Donald Matz, Ph.D. Profile Publications Position(s) Chair and ProfessorAnatomyDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramProfessorMaster of Science in Anatomy Program Office Phone 515-271-1653 Fax 515-271-7142 Email donald.matz@dmu.edu Education Ph.D., anatomy and cell biology, University of North Dakota, 1994 B.S., biomedical sciences, St. Cloud State University, 1987 Certifications Awards and honors2006 – Nominated for the Northrup Educator of the Year Award at the Student Osteopathic Medical Association National Convention 2005-2006 – Mercy College of Health Sciences, Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award 2006 – Des Moines University Summer Professional Medical Institute Service and Support Award Classes of 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 1999, 1998 – Physician Assistant Pre-clinical Faculty Award Classes of 2004, 2002 – Iowa Podiatric Medical Student Association Pre-Clinical Teaching Award Class of 2004 – D.O. Pre-Clinical Teaching Award Publications S Vadivelu, EP Finnerty, K Reed, S Mori, WT Thack and DG Matz, Assymetric Three-Dimensional Morphology of Dentate White Matter Pathways. The FASEB Journal 19(4): A487.4 Canby, CA, DG Matz, and MA Khan, Incidence of a duplicated inferior vena cava. The FASEB Journal 19(4): A198.6 Khan, MA, DG Matz, and C Canby, Dorsalis pedis artery: variations in branching patterns. The FASEB Journal 19(4): A198.5