Trudy Van Houten | Profiles RNS

Trudy Van Houten, PhD

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Anatomy & Neurobiology

PhD, University of Pennsylvania
MA, Temple University
BA, Beaver College

Websites

	Harvard Catalyst
	Harvard On-line Course - AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases
	LinkedIn

ORCID : 0000-0003-4001-5867

Dr. Trudy Van Houten is an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and has been affiliated with BUSM for over 20 years. She is also a part-time Lecturer on Radiology for Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Additionally, she is an instructor for Harvard University On-line Learning.

Dr. Van Houten has designed, launched, and directed many clinical and pre-clinical anatomy electives throughout her career, while developing novel anatomical dissection strategies and learning materials based on clinical procedures and surgical approaches. She has worked as both the Director of the Clinical Applications of Anatomy course and as the Co-Director of the Human Body course for Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Van Houten received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania, her MA from Temple University, and BA from Arcadia University. She is a proactive instructor and has received both the Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching and the Irving M London Teaching Award at Harvard Medical School.

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Oaklander AL, Van Houten T, Sabouri AS. Characterization of mononeuropathy of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the calf. Muscle Nerve. 2021 10; 64(4):494-499. PMID: 34197644; PMCID: PMC10066601; DOI: 10.1002/mus.27367;

McDaniel KG, Brown T, Radford CC, McDermott CH, van Houten T, Katz ME, Stearns DA, Hildebrandt S. Anatomy as a Model Environment for Acquiring Professional Competencies in Medicine: Experiences at Harvard Medical School. Anat Sci Educ. 2021 Mar; 14(2):241-251. PMID: 32657538

Dee EC, Alty IG, Agolia JP, Torres-Quinones C, van Houten T, Stearns DA, Lillehei CW, Shamberger RC. A Surgical View of Anatomy: Perspectives from Students and Instructors. Anat Sci Educ. 2021 Jan; 14(1):110-116. PMID: 32515172

Sharma G, Aycart MA, Najjar PA, van Houten T, Smink DS, Askari R, Gates JD. A cadaveric procedural anatomy course enhances operative competence. J Surg Res. 2016 Mar; 201(1):22-8. PMID: 26850180; DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.09.037;

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Bar chart showing 4 publications over 3 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2020