The Clinical Anatomy of the Vascular System

About

Stephen J. Bordes MD is a Resident Physician in the Department of Surgery at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans Louisiana pursuing a career in cardiothoracic surgery. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Biology from the University of California Berkeley followed by a Doctor of Medicine summa cum laude with distinction in research from St. Georges University. Dr. Bordes completed translational anatomy research fellowships at Seattle Science Foundation Seattle WA and Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans LA. He has published over 50 scientific papers and 16 textbook chapters which are included in Surgical Anatomy of the Lateral Transpsoas Approach to the Lumbar Spine Surgical Anatomy of the Sacral Plexus and its Branches The Chiari Malformations 2nd Ed. The Sutures of the Skull: Anatomy Embryology and Pathology and Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical Plexus and its Branches. Dr. Bordes has reviewed for 6 different scientific journals and serves as an author for StatPearls and USMLE Rx. His scientific interests include cardiovascular anatomy cardiac pathophysiology and thoracic wall mechanics. Joe Iwanaga DDS PhD is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon and clinical anatomist. He is a Professor of Neurosurgery Neurology and Structural and Cellular Biology at Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans Louisiana. He is the author of more than 600 articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Iwanaga is a President of the Clinical Anatomy Research Association in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Iwanaga is current visiting professor at Department of Anatomy Kurume University School of Medicine Fukuoka Japan.  He is a Dental Oral and Maxillofacial Section editor of the journal Clinical Anatomy. He has also edited over 15 books and is author of the 42nd and 43rd editions of Grays Anatomy. Dr. Marios Loukas is Dean of Basic Sciences at St. Georges University Grenada. He has published over 600 papers in peer reviewed journals authored 15 books which include Grays Anatomy Review Grays Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human Body McMinn and Abrahamss Clinical Atlas of Human Anatomy 7th ed. and has authored 14 chapters in various medical and surgical books. He has also served as an editor for 12 journals and reviewer for over 40 journals. His scientific interests include surgical anatomy and technique cardiovascular pathology and medical education. Recently his focus has been directed toward issues of integrated curriculum and faculty development in medical education with an emphasis on simulation and technology and effective teaching and assessment.  R. Shane Tubbs MS PA-C PhD is an anatomist and Professor of Neurosurgery Neurology Surgery and Structural & Cellular Biology at Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans Louisiana USA and Department of Anatomical Sciences at St. Georges University Grenada. He has several honorary professorships and Dr. Tubbs research interests are centered on so-called reverse translational anatomy research where clinical problems are identified and solved with anatomical studies. This investigative paradigm has resulted in over 2000 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Tubbs sits on the editorial boards of over 20 anatomical journals and has reviewed for over 150 scientific journals. He has been a visiting professor to major institutions in the US and worldwide. He has authored over 60 books and over 75 book chapters. His textbooks include The Chiari Malformations editions 1 and 2 The Occult Spinal Dysraphisms Grays Anatomy Review Grays Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human Body editions 1-3 Netters Introduction to Clinical Procedures Anatomy for Plastic Surgery of the Face Head and Neck Nerves and Nerve Injuries volumes I and II Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy editions 5-9 Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Subarachnoid Space volumes 1 and 2 A History of Human Anatomy Imaging Anatomy volumes 1-3 and Bergmans Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. He is the editor-in-chief of the 43rd edition of Grays Anatomy and the journal Clinical Anatomy.