Courses

Anatomical Principles of Surgery (ANAT 510)

Anatomical Principles of Surgery (ANAT 510)

I co-direct this course with Dr. Eddy Davidson, and it debuted in the summer of 2022. The goal is for students to learn how anatomic relationships and considerations affect surgical decision-making. It meets once per week during the eight-week summer session, with each week focusing on a different surgical specialty. These include plastic, general, vascular, […]

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Medical Gross Anatomy

Medical Gross Anatomy

I often get asked, “Why are you teaching human anatomy in a medical school if you’re a paleontologist?” There are a couple reasons. First, humans essentially have the same bones and muscles as every other animal with a backbone (vertebrate). Therefore, teaching human anatomy isn’t difficult for a paleontologist who studies the anatomy of extinct […]

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Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck  (ANAT 516)

Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck (ANAT 516)

The Department of Anatomy offers two regionally-focused advanced electives in surgical anatomy for MS in Applied Anatomy students and medical students (generally those in their final year). I direct ANAT 516 (ANAT 4002M), which focuses on the head and neck and is mainly taught by clinical faculty, particularly surgeons. The primary goal of the course […]

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Mammal Diversity and Evolution

Mammal Diversity and Evolution

This four-credit course focuses on the anatomical and taxonomic diversity of mammals in an evolutionary context. The emphasis is on living (extant) mammals, but extinct mammals are also discussed. Weekly meetings include two student-led seminars (Tu/Th from 2:30-3:45 PM) and one lab (Wednesday from 3:20-6:00 pm). There is also one weekend field trip to the Cleveland […]

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Graduate Gross Anatomy (ANAT 411)

Graduate Gross Anatomy (ANAT 411)

The graduate gross anatomy course (ANAT 411) is one of four core courses taken by MS in Applied Anatomy students in the Department of Anatomy. The MS in Applied Anatomy is a non-thesis (Plan B) or thesis (Plan A) Master’s degree that can be pursued by itself or in conjunction with the MD at CWRU. […]

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Mammal Orders and Families

Mammal Orders and Families

Below is a current list of mammal families and higher taxonomic groups compiled for the course Mammal Diversity and Evolution (ANAT/BIOL 345/445). Click the name to hear its pronunciation. It is primarily based on Wilson and Reeder (2005), though it also includes various extinct families and recent taxonomic updates to extant families based on the scientific literature. […]

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