Surgical Care That Begins At the Bedside
Bedside manner can make or break care. Just ask, Felicity Janczewski, of Worcester, Mass. Her experience seeing Gregory W. Randolph, MD, FACS, FACE, at Mass ...
Archive for Patient Stories
Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy Enables Close Look at Obstructive Sleep Apnea’s Cause
When patients struggle with obstructive sleep apnea and conventional treatments aren’t helping, a diagnostic procedure called a drug-induced sleep endoscopy (DISE) can help identify what’s ...
Correcting Decades of Sun Damage With Mohs Surgery
The sun spares nobody. Just ask Bill Kieffer, who has lived with an aggressive form of skin cancer for what has felt like an eternity. ...
Eyes on the Finish Line
Twenty-four-year-old Liza Welch shares her experience with Mass Eye and Ear, and what’s inspired her to run the 126th Boston Marathon. In elementary school, Liza Welch ...
Saving Arpita’s Eye
Mass Eye and Ear oculoplastic surgeon Michael K. Yoon, MD, was part of a team of doctors within the Mass General Brigham system who helped ...
Cancer Couldn’t Tackle Brandon Bolden
Former New England Patriots running back Brandon Bolden was treated at Mass Eye and Ear in 2018 for mucoepidermoid carcinoma. He kept his battle private ...
Inspired to Run by a Lifetime of Care
Kerri Pietragallo Kerri Pietragallo was driven to run the 126th Boston Marathon by her personal experience of being a patient of Mass Eye and Ear. Kerri Pietragallo, ...
Creating The Willie Fund to Honor Her Father’s Legacy
Casey Finigan decided to turn to advocacy and raising funds for research after learning her father Willie was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The ...
CRISPR Gene Therapy Update: Seeing a Sunset
In May, patient Michael Kalberer wrote about why he joined a revolutionary clinical trial where he was only the second person in the world to ...
Parosmia: Causing Foods to Taste Like “Garbage” and Affecting Everyday Life
COVID-19 has made college extremely challenging for students. The strict safety protocols and resulting isolation can lead to a dramatically altered college experience. For Maille ...
Running for Her Brother’s Cure
Twenty-one-year-old Kristen Miquel shares why she is running the 125th Boston Marathon for her younger brother Quentin who has a rare retinal disease. Kristen Miquel “If ...
Mending a Path Back to the Pool
After nearly a decade of enduring chronic ear infections from a perforated eardrum, Delia Binette almost had to give up the sport she loves most: ...
