Videos

DATE: June 17, 2026

This is very high up on my list of personal annoyances or pet peeves. It was first brought up to my attention by Aaron Ruhalter, MD in his lectures. I was elated to find an article by Dr John H. Dirckx that took on the topic of the pronunciation of these terms. Dr. Dirckx states that the word should be pronounced with a short "i" as in "dissent"

The words “anatomy” and “dissection” are actually synonymous.

The information presented here is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as replacement for proper medical advice.

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: June 11, 2026

This is the second part for the story of  Andreas Vesalius and the process used to anatomize a criminal in  1543, leading to the oldest anatomical preparation in the world. For references and further reading, click here

he information presented here is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as replacement for proper medical advice.

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: June 09, 2026

Here is the story of how Andreas Vesalius, a famous Renaissance anatomist crossed paths with a bigamist criminal who lost his head in 1543, leading to the oldest anatomical preparation in the world. For references and further reading, click here

he information presented here is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only and should not be considered as replacement for proper medical advice.

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: May 21, 2026

This video complements the first article ever published in our blog "Medical Terminology Daily" The article was written on the medical term 'Bariatric". In this video other medical words that share the same root term are analyzed.. 

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: May 15, 2026

This video complements the "Medical Terminology Daily" blog article on Dr. Sunao Tawara, a Japanese physician, anatomist, and physiologist. Dr. Tawara is the discoverer of the atrioventricular node and the right and left bundle branches which connect the bundle of His and the distal fibers of Purkinje.

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: May 08, 2026

This video complements the "Medical Terminology Daily" blog article on Francesco Todaro, an Italian physician and anatomist with quite an interesting life. Todaro described a small fibrous structure in the right atrium of the heart that has been eponymically attached to his name, the "Tendon of Todaro", one of the boundaries of the triangle of Koch, site for the atrioventricular node.

HOST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: March 11, 2025

This webcast was presented by DEBAKEY CV LIVE  featuring Randall Wolf, MD. In this video Dr. Randall Wolf and Dr. Efrain Miranda present the different options and devices used to manage the left atrial appendage (LAA), as well as their pros and cons. Which devices are part of AFib treatment and which ones are not and only prevent stroke.

HOST:
Randall Wolf, MD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center,

GUEST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School
CEO, Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.

DATE: February 4, 2024

This webcast was presented by DEBAKEY CV LIVE  featuring Randall Wolf, MD. In this video Dr. Randall Wolf and Dr. Efrain Miranda do a dep dive into the clinical anatomy of the Autonomic Nervous System, the Vagus Nerve, the ganglionated plexuses, and their influence in the control of heart rhythm and atrial fibrillation.

HOST:
Randall Wolf, MD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center,

GUEST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School

DATE: July 11, 2023

This webcast was presented by DEBAKEY CV LIVE  featuring Randall Wolf, MD. In this video Dr. Randall Wolf and Dr. Efrain Miranda discussed the underlying anatomy of the intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system and its influence on AFib.

If you want to fast forward, the video starts at 3 minutes 32 seconds.

HOST:
Randall Wolf, MD
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center,

GUEST:
Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
CEO Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School

DATE: May 5, 2020

This webcast was presented by DEBAKEY CV LIVE  featuring Randall Wolf, MD. In this video Dr. Randall Wolf and Dr. Efrain Miranda discuss the anatomical reason for prevention of stroke in AFib and the elimination of the left atrial appendage during AFib surgery or any other concomitant heart surgery.

Host: Randall Wolf, MD, FACS, FACC

Guest: Efrain A. Miranda, PhD
CEO Clinical Anatomy Associates, Inc.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Education
University of Cincinnati Medical School