Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD is Professor of Neurology as well as former Professor of Cognitive Science, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Psychology, Nursing, Organizational Behavior, Bioethics and History. With colleagues he discovered fundamental aspects of the cholinergic pathology in Alzheimer's and related dementias, which lead to the development of our current generation drugs to treat these conditions. In 1986 he moved to Case Western Reserve University to develop the University Alzheimer Center, now a part of the University Neurological Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. This center became one of the ten best funded in the world. In 1999, he founded with his wife, Dr. Cathy Whitehouse, The Intergenerational School, a unique public multiage, community school. This award-winning school serves learners of all ages from Cleveland and the surrounding suburbs and is committed to excellence in life-long learning and spirited citizenship.
In 2012, Dr. Cathy Whithouse and her staff opened another charter school of Cleveland's Near-West side, The Near West Intergenerational School.
