Anne Agur (0 Posts)Physician Guest Author
University of Toronto
Dr. Agur has been a teacher and researcher in the Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Faculty
of Medicine University of Toronto, for more than 40 years with a primary research interest in clinically
applied normal vs pathological structure and function of the musculoskeletal system including joints,
musculotendinous architecture, innervation patterns, spasticity, and pain-generating mechanisms. Dr.
Agur has published widely with over 150 peer reviewed publications in basic science, clinical and
education journals. Her areas of teaching expertise include clinical anatomy, histology, embryology, and
neuroscience. Dr. Agur has received numerous teaching and mentorship awards for her role in the
education of Medical, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Communications and
Graduate students, as well as for resident teaching and continuing medical education for specialized
healthcare practitioners. Dr. Agur has authored/edited numerous books, including Grant’s Atlas of
Anatomy (9th-15th ed), Moore’s Essential Clinical Anatomy (1st-7th ed), and Moore’s Clinically Oriented
Anatomy (6th-9th editions), mostly with Drs. Moore and Dalley. Anne has received the Henry Gray
Distinguished Educator Award, the highest education award for human anatomy education in the
anatomical sciences from the American Association of Anatomists (AAA). She is also a Fellow of the
AAA. The American Association of Clinical Anatomists awarded Anne the Honored Membership Award
“For her distinguished career in and dedicated enthusiasm for, clinically applied anatomy; particularly in
recognition of her scholarship, mentoring of research, and education of students around the world.”
The recent article “Language Matters: Reflecting on Bias in an Anatomy Textbook” looks at the premise that “the sanctity of medical ‘truth’ and ‘evidence’ should preclude any bias.” We agree with this sentiment and acknowledge that historically there has been a lack of diversity and sexual equitability in the presentation of anatomy in textbooks and atlases. In this article the textbook referenced by the writer was printed in early 2014. While we acknowledge that there have been deficiencies in our textbooks in the past, a lot of content has been updated in newer editions.
Anne Agur (0 Posts)Physician Guest Author
University of Toronto
Dr. Agur has been a teacher and researcher in the Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Faculty
of Medicine University of Toronto, for more than 40 years with a primary research interest in clinically
applied normal vs pathological structure and function of the musculoskeletal system including joints,
musculotendinous architecture, innervation patterns, spasticity, and pain-generating mechanisms. Dr.
Agur has published widely with over 150 peer reviewed publications in basic science, clinical and
education journals. Her areas of teaching expertise include clinical anatomy, histology, embryology, and
neuroscience. Dr. Agur has received numerous teaching and mentorship awards for her role in the
education of Medical, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Biomedical Communications and
Graduate students, as well as for resident teaching and continuing medical education for specialized
healthcare practitioners. Dr. Agur has authored/edited numerous books, including Grant’s Atlas of
Anatomy (9th-15th ed), Moore’s Essential Clinical Anatomy (1st-7th ed), and Moore’s Clinically Oriented
Anatomy (6th-9th editions), mostly with Drs. Moore and Dalley. Anne has received the Henry Gray
Distinguished Educator Award, the highest education award for human anatomy education in the
anatomical sciences from the American Association of Anatomists (AAA). She is also a Fellow of the
AAA. The American Association of Clinical Anatomists awarded Anne the Honored Membership Award
“For her distinguished career in and dedicated enthusiasm for, clinically applied anatomy; particularly in
recognition of her scholarship, mentoring of research, and education of students around the world.”
