July2026Volume56
Recognition
PeterSantaMaria,MD,PhD , justpublished anewpeer-reviewed study intheAmerican JournalofOtolaryngologyonEarFlo.
Ashewroteon Instagram, "89%ofchildren alreadyscheduledforeartubesurgery avoidedtheoperatingroom.Nearly13dBof hearingimprovement.99%compliance trackedbyappnotparentreport.
Everytimeyouswallow,yourEustachiantubebrieflyopens.EarFlodeliversagentlepuffofair coordinatedwiththatexactmoment.Notforcing.Swallow-synchronized.That’swhyitworksin childrenasyoungas2.
Andforadults:sametube.Samemechanism.Earpressure,muffledhearingafterflying,that underwaterfeelingthatwon’tclear.EarfloisFDAclearedforyoutoo."
José-AlainSahel,MD,FARVO, received theprestigiousWolfPrizeinMedicine togetherwithhiscolleagueBotondRoska, MD,PhD,oftheInstituteforMolecularand ClinicalOphthalmologyBasel,fortheirwork torestoresightusingoptogenetics,a researchtoolthatuseslighttocontrolcell activity.
Dr.SahelalsoreceivedtheDistinguished InnovationAwardfromHarvardMedical SchoolandMassEyeandEaronFriday, June12th.
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PeterSantaMaria,MD,PhD , isaaco-editorof Neurotology,3rdEdition—alongsidetwogiantsinthe field,RichardK.GurgelandRobertK.Jackler. AshewroteonInstagram,"Thistextbookhasshaped howgenerationsofotologistsandneurotologiststhink, operate,andcareforpatients.Anincrediblegroupof authorswhoareallleadersinourfield.
Andtheillustrations?Stunning.Theincomparable ChrisGralappbringstheanatomyandpathologyto lifeinawaythatnophotographevercould—her workisadefiningfeatureofthisbookandagifttoour specialty.
Whetheryou’rearesident,fellow,orpracticing surgeon,Ihopethisbecomesatrustedresourceon yourshelf."
OTO'sFirstSingle-PortTransoralRoboticSurgeryCase
TheDepartmentofOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgeryhaditsfirstsingle-port(SP)Transoral RoboticSurgery(TORS)caseinearlyJune.ThecaseactuallyinvolvedsomegreatDepartmental teamwork.
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NewandImprovedPatient Registry
WhiletheDepartmentofOphthalmologyhas hadapatientregistrysince2019,itwas pausedduringthetransitionfromEye&Ear totheVisionInstitute.Itwasrecentlyrebuilt toimprovepatientaccessibility,visibility,and itsuseasadatabase.
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RebuildingaNosewith ExceptionalCare
InJanuary2024,KathyMcClelland,now73, noticedabumpontherightsideofhernose. Turnsoutitwasanintranasalmassthatwas anadenocarcinoma,anaggressivecancer originatingfromthemucin-producingcellsin thenose.
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KellyMcSorleyhasbeenpartoftheUPMC Head&NeckCancerSurvivorshipProgram forthreeyearssincestartingtreatment.She trulybelievesthatgettingconnectedbefore radiationiskey.
MartyMcGuinn,alongtimeEye&Ear FoundationdonorandPittsburghdignitary, passedawayinMay.
