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Dennis DePace

Dennis DePace, PhD

Emeritus Associate Professor


Department: Neurobiology & Anatomy

Education

  • PhD in Anatomy - University of Buffalo (1974)
  • BA in Biology - University of Buffalo (1968)

Dennis DePace, PhD, began his academic career at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital as an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy in 1974. He was first the course director for the Neuroanatomy course at Hahnemann and subsequently became the director of the Gross Anatomy course.

In 1976, Dr. DePace introduced the first course in sectional anatomy in the Delaware Valley in response to the need for clinicians to understand the views of anatomy that were becoming common in the use of the CAT scan in clinical medical practice.

He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards, including a multitude of Golden Apple Awards from medical students, the prestigious Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching, the AHERF Trustees Award for Basic Science Teaching and the Angelo Pinto Award for Basic Science Teaching.

Dr. DePace has continued to introduce innovations into the teaching of anatomy. Currently, he is thread director for Anatomy and Embryology in the Foundations and Frontiers MD program curriculum at Drexel University College of Medicine, as well as course co-director of the Human Structure and Function 2 course. He has developed a series of teaching videos that have been rated highly by the students of the medical school and currently serves on the Anatomy and Embryology Item Writing Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Research

Before becoming a full-time educator, Dr. DePace enjoyed research on the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system.

In the Media

Publications

Dr. DePace has several papers on the innervation of the bone marrow and the possible role of the autonomic nervous system in the control of hematopoetic tissues, and the structure of the blood brain barrier in autonomic ganglia. He is the author of several book chapters and the coauthor of Rypin's Review of Anatomy. Recently, he completed a question database for use with the publication of Gosling's Anatomy.


Contact Information


Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy
2900 W. Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone: 215.991.8475
Fax: 215.843.9082