FromUtahtoPitt:AVisionaryDuo FromUtahtoPitt:AVisionaryDuo RewritestheFutureofRetinal RewritestheFutureofRetinal ResearchResearch
Twonewfacultymembersarecollaborating onthestructuralbiologyandneurobiologyof retinalinterconnections.BryanJones,PhD, ProfessorofOphthalmology,andRebecca Pfeiffer,PhD,AssistantProfessorof Ophthalmology,camefromtheMoranEye Center,UniversityofUtah,andstartedatPitt onAugust1,2025,continuingtheworkthey startedinUtah.
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ClinicUpdate:ElevatingDryEye ClinicUpdate:ElevatingDryEye TreatmentTreatment
TheDryEyeClinicattheUPMCVision Institute–whichopenedinNovember2023 –isledbySabrinaMukhtar,MD,MPH, AssistantProfessorofOphthalmology.
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