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David Smits, MD, has been named the 2018-2019 Richard J. Simmons and Ruthanne B. Simmons Glaucoma Fellow in the Harvard Department of Ophthalmology. This annual award was established in 2011 in recognition of two glaucoma physicians who were Harvard Ophthalmology graduates: the late Dr. Ruthanne...

The Harvard Medical School Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery recently hosted its second biennial Comprehensive Otolaryngology CME course at Massachusetts Eye and Ear in Boston. Directed by faculty members Nicolas Y. BuSaba, MD, John M. Dobrowski, MD, FACS, and Gregory W. Randolph...

Four out of 24 Heed fellowships were awarded to Harvard Ophthalmology trainees for AY2019-2020. These fellowships are funded by the Heed Ophthalmic Foundation and the Society of Heed Fellows. Congratulations to: Jose D. Diaz, MD Kareem Moussa, MD Huy V. Nguyen, MD Elizabeth Rossin, MD, PhD The Heed...

Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have used a novel approach to identify specific amino acids in the protein structure of HIV that appear critical to the ability of the virus to function and replicate. They also found that the immune systems of individuals who are...

In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride month, LAHMS is proud to offer this resource created by first-year Harvard medical student Casey Orozco-Poore for the Racial Justice Coalition's "Essentials" series. In this presentation, you will find more information on the health and identity of transgender people...

The latest issue of Boston KPro News is available. The new issue features: FDA Approval Obtained for the Boston Keratoprosthesis Type I Lucia Design Integrating a Pressure Sensor in the Boston KPro Boston KPro Usage Chart Finding an Optimal Substitute for Human Donor Corneas King Khaled Eye...

We are pleased to present our latest issue of Harvard Otolaryngology. Highlights include: Exploring the Auditory Cortex Investigators believe that a key hub for brain plasticity exists within layer 1 of the auditory cortex A Cochlear Implant for the NoseProof of concept research may accelerate the...

A recent meta-analysis, led by Deeba Husain, MD , suggests that AMD patients present distinct plasma metabolomic profiles, which vary with disease severity. After analyzing blood samples of their 491 patients from two cohorts–one in Boston and one in Coimbra, Portugal–they found that metabolites...

Kamil and Soumya, Countway Library of Medicine, Boston, MA. 2019. Examination Chairman: Peter Kharchenko Examiners: Chirag Patel, I-Cheng Ho, and Jeffrey Browning Kamil graduated from the Bioinformatics and Integrative Genomics PhD program at Harvard University in Boston, MA. His dissertation was...