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Patrick Brookhouser First Doctor From Nebraska Named To Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars

Dr. Patrick Brookhouser, Director of Boys Town National Research Hospital, is the first doctor from Nebraska to be elected to The Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars. Brookhouser and 14 other esteemed scientists and clinicians were honored during the society's 36th induction ceremony on Wednesday, May 25, and again at the university's Commencement Ceremony on Thursday, May 26.

The Society of Scholars was created on the recommendation of former president Milton S. Eisenhower and approved by the university Board of Trustees on May 1, 1967. The society – the first of its kind in the nation – inducts former postdoctoral fellows and junior or visiting faculty at Johns Hopkins who have gained marked distinction in their fields of physical, biological, medical, social, or engineering sciences, or in the humanities.

A medical doctor, Brookhouser is internationally known for developing ways to quickly detect hearing loss in infants and to discover what causes children to lose their hearing. He is a leader in the field of pediatric otolaryngology and otology. As Director of Boys Town National Research Hospital, Brookhouser leads one of the largest institutions devoted to understanding and treating hearing loss in children. His Omaha-based hospital works with a neighboring center to bring auditory evaluation services to rural communities. He has been the lead investigator and director of NIH grants focused on nerve-based hearing loss in children.

The Committee of the Johns Hopkins Society of Scholars elects the scholars from among nominations made by Johns Hopkins faculty members. At induction, the scholars are presented with a diploma and a medallion on a black and gold ribbon, which is to be worn with their academic costumes. This year's inductees will bring the total number of society members to 475.