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2025FutureVisionLaureate
CongratulationstoDr.José-AlainSahel, whoreceivedthe2025FutureVision LaureateAwardfromTheFutureVision Foundation.Theawardsceremonymarked theworldpremiereoftheLaureateFilms.
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Congratulationsto MarciLeeNilsen ,PhD,RN,CHPN,FAAN,onreceivingtheMedicalStudent ResearchMentoringMeritAward!Thishonorcelebratesherincrediblededication,guidance,and contributionstotheLongitudinalResearchProgram.Sheisalsothenewco-leadofUPMC HillmanCancerCenterBiobehavioralCancerControl(BCC)Program.
Congratulationsto Dr.Sahel ,whohasbeennamedExecutiveVicePresidentofUPMC EnterprisesandwillserveasChiefofUPMC'sHealthTechnologyAdvancementProgram (HTAP)!HTAPisanewinitiativewithinUPMCEnterprisesdesignedtocapitalizeonthe innovativeculturethatexistsacrosstheentireorganization.HTAPisclinician-ledandenables collaboration,evaluation,andtestingofmultipleservicesandproductssimultaneously.Promising solutionswillbefast-trackedtopilotstageswithinweeks,providingUPMCwithearlyaccessto thebesthealthtechnologyoptionsforourpatients.AsChiefofHTAP,Dr.Sahelwillchaira committeeofclinicianleadersthatwillincludeDr.JoelNelson,Dr.DavidOkonkwo,Dr.Amit Tevar,andDr.Quoc-DienTrinh.ExpertsfromEnterprisesandoperationalleadersfromacross thesystemwillalsocometogetherthroughHTAPtofosteraneffectivecultureofinnovationat UPMC.
Congratulationsto Dr.CarlSnyderman ,MD,MBA,inauguralrecipientoftheEugeneN.Myers andJosephC.MaroonChairofSkullBaseSurgery!Drs.MyersandMarooncontributed significantlytothechair'sendowment.Thechairhasafocusontheworld-classtrainingaspects ofskullbasesurgerythatDrs.MyersandMaroondevelopedattheUniversityofPittsburgh SchoolofMedicine.Dr.SnydermanisprofessorofOtolaryngology-Head&NeckSurgeryandCoDirectoroftheUPMCCenterforSkullBaseSurgery.HeandcenterCo-DirectorDr.Paul Gardner,MD,DepartmentofNeurosurgery,havetrainedthisgenerationofsurgeonsonminimally invasiveskullbasetechniquesandareworkingtotrainthenextgenerationonevenmore advancedtreatmentmodalities.
Congratulationsto Dr.JoséP.Zevallos ,MD,MPH,ChairofOtolaryngology-Head&Neck Surgery,onbecomingtheInterimDeputyDirectorofUPMCHIllmanCancerCenter!
LifesavingCarein Pittsburgh
TracyZappella,now51,of LakeOrion,MI,was diagnosedinAugust2023with stage4basaloidsquamous cellsinonasalcancer.When chemoandradiationdidn’tget ridofthecancer,hercasewas presentedtothetumorboard attheUniversityofMichigan. Allsixsurgeonssaidsurgery wasnotanoption,which promptedasearchforanother doctor.Sheendedup receivinglifesavingcarefrom Dr.GarretChoby,MD,andDr. GeorgiosZenonos,MD,in Pittsburgh.
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Phenemenologyand VisionLoss
Thankstothesupportofthe HillmanFoundationtothe DepartmentofOphthalmology, apartnershipbetween DuquesneUniversity DepartmentofPhilosophyand theUniversityofPittsburgh DepartmentofOphthalmology ishelpingtounderstandof visionlossandimprovepatient care.Itinvolvesthestudyof phenomenology--adistinctive strengthofDuquesne’s PhilosophyDepartment–whichfocusesonan individual’slivedexperiences withintheworld.
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VocalInjuryPrevention Program
TheVoice,Airway&Swallow Centerhasstartedanew programwithresidentartistsin thePittsburghOperacalled theVocalInjuryPrevention (VIP)program.
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