Frederic (Ric) Martini Author Dr. Martini received his Ph.D.
from Cornell University in comparative and functional anatomy for
work on the pathophysiology of stress. In addition to professional
publications that include journal articles and contributed
chapters, technical reports, and magazine articles, he is the lead
author of ten undergraduate texts on anatomy and physiology or
anatomy. Dr. Martini is currently affiliated with the University of
Hawaii at Manoa and has a long-standing bond with the Shoals Marine
Laboratory, a joint venture between Cornell University and the
University of New Hampshire. He has been active in the Human
Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS) for over 24 years and was a
member of the committee that established the course curriculum
guidelines for A&P. He is now a President Emeritus of HAPS
after serving as President-Elect, President, and Past-President
over 2005-2007. Dr. Martini is also a member of the American
Physiological Society, the American Association of Anatomists, the
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, the Australia/New
Zealand Association of Clinical Anatomists, the Hawaii Academy of
Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science,
and the International Society of Vertebrate Morphologists.
Robert B. Tallitsch Author Dr. Tallitsch received his Ph.D.
in physiology with an anatomy minor from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison at the ripe old age of 24. Dr. Tallitsch has been
on the biology faculty at Augustana College (Illinois) since 1975.
His teaching responsibilities include Human Anatomy, Neuroanatomy,
Histology, and Cadaver Dissection. He is also a member of the Asian
Studies faculty at Augustana College, teaching a course in
Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Tallitsch has been designated as
one of the "unofficial teachers of the year" by the graduating
seniors at Augustana 19 out of the last 20 years. Dr. Tallitsch is
a member of the American Association of Anatomists, where he serves
as a Career Development Mentor; the American Association of
Clinical Anatomists; and the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Tallitsch
currently serves as a reviewer for the Problem-Based Learning
Clearinghouse and has served as a visiting faculty member at the
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacology (Beijing,
PRC), the Foreign Languages Faculty at Central China Normal
University (Wuhan, PRC), and in the Biology Department at Central
China Normal University (Wuhan, PRC). Judi L. Nath Author
Dr. Judi Nath is a biology professor and the writer-in-residence at
Lourdes University, where she teaches at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. Primary courses include anatomy, physiology,
pathophysiology, medical terminology, and science writing. She
received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Bowling Green
State University, which included study abroad at the University of
Salzburg in Austria. Her doctoral work focused on autoimmunity, and
she completed her Ph.D. from the University of Toledo. Dr. Nath is
devoted to her students and strives to convey the intricacies of
science in captivating ways that are meaningful, interactive, and
exciting. She has won the Faculty Excellence Award--an accolade
recognizing effective teaching, scholarship, and community
service--multiple times and in 2013 was named as an Ohio Memorable
Educator. She is active in many professional organizations, notably
the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), where she has
served several terms on the board of directors. Dr. Nath is a
coauthor of Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology, Visual Anatomy &
Physiology, Visual Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, and Anatomy
& Physiology (published by Pearson); and she is the sole author of
Using Medical Terminology and Stedman's Medical Terminology
(published by Wolters Kluwer). Her favorite charities are those
that have significantly affected her life, including the local
Humane Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the ALS
Association. In 2015, she and her husband established the Nath
Science Scholarship at Lourdes University to assist students
pursuing science-based careers. When not working, days are filled
with family life, bicycling, and hanging with the dogs. William
C. Ober Art Coordinator and Illustrator Dr. Ober received his
undergraduate degree from Washington and Lee University and his
M.D. from the University of Virginia. He also studied in the
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at Johns Hopkins
University. After graduation, Dr. Ober completed a residency in
Family Practice and later was on the faculty at the University of
Virginia in the Department of Family Medicine and in the Department
of Sports Medicine. He also served as Chief of Medicine of Martha
Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, VA. He is currently a
Visiting Professor of Biology at Washington and Lee University,
where he has taught several courses and led student trips to the
Galápagos Islands. He was on the Core Faculty at Shoals Marine
Laboratory for 24 years, where he taught Biological Illustration
every summer. Dr. Ober has collaborated with Dr. Martini on all of
his textbooks in every edition. Claire E. Ober Illustrator
Claire E. Ober, R.N., B.A., practiced family, pediatric, and
obstetric nursing before turning to medical illustration as a
full-time career. She returned to school at Mary Baldwin College,
where she received her degree with distinction in studio art.
Following a five-year apprenticeship, she has worked as Dr. Ober's
partner at Medical & Scientific Illustration since 1986. She was on
the Core Faculty at Shoals Marine Laboratory and co-taught the
Biological Illustration course with Dr. Ober for 24 years. The
textbooks illustrated by Medical & Scientific Illustration have won
numerous design and illustration awards. Kathleen Welch
Clinical Consultant Dr. Welch received her B.A. from the University
of Wisconsin-Madison and her M.D. from the University of Washington
in Seattle, and did her residency in Family Practice at the
University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Participating in the
Seattle WWAMI rural medical education program, she studied in
Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau, Alaska, with time in Boise,
Idaho, and Anacortes, Washington, as well. For two years, she
served as Director of Maternal and Child Health at the LBJ Tropical
Medical Center in American Samoa and subsequently was a member of
the Department of Family Practice at the Kaiser Permanente Clinic
in Lahaina, Hawaii, and on the staff at Maui Memorial Hospital. She
was in private practice from 1987 until her retirement in 2012. Dr.
Welch is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and a
member of the Hawaii Medical Association, the Maui County Medical
Association, and the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS).
With Dr. Martini, she has coauthored both a textbook on anatomy and
physiology and the A&P Applications Manual. She and Dr. Martini
were married in 1979, and they have one son. Ruth Anne
O'Keefe Clinical Consultant Dr. O'Keefe did her undergraduate
studies at Marquette University, attended graduate school at the
University of Wisconsin, and received her M.D. from George
Washington University. She was the first woman to study orthopedic
surgery at The Ohio State University. She did fellowship training
in trauma surgery at Loma Linda University. She has always been
passionate about global health and has done orthopedic surgery in
high-need areas around the world, taking her own surgical teams to
places such as the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, Burkina
Faso, and New Zealand. She serves on the board of Global Health
Partnerships, a group that partners with a clinic serving 50,000
very poor people in rural Kenya. Dr. O'Keefe has enjoyed teaching
at all levels and at all the universities where she has lived. She
now lives in Albuquerque with her Sweet Ed. She is mother of four,
grandmother of thirteen, and foster grandmother to many.
Ralph T. Hutchings Biomedical Photographer Mr. Hutchings was
associated with The Royal College of Surgeons of England for 20
years. An engineer by training, he has focused for years on
photographing the structure of the human body. The result has been
a series of color atlases, including the Color Atlas of Human
Anatomy, the Color Atlas of Surface Anatomy, and The Human Skeleton
(all published by Mosby-Yearbook Publishing). For his anatomical
portrayal of the human body, the International Photographers
Association chose Mr. Hutchings as the best photographer of humans
in the twentieth century. He lives in North London, where he tries
to balance the demands of his photographic assignments with his
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