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==External Links==
==External Links==
[http://Official%20Biography%20from%20the%20Office%20of%20the%20Provost%20of%20The%20Johns%20Hopkins%20University http://web.jhu.edu/administration/provost/people/minor.html]
*[http://web.jhu.edu/administration/provost/people/minor.html Official Biography from the Office of the President of Yale University]
[[Johns Hopkins Vestibular Neurophysiology Lab|http://web.jhu.edu/administration/provost/people/minor.html]] for information on superior canal dehiscence syndrome
*[http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/otolaryngology/research/vestibular/recent_findings.html Johns Hopkins Vestibular Neurophysiology Lab for information on superior canal dehiscence syndrome]
[http://ABC%20News%2020/20%20Primetime%20Medical%20Mysteries,%20The%20Musician%20who%20Heard%20Too%20Much(March%2014,%202008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6vAkdGw8T4 ]) about superior canal dehiscence syndrome
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6vAkdGw8T4/ ABC News 20/20 Primetime Medical Mysteries, The Musician who Heard Too Much(March 14, 2008) about superior canal dehiscence syndrome]

Revision as of 04:40, 8 January 2011

Lloyd B. Minor
13th
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 1, 2009
Preceded byKristina M. Johnson
Scott L. Zeger (acting)
Personal details
Born (1957-05-25) May 25, 1957 (age 67)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Spouse(s)Lisa Ann Keamy, M.D.
ResidenceBaltimore, Maryland
Alma materBrown University
WebsiteOffice of the Provost

Lloyd Brooks Minor (born May 25, 1957)[1] is an American scientist, surgeon, and the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at The Johns Hopkins University.

Biography

Minor graduated from Brown University with a Sc.B. in 1979 and an M.D. in 1982. He did his residency training in surgery at Duke University Medical Center (1982–1984) and in otolaryngology–head and neck surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center (1988–1992). Minor completed a research fellowship in vestibular neurophysiology at the University of Chicago Department of Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences under the supervision of Jay M. Goldberg, Ph.D. (1984–1988). He completed a clinical fellowship in otology and neurotology at The Otology Group and The EAR Foundation in Nashville, Tennessee (1992–1993).

In 1993 Minor joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as an assistant professor of laryngology and otology. He became an associate professor in 1997 and a professor in 2001 in the departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering. In 2003 Minor was appointed the Andelot Professor and director (chair) of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and otolaryngologist-in-chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Since 1998, the department has been ranked number one by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital rankings by specialties.[2][3] During his tenure as director, Minor expanded annual research funding by more than 50 percent and increased clinical activity by more than 30 percent.[4]

On September 1, 2009 Minor became provost of The Johns Hopkins University, serving as chief academic officer and the second-ranking member of the administration.[5] He also serves as University Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and a Professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience.

Research

With 140 published articles and chapters, Minor is an expert in balance and inner-ear disorders. He published four key studies between 1999 and 2001 laying out the connection between head motion and eye movements and how they are controlled by the balancing mechanisms centered in the inner ear.[6]

Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

In 1995 Minor discovered superior canal dehiscence syndrome, a debilitating disorder characterized by sound- or pressure-induced dizziness.[7] Key to this discovery was Minor’s finding that the eye movements evoked by sound and pressure stimuli in patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome often align with the plane of the superior canal.[8] In 1998 Minor and colleagues published a description of the clinical manifestations of the syndrome and related its cause to an opening (dehiscence) in the bone covering the superior canal.[9][10] He also developed a surgical procedure that corrects the problem and alleviates symptoms.[11]

Ménière’s Disease

Minor and colleagues refined a treatment for Ménière’s disease using gentamicin injected into the ear that has proven effective in 90 percent of cases. In recognition of his contributions, Minor received the Prosper Ménière Society’s 2010 gold medal in 2010.[12]

Personal Life

Minor was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. His father was an accountant and his mother was a kindergarten teacher whose most famous pupil was Chelsea Clinton. Minor is married to Lisa Ann Keamy, M.D., a family practice physician. They have two children, Emily and Samuel.[13]

References

  1. ^ Miller, M.E. (2004). Minor makes the majors. Dome, 55(1). Retrieved from http://esgweb1.nts.jhu.edu/dome/0402/profile.cfm
  2. ^ http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/ear-nose-and-throat
  3. ^ http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/otolaryngology/
  4. ^ http://releases.jhu.edu/2009/08/21/lloyd-minor-named-provost/
  5. ^ O’Shea, D. (2009, August 31). New provost steps into his post. Gazette. Retrieved from http://gazette.jhu.edu/2009/08/31/new-provost-steps-into-his-post/
  6. ^ (2010, May 17). Johns Hopkins provost honored with international award. Retrieved from http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/Johns_Hopkins_Provost_Honored_With_International_Award
  7. ^ National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. (2006, Summer). Innovative surgery on the ear bone relieves rare form of severe dizziness and hearing loss. Inside. Retrieved from http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/inside/sum06/pg2.asp
  8. ^ Flynn, R. (2007, Winter). A minor balancing act. Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved from http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hmn/W07/feature2.cfm
  9. ^ Minor LB, Solomon D, Zinreich JS, Zee DS. Sound- and/or pressure-induced vertigo due to bone dehiscence of the superior semicircular canal. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Mar;124(3):249-58. PMID 9525507
  10. ^ Allen, J.E. (1999, February 22). Severe dizziness traced to hole in skull bone. Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ (2006, May 30). Surgical plugs in ear’s bone stops strange form of severe dizziness. Medical News Today. Retrieved from http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/44209.php
  12. ^ Minor, L.B. (1999). Intratympanic gentamicin for control of vertigo in Ménière’s disease: Vestibular signs that specify completion of therapy. American Journal of Otology 20: 209-219.
  13. ^ Miller, M.E. (2004). Minor makes the majors. Dome, 55(1). Retrieved from http://esgweb1.nts.jhu.edu/dome/0402/profile.cfm
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