Philip J. Adds

Dr Philip J. Adds, BSc (Hons) MSc PhD FAS FIBMS SFHEA, retired in 2021 as Reader in Anatomical Sciences and Head of Anatomy at St. George's, University of London. He has had over 20 years of experience teaching anatomy to medical and other students of healthcare sciences and has published widely, with over 60 peer-reviewed papers, specialising in musculoskeletal anatomy and the detailed anatomy of the orbit. Before starting his teaching career, he worked for the Tissue Services arm of the National Blood Service, retrieving tissues including bone, skin, and tendons from donors post-mortem. While at Tissue Services, he established the first national Amniotic Membrane Bank for ocular surface reconstruction surgery. He is a Fellow of the Anatomical Society, Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Court of Examiners at the Royal College of Surgeons. Although retired from full-time teaching, he has a continuing interest in anatomy and anatomical education. He is the UK Editor for the journal Clinical Anatomy and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Plastination. His previous books are Adds & Shahsavari: The Musculoskeletal System (London: Informa Healthcare, 2011) and Degueurce: Fragonard Museum: The Ecorchés (New York: Blast Books, 2011) (as translator).