GlobalResourceWebvisionNowatPitt GlobalResourceWebvisionNowatPitt
WhenBryanW.Jones,PhD,joinedtheDepartmentofOphthalmologyattheUniversityof Pittsburghthisyear,hebroughtwithhimWebvision,theworld’sfirstonlinetextbookaboutthe retina.
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Congratulationsto PeterSantaMaria,MD,PeterSantaMaria,MD, PhDPhD ,whoseEarflodevicewashonoredby theRichardKingMellonFoundationby
Congratulationsto JoséP.Zevallos,MD,JoséP.Zevallos,MD, MPH,FACSMPH,FACS ,ontheresultsofa groundbreakingclinicalstudywhich
receivingtheSocialImpactInvestment!It wasalsonamedtheDigitalHealthWinnerat CES,thenumberonetechnologyconference intheworld.
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demonstratedthatlymphaticfluidcollected viasurgicaldrainsinpatientsafterresection ofHPV-independenthead&necksquamous cellcarcinoma(HNSCC)contains significantlyhigherlevelsofcirculatingtumor DNA(ctDNA)comparedtomatchedplasma! Thepaperalsodemonstratedthatdetection oftumor-informedctDNAinthislymphatic exudatecorrelatesstronglywithdisease recurrence.
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DirectorJohnByrdofUPMCHillmanCancer CenteralsoannouncedthatDr.Zevalloshas beenselectedtobeCo-DeputyDirector effectiveNov,1,2025.Congratulations!
CHPPerformsFirstInspireV CHPPerformsFirstInspireV ImplantforSleepApneaImplantforSleepApnea
InNovember,RachelWhelan,MD,andher teamsuccessfullyimplantedthefirstInspire VdeviceatChildren’sHospitalofPittsburgh.
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FoxCenterforVisionRestoration FoxCenterforVisionRestoration 2025Conference2025Conference
Thisyear,theUniversityofPittsburgh expandedthefocusofitsannualFoxCenter forVisionRestorationConference,achieving twogoals.Thefirstwastolaunchthenewly openedGilbertFoundationValidation ResearchLab,whichisnowpartoftheFox Center.Theprogramincludedahalf-dayof researchpresentationsfromlocalandinvited speakersfundedbytheGilbertFoundation, focusingoninnovativeprojectsrelatedto opticnervegliomascausedbymutationsin theNeurofibromatosis1gene.
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VoicesofWorshipWorkshops VoicesofWorshipWorkshops
HostedbytheLaryngologyDivision,the Voice,Airway&SwallowCenterheldtwo VoicesofWorshipworkshopsthisfall.The one-of-a-kindgatheringunitedvocalistsfrom alldenominationstodivedeepintothe “scienceandspiritofthevoice.”
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ShadysideExpansionCentralizes ShadysideExpansionCentralizes Head&Neck,GrowsFacialPlastics
Constructionhasstartedontheexpansionof theShadysideENToffice’sclinic,whichwill bethenewhomeoftheHead&Neck Divisionandallowforthelong-awaited expansionoftheFacialPlasticsDivisioninto abrandnew,state-of-the-artspace.
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