July2025Volume44
FederalFundingCutsDisrupt PromisingVisionandHearing ResearchatPitt
Pitt'sEyeandEarresearchershave alreadylostmorethan$4millioninfederal fundingforthreemajorgrants,interrupting promisingresearch.
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Congratulationsto Dr.José--AlainSahel,MD ,on beingthe2025recipientoftheProctorMedalfrom ARVO,theAssociationforResearchinVisionand Ophthalmology,andforbeingnamedasamemberof theAcademiaEuropea,thepan-EuropeanAcademyof Humanities,Letters,andSciences!
Establishedin1988,theAcademiaEuropeaaimsto advancescholarshipacrossarangeofdisciplinesin thehumanitiesandsciences,includingbiologicalsciencesandmedicine,physicalsciencesand technology,mathematics,lettersandhumanities,socialandcognitivesciences,economics,and law.Membershipisbyinvitationonlyfollowingpeernominationandencompassesmorethan 5,500scientistsacrossEurope,aswellasEuropeanscientistslivingincountriesaroundthe world.
Congratulationsto Dr.SusanLWhitney,DIPT,PhD,NCS, ATC,FAPTA,whoreceivedthe“CitationforDistinguished Service,PennsylvaniaAcademyofOtolaryngology-Head andNeckSurgery2025”inHershey,PA!Theaward recognizesnon-physiciancontributionsto auditory/vestibularhealthacrosspopulations.Dr.Whitneyis thefirstphysicaltherapisttoreceivetheaward.Pam Roehm,MD,PhD,whoformerlytrainedatEye&Earin Pittsburgh,nominatedherfortheaward.
OneofDr.Whitney'spaperswithDr.JosephFurmanwas alsolistedasthe8thmostcitedinotologyandneurotology overthelast44years,accordingto"TheTop100Cited ArticlesinOtologyandNeurotologyandAnalysisofFemale Authorship,"inOtology&Neurotology,Vol.46,No.6,2025. Shewasthesecondmostcitedfemalefirstauthorofthe top100papersduringthattimeperiod!Theworkwasdone atEye&Ear.
Congratulationsto Dr.JosephFurman,MD,PhD,FAAN, who wasselectedforthe2025ChampionofVestibularMedicine LifetimeAchievementAwardbythe VestibularDisorders Association!Eachyear,theVestibularDisordersAssociation recognizesChampionsofVestibularMedicinetoincrease awarenessofvestibulardisorders.Theseawardsareamongthe highesthonorsavestibularprofessionalcanreceive. ChampionsofVestibularMedicinearemedicalprofessionalswho havemadeasignificantimpactonthefield,furthering advancementsinresearchthatleadtoimprovementsinclinical careforpatientswithunexplaineddizzinessandvertigo.
SavetheDate! ThenextMissionofMercyPittsburghevent willbeOctober24-25,2025.TheEye&EarFoundationin partnershipwithCalltoCarehoststhisannualtwo-day eventthatprovidesfreecareforvision,hearing,anddental foragestwoandup.
UnlockingPersonalizedTreatment forChronicNasalPolypswith Single-CellPrecision
Forpeoplesufferingfromchronicrhinosinusitis withnasalpolyps(CRSwNP),whichaffectsup to4%ofthepopulation,lifecanfeellike breathingthroughafog.Withyourhelp,we canrevolutionizethetreatmentparadigmfor thiscondition.
NetraMindInnovationsNowOfficial
Acompanyfoundedbyfourfacultymembers intheDepartmentofOphthalmologyatthe UniversityofPittsburghisnowofficial.
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XingChenWinsFundingforNew Project
XingChen,PhD,AssistantProfessorof Ophthalmology,haswongrantfundingfrom anindustrypartnerforanewprojectinher lab.
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WomeninOtolaryngology
WomeninOtolaryngology(WIO),agroupof femaleotolaryngologyattendingsand traineesatUPMCcreatedin2021,meetsto discussthechallengesthatfemalesurgeons faceinthefield.Partofamuchlarger nationalgroupthatispartoftheAmerican AcademyofOtolaryngologyHeadandNeck Surgery,WIObringsinoutsidespeakersto provideknowledge,insight,support,and mentorship.
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