At the Eye and Ear Institute, every day is an opportunity to improve the lives of patients, not just by restoring their sight or hearing, but by inspiring our physicians, scientists, residents and fellows, to go beyond what we already know and expect in the world of medicine. By setting our sights and standards high, we extend our reach and knowledge, and make critical advances that impact lives and change the way we work and live.

Our work often reaches around the world, through our traveling lectures and surgeries we perform with the medical community outside the U.S. and through patients and doctors coming here from many countries to learn and take home new treatments and skills.

Yet, despite the world-class achievements of our staff, we have never lost sight of our mission which includes reaching those who are often overlooked and underserved. It is through this community outreach that we truly learn what it is to heal.

As we continue to move forward in this new century of medicine, we have set the bar even higher, in the expectation that new discoveries and new ways of restoring quality of life for our patients, can only come about in an environment that engenders discovery, compassion and leadership in medicine.

Jonas T. Johnson, MD, FACS
Eugene N. Myers Chairman of Otolaryngology
Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Radiation Oncology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Executive Committee, Eye and Ear Foundation

Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS
Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Director, UPMC Eye Center
Professor of Bioengineering
Executive Committee, Eye and Ear Foundation