The Scoop Volume 7 June 2022

Volume 7, June 1, 2022

The Eye & Ear Foundation

Digital Newsletter

Happy Vision Research Month!

Jeff Gross' New Role

The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Pittsburgh is losing a key figure. Jeffrey Gross, PhD, held several titles during his Pittsburgh tenure: the E. Ronald Salvitti Chair in Ophthalmology Research, Professor of Ophthalmology and Developmental Biology, Vice Chair and Director of Research, and Director of the Louis J. Fox Center for Vision Restoration. But he could not pass up the chance to be Chair of the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked before moving to Pittsburgh.

Jonas T. Johnson MD Survivorship Sustainability Fund

The Eye & Ear Foundation has created a new fund to honor Dr. Jonas Johnson as he steps down as Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology. He is not retiring, as he will continue to lead the Survivorship program with Marci Nilsen. PhD.

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Volunteering for Mission of Mercy

Volunteer registration is officially open for Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh 2022. The two-day clinic will be held on August 5-6 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Meet EEF Team Member Elaine Ehalt

Since Elaine Ehalt started working for the Eye & Ear Foundation in 2013, her job has grown along with the Foundation. Once part time, she became full time in 2016 and is now the Director of Finance.

Innovative Residency Training

The University of Pittsburgh Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery residency program is doing innovative things to train future surgeons, under the leadership of newly installed Program Director Noel Jabbour, MD, MS, FACS, and Emeritus Program Director Barry Schaitkin, MD, FACS.

Susan Whitney, Award Recipient

More than one achievement unlocked. Susan Whitney, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA, Co-Director and Professor, Physical Therapy Post-Professional MS Program at the University of Pittsburgh, received the prestigious Hallpike-Nyléen Award at the 2022 International Bárány Society meeting in Madrid, Spain for her lifetime achievements in vestibular clinical research.