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 ...
Archive for Patient Stories
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: ...
The Show Must Go On
Street performer Vivian Luo’s unexpected encounter with a rare eye infection began with a new pair of contact lenses. Her treatment at Mass Eye and ...
Hearing Devices Find a Friend
The Pediatric Hearing Loss Mentorship Program at Mass Eye and Ear uses peer mentorship to help children with hearing loss reduce the stigma that’s often ...
Hyperbaric Healing
Bob Cancalosi, a former General Electric executive who underwent treatment for a rare form of head and neck cancer, recently returned to Mass Eye and ...
Low Vision Patient’s Journey to Vision Rehabilitation Researcher
A graduate of the Employment Now Initiative, formerly Project SEARCH, a professional job and life skills program for visually impaired adults, shares her experience and ...
