- Medical and Anatomical Educational Research: Exploration and evaluation of novel approaches for teaching & learning in anatomical sciences to support and augment medical education
- Teaching as lecturer and laboratory instructor in multiple disciplines in anatomical sciences, including Gross Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Embryology to medical students at Sidney Kimmel Medical College
- Serving as Case-Based Learning (CBL) facilitator and Team-Based Learning (TBL) faculty instructor in undergraduate medical education
- Serving as Course Director of Advanced Human Anatomy for the Physician Assistant Program at Jefferson College of Health Professions
- Directing an outreach program “Anatomy Workshop” to the surrounding community, including high school students, to promote interest in medicine and science
Guiyun Zhang, MD, PhD
Professor
Contact Information

1020 Locust Street
Jefferson Alumni Hall, Suite 263G
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Professor
Research & Academic Interests
Education
Medical School
MD, Shanxi Medical University - 1984
Additional Education
MS, Medical Parasitology, Shanxi Medical University - 1987
PhD, Medical Parasitology, Nanjing Medical University - 1996
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 1999-2002
Department of Pathology, Anatomy & Cell Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, 2002-2006
Featured Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Lippincotts Illustrated Q&A Review of Histology
- Medical School Anatomy and Pathology Workshops for High School Students Enhance Learning and Provide Inspiration for Careers in Medicine. Academic Pathology, 2016, 3:1
- Equivalence of students' scores on timed and untimed anatomy practical examinations. Anatomical Sciences Education, 2013, 6:281
- A horseshoe kidney with a unique constellation of renal vasculature-a case report. Int J Anat Var, 2019, 12:2
- Bilateral accessory flexor muscle of the forearm giving rise to a variant head of the first lumbrical. International Journal of Anatomical Variations, 2015, 8: 4
Abstracts & Presentations
- Brown, M.T., Fenderson, B.A., Zhang,G. Gaining Competencies During Early Medical Training: Medical Students As Teaching Assistants In Dissection-Based Anatomy Course. American Association of Anatomists, Experimental Biology, San Diego, April 2-6, 2016. Poster Award finalist.
- Li, WT, He, KD, Fenderson, BA, and Zhang, G. Identification of Learning Resources Used by Students in Human Anatomy Dissection. AOA Research Symposium, Thomas Jefferson University, 2018
- He, K.D., Li, WT., Zhang, G. Medical Students as Teaching Assistants in Dissection Lab: Effectiveness and Improvement. Sigma Xi Student Research Day, Thomas Jefferson University, April 10, 2018
- Zhang, G., Fenderson, B.A., Zuo, X. Self-Directed Learning Modules Enhance Mastery of Diagnostic Imaging in a Dissection-Based Anatomy Course for Physician Assistant Students. American Association of Anatomists, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA, April 21-24, 2018
- Rana T, Laoteppitaks, C, Zhang, G, Troutman, G, Chandra S. An Investigation of Anki Flashcards as a Study Tool among First Year Medical Students Learning Anatomy. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology, 2020.
- Tomatsu, S and Zhang, G. Audio-Visual Mnemonics Facilitate Learning of Anatomy as a Supplemental Tool. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology (Virtual), April 27-30, 2021
- Zhang, G and Tomatsu, S. What is the Best Approach to Learning Anatomy during a Pandemic? Student’s Perspective. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology (Virtual), April 27-30, 2021
- Zhang, G. Q&A: What Exactly do Students Need to Learn Anatomy? Finely Designed Dissection Videos. American Association of Anatomy, Experimental Biology, Philadelphia, PA. April 2-5, 2022
- Forelimb contractures and abnormal tendon collagen fibrillogenesis in fibulin-4 null mice
- Medical School Anatomy and Pathology Workshops for High School Students Enhance Learning and Provide Inspiration for Careers in Medicine
- Lippincotts Illustrated Q&A Review of Histology
- Collagen V localizes to pericellular sites during tendon collagen fibrillogenesis
- Equivalence of students' scores on timed and untimed anatomy practical examinations
Professional Organizations
American Association of Anatomy
Other Expertise
- Served as Course Director of Human Anatomy for Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Jefferson College of Health Professions
- Previous research focused on the mechanisms and regulation of fibrillogenesis of extracellular matrix
- A previously established and recognized parasitologist in China with numerous publications in the field of immuno-molecular parasitology