Frederic (Ric) H. Martini, Ph.D.
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 10 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.
Edwin F. Bartholomew, M.S.
Author
Edwin F. Bartholomew received his undergraduate degree from Bowling
Green State University in Ohio and his M.S. from the University of
Hawaii. Mr. Bartholomew has taught human anatomy and physiology at
both the secondary and undergraduate levels. In addition, he has
taught a range of other science courses (from botany to zoology) at
Maui Community College (now the University of Hawaii Maui College).
For many years, he taught at historic Lahainaluna High School
(LHS), the oldest high school west of the Rockies, where he
assisted in establishing an LHS Health Occupations Students of
America (HOSA) chapter. He is a coauthor of Fundamentals of Anatomy
& Physiology, Visual Anatomy & Physiology, Essentials of Anatomy &
Physiology, Visual Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology, Structure
and Function of the Human Body, and The Human Body in Health and
Disease (all published by Pearson). Mr. Bartholomew is a member of
the Human Anatomy and Physiology Society (HAPS), the National
Association of Biology Teachers, the National Science Teachers
Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of
Science.
Judi L. Nath, Ph.D.
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 Visual
Anatomy & Physiology, Visual Essentials of Anatomy & Physiology,
Anatomy & Physiology, and Human Anatomy (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, M.D.
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, Virginia.
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 Galapagos 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, R.N.
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 5-year apprenticeship, she has worked as Dr. Ober's
partner in 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.
Christine Boudrie, M.D.
Clinical Contributor
Dr. Boudrie studied at Brown University in Providence, Rhode
Island, for her B.S. in biology, and also obtained her M.D. there.
After graduation she served in the National Health Service Corps, a
program of the U.S. Public Health Service, which sponsored her last
2 years of medical school. She was assigned to provide health
education to the rural communities of southeast Michigan with a
special focus on seniors. She has had the great pleasure of working
with a variety of undergraduate and graduate students in the
Northeast and Midwest, earning teaching excellence awards and a
nomination for Carnegie Foundation's U.S. Professor of the Year in
2014. Currently, she chairs the Department of Biology and Health
Sciences at Lourdes University, a small Franciscan liberal arts
school in northwest Ohio. Dr. B's passion is the vital engagement
of her students in the study of anatomy, physiology, and
pathophysiology. She often brings in references to her love of the
arts, of cooking, and of reading across the disciplines. Her family
fosters stray dogs and cats, and maintains an organic home garden
and orchard in the country.
Ruth Anne O'Keefe, M.D.
Clinical Contributor
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 orthopedics at The Ohio State University
during her residency. She did fellowship training in trauma surgery
at Loma Linda University in California. In addition to her private
orthopedic practice, she has done orthopedic surgery around the
world, taking her own surgical teams to places such as the
Dominican Republic, Honduras, Peru, New Zealand, and Burkina Faso.
She serves on the board of Global Health Partnerships, a group that
partners with a clinic serving 35,000 people in remote Kenya. Dr.
O'Keefe has always enjoyed teaching and now supervises medical
students from the University of New Mexico doing ongoing research
in Kenya. She lives in Albuquerque with her Sweet Ed. She is mother
of four, grandmother of nine, and foster mother to many.
Kevin Petti
Smart Art Video Contributor
Dr. Petti is a professor at San Diego Miramar College, and teaches
courses in human anatomy and physiology, human dissection, and
health education. He is President Emeritus of the Human Anatomy and
Physiology Society (HAPS) and holds a doctorate from the University
of San Diego. As a dual U.S./Italian citizen, he also teaches
courses in Italy that focus on the genesis of anatomy as a science
and its influence on the Renaissance masters, a story unique to the
Italian peninsula. His students range from anatomy professors
pursuing continuing education to undergraduates in study abroad
programs. Dr. Petti is often invited to speak about the connection
between art and anatomy in medieval and Renaissance Italy at
museums, conferences, and universities. The Italian government has
invited him to speak at their Cultural Institutes in Los Angeles
and New York City, and the University of Palermo in Sicily included
him in a seminar series celebrating its 210th anniversary.
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