Rate My Professor Brian Beatty

Brian Beatty is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Biomedical Innovation. He holds additional appointments as Associate Professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Health Professions. Beatty earned a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Kansas, a master’s degree in anatomy from Howard University, and a bachelor’s degree in zoology with a minor in geology from the University of Florida. Since joining NYIT in 2006, he has taught courses on the musculoskeletal and nervous systems and gross anatomy.

Beatty's research specializes in evolutionary biology, paleontology, anatomy, and paleopathology, with emphasis on marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, manatees, and hoofed mammals like camels, deer, and extinct forms. His projects include studies on the evolution of cetacean skulls, intravascular lithotripsy effects on drug-eluting stents, surface metrology of skin, nails, and bone attachments, microCT analysis of atherosclerosis, 3D topography of colon epithelium, dental microwear in diets, and paleontological fieldwork in Jamaica, Baja California, the Pacific Northwest, and Southeastern North America. He is the managing editor of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, maintains the blog The Aquatic Amniote, and holds research associate positions at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Virginia Museum of Natural History, and University of Kansas Natural History Museum. Key recent publications are "Quantitative In Vitro Investigation of Polymer Damage on Drug-Eluting Stents Resulting from Intravascular Lithotripsy" (JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2024), "Osteological correlates of evolutionary transitions in cetacean feeding" (Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023), "New specimens and species of the Oligocene toothed baleen whale Coronodon" (PeerJ, 2023), and "Surface metrology of bone surface attachments of knee ligaments" (The Anatomical Record, 2022). Awards include the NYITCOM SGA 2024 Faculty Mentor Award, NYITCOM Standard of Excellence Award, and Guest Professor at Capital Normal University, Beijing.