Lloyd B. Minor
American surgeon, researcher, and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lloyd Brooks Minor (born 1957) is an American surgeon, researcher, educator, and academic administrator.[1] Since December 2012, he has served as the Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of Stanford University School of Medicine at Stanford University.[2] Previously, he was the provost of Johns Hopkins University.[2]
Lloyd B. Minor | |
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Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine | |
Assumed office December 2012 | |
13th Provost of Johns Hopkins University | |
In office September 2009 – August 2012 | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Little Rock, Arkansas |
Spouse | Lisa Ann Keamy |
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Website | Office of the Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine |
An expert on the inner ear, Minor is known for identifying the superior canal dehiscence syndrome, a disorder where a hole in the skull bone upsets the inner ear balance canal.[3] For refining a treatment for Ménière's disease using gentamicin, Minor received the Prosper Ménière Society's gold medal in 2010.[4] A fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery,[4][2] he is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine.[5]