Faculty Awards Mohamad Issa, MD, MS received a Faculty & Trainee Professionalism Accolade from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Issa is an Advanced Oncologic Head and Neck Surgery Fellow in the Department of Otolaryngology after completing his residency at Pitt last spring. During his time at Pitt he has had direct involvement in the ENT presence at the Birmingham Free Clinic in Pittsburgh, as well as multiple internal mission work trips
Mark Kubik, MD won the Teacher of the Year Award in the Department of Otolaryngology. Dr. Kubik is an Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kubik’s primary clinical interests include oncologic surgery for tumors of the head and neck region, including skull base, thyroid, and salivary gland. He has a specific clinical expertise in microvascular reconstruction following trauma or cancer surgery. His research interests include human papilloma virus (HPV) related oropharyngeal cancer, optimizing functional outcomes following microvascular reconstruction, and robotic surgery.
Carl Snyderman, MD, MBA led a team that took second place in the Michael G. Wells Student Healthcare Entrepreneurship Competition at the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute for their NextGenET project. NextGenET is a simplified endotracheal tube that prevents ventilator-associated pneumonia. Dr. Snyderman co-invented this product along with Garrett Coyan, the chief cardiothoracic surgery resident at UPMC. Dr. Snyderman also took third prize in the Randall Family Big Idea Competition at the University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute for his project on Intelligent Superimposed Point-Marking Interface (ISPI). Lori Zitelli, AuD won an Early-Career Audiologist Award from the American Academy of Audiology. These awards are awarded to an individual with less than 10 years of experience who has made outstanding contributions to the profession of audiology. Lori Zitelli joined the staff of audiologists at the UPMC Eye & Ear Institute in 2012. Her special interests include amplification, diagnostic testing, tinnitus treatment, intraoperative cochlear implant testing, and interventional audiology. She teaches the Clinical Procedures Lab for first year audiology students at the University of Pittsburgh.
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