In a historic milestone for both Tulane University and the global medical community, Richard Tubbs, professor of neurosurgery and structural and cellular at the Tulane School Medicine, has been selected as the first American editor-in-chief of “Gray’s Anatomy,” which is widely considered the bible of anatomy textbooks.
First published in 1858, the book has served as a foundational reference for generations of medical professionals and remains a gold standard in anatomical knowledge.
Tubbs’ journey into clinical anatomy and neurosurgery was anything but conventional. He did his undergraduate studies in chemistry and biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. It was there, during a night shift working in a lab, that he first heard about a physician assistant program. The opportunity went on to shape the early stages of his career…