Anatomical Excellence

This page has been established as a means for Advanced Anatomical Services (AAS) to acknowledge individuals who have excelled in areas of anatomical teaching, research and dissection or who have provided other invaluable assistance to AAS or its associates. In many cases, this amounts to showing appreciation for those who have worked tirelessly and selflessly to enhance the learning of their students or colleagues in the anatomical sciences. In other instances, it represents a show of respect and support for those who have toiled long and hard in their offices and laboratories and have achieved miraculous results because of it. Finally, it represents an expression of gratitude to those who have given their time and imparted their wisdom to help AAS improve its services and become more effective in its mission to help others achieve their professional goals. It is the combined effort of all of these individuals that allows us to develop an atmosphere of anatomical excellence.

Winners of the 2009-2010 AAS
Master of Dissection Award

Three resident physicians at Doctors Hospital have received Master of Dissection Awards this past year. These awards are sponsored by the AAS Department of Scientific Services and are presented to individuals who have achieved a high level of excellence in the area of anatomical dissection and have used their skills to enhance the learning of colleagues in their academic programs.

The most recent recipient of the AAS Master of Dissection Award this year was Dr. John M. Stowers, a first year resident in general surgery at Doctors Hospital, who earned the award for performing a series of spectacular surgical dissections of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Dr. Bryan Witt, a second year resident in orthopaedics at Doctors Hospital, also received the award for completing an outstanding clinical dissection of the thigh and hip joint. The third Master of Dissection Award granted this past year went to Dr. Lindsay B. Hardley, a second year resident in general surgery at Doctors Hospital, who was recognized for her extraordinary surgical dissections of the thorax and abdomen.

Master of Dissection Award winner Dr. John Stowers (left)
with Dr. Blake Conklin (right) in the surgical dissection lab

AAS Master of Dissection Award winner Dr. Bryan Witt

Master of Dissection Award winner Dr. Lindsay Hardley surrounded
by Dr. Deepa Halaharvi (left) and Dr. Nathan Polite (right)

Honorable Mentions

A big AAS round of applause goes out to Dr. Blake V. Conklin and Dr. Thanh V. Nguyen who are both first year residents in the general surgery program at Doctors Hospital. Together they performed a series of excellent surgical dissections on a number of anatomical regions, including the neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and limbs. Additionally, AAS would like to recognize Dr. Deepa Halaharvi, Dr. Altin Miraka, Dr. Nathan Polite and Dr. Bobby Scileppi who are all second year residents in general surgery at Doctors Hospital. These four physicians worked closely with award winner Dr. Lindsay Hardley, and performed outstanding dissections themselves. Collectively, this group of top-notch surgeons has produced some of the most impressive anatomical dissections the Doctors Hospital general surgery resident training program has seen to date.

Dr. Thanh Nguyen performs a surgical dissection in the lab

Dr. Altin Miraka (center) demonstrates one of his outstanding
dissections to surgical residents, interns and medical students

AAS would also like to recognize Dr. Thomas J. Bramwell, Dr. Mark J. Isaacson, Mr. Trent Jensen, Ms. Amie Kawashima, Mr. Guy Klein, Dr. Douglas E. Lucas, Dr. Nathan J. Mickelson and Dr. Ryan M. Palmer for performing a series of exceptional dissections of the upper and lower limbs, which they then presentated in the orthopaedic clinical anatomy course at Doctors Hospital as part of their training.

Left to right, Dr. Thomas Bramwell, Dr. Bryan Witt, Dr. Ryan Palmer,
Dr. Nathan Mickelson and Ms. Amie Kawashima pose in the lab

Congratulations to All and
Keep Up the Good Work!

Acknowledgments

AAS wishes to thank the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland for granting us a license to use their exquisite anatomical images acquired from the Visible Human Project. Additionally, we would like to acknowledge all of those individuals who had a hand in creating the Visible Human Male and Visible Human Female data sets. Your efforts have revolutionized the field of medicine and will most certainly continue to do so for many years to come.

We would also like to acknowledge the following individuals who provided radiographic images to AAS so that we could produce the Cross-Sectional Anatomy Tutorial. Without your help, this project would never have gotten off the ground. Many thanks to all of the following:

Joseph F. Cusato & Susan H. Cusato - Research Alloys Co, Inc., Columbus, Ohio
Roger A. Dashner, Ph.D. - Department of Scientific Services, Advanced Anatomical Services, Columbus, Ohio
Philip E. Larkin, R.T.(R)
- Imaging Informatics (PACS), The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
Andrew B. McLoughlin, R.T.(R) - University Hospitals, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

 

 

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