Recognition
GarretChoby,MD,hasbeenelectedtotheBoard ofDirectorsoftheAmericanRhinologicSocietyfora three-yeartermbeginninginOctober2026.
HehasalsobeennamedPresident-Electofthe InternationalNetworkforSinonasalCancer Research(INSICA),withhistermsetfor2029–2030.Aspartofthisrole,Dr.Chobywillhostan internationalsinonasalcancermeetinginPittsburgh in2030.
EvanWaxman,MD, PhD,wroteabout bringingeyecaretotheplaceswhere patientsalreadylive,work,andreceive carefortheBrother'sBrother Foundation'sJune2026Magazine.
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Inaddition,Dr.ChobyhasbeenpromotedtoProfessorofOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgery andNeurosurgeryattheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicine.
Agloballyrecognizedleaderinvisionscience, José AlainSahel,MD,FARVO, isknown throughoutophthalmologyforhisscientificcontributionsandhiscommitmenttorigorous, patient focusedtranslation.HerecentlyreceivedtheprestigiousProctorMedal.
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CarlSnyderman,MD,MBA, spentthe seasonrepresentingtheUniversityof PittsburghDepartmentof Otolaryngology–Head&NeckSurgery onaninternationalstage—delivering invitedlecturesinGeneva,Switzerland andRome,Italy,andpresenting alongside Dr.EricWang atthe CongressofEuropeanORL–Head& NeckSurgeryinGothenburg,Sweden. Theirpresentationscoveredsomeof themostpressingtopicsinthefield:theevolvinglimitsofendoscopicskullbasesurgery, advancesinjuvenileangiofibromatreatment,managementofcomplicationsinendoscopicsinus
andskullbasesurgery,treatmentforosteoradionecrosis,andinnovativesimulationprotocolsfor ICAinjurymanagement.
Dr.SnydermanwasalsoinductedasaCorrespondingMemberoftheGermanOtolaryngologyHeadandNeckSurgerySocietyattheirannualmeetingheldinUlm,GermanyfromMay13-16. Hepresentedaninvitedlectureentitled,“ControversiesinEndoscopicEndonasalSurgeryofthe SkullBase,”andco-chairedanInternationalSkullBaseSessionwherehepresentedalectureon angiofibroma.
BryanW.Jones,PhD ,wasfeaturedinan AprilNature article aboutscientistswhodecidetopickupandmove, anda MayNaturepiece aboutwhatagooddayin sciencelookslike.
Articles
OTO-HNSClassof2026Graduates
CongratulationstotheOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgeryClassof2026graduates!Wewish themthebestastheycontinuetheirjourneys.
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PreparingfortheRoadAhead
BecausetheUniversityofPittsburgh DepartmentofCommunicationScienceand DisordersandUPMC’sCommunicationVan ismuchlargerandmorespecializedthana typicalvehicle,theteamquicklyrealizedthat operatingitsafelyandconfidentlyrequires trainingbeyondsimplyhandingsomeonethe keys.
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MeettheIncomingOPH Residents
Meettheincomingophthalmologyresidents.
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LionsClubFundsNewRetinal Camera
ThankstofundraisingbythePennsylvania LionsDistrict14B(AlleghenyCounty)of LionsInternational,theMcKeesport9th StreetClinicnowhasanewretinalcamera.
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LaryngologyDivisionUpdates
Wearethrilledtocelebratesome outstandingachievementsfromourteamthis season!
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LiDIA–theaffordable,compacthearing screeningandamplificationtooldeveloped bytheDepartmentofAudiology–has reachedasignificantmilestone:widespread real-worlddeployment.Overthepastyear, LiDIA(Listening,Identification,and ImmediateAmplification)hasbeen integratedintoclinicalworkflowsatmultiple sites,includingprimarycarepractices, geriatricsclinics,visitingnurseprograms, andhospitaladmissionsdepartments.
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