Rate My Professor Ming Zhang

Associate Professor Ming Zhang is affiliated with the Department of Anatomy at the University of Otago, within the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Health Sciences Division. He holds an MB and MMed from Anhui Medical University and a PhD from the University of Otago. His career at the University of Otago includes his current role as Associate Professor, where he contributes to anatomical education and research. Zhang is recognized as a clinical anatomist whose work supports neurosurgical, neuroradiological, and orthopedic applications through detailed anatomical investigations.

Zhang's research specializations include the clinical anatomy of intracranial vascular structures and deep fasciae, vascular anatomy associated with neurosurgical approaches and neuroradiology, and tissue patterning of deep fasciae in the human body. Ongoing projects examine the configuration of deep cervical fasciae and fascial spaces, minimally invasive surgical anatomy of the skull base, and morphological factors contributing to dysphagia. He utilizes sophisticated techniques such as dissection, epoxy sheet plastination, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, whole-mount immunohistochemistry, micro-CT, MRV, and digital subtracted angiography. His publication record features over 100 peer-reviewed articles. Key publications include: Bond, J. D., Xu, Z., & Zhang, M. (2021). Fine configuration of the dural fibrous network and the extradural neural axis compartment in the jugular foramen: An epoxy sheet plastination and confocal microscopy study. Journal of Neurosurgery, 135, 136-146; Xu, Z., Lin, G., Zhang, H., Xu, S., & Zhang, M. (2020). Three-dimensional architecture of the neurovascular and adipose zones of the upper and lower lumbar intervertebral foramina: An epoxy sheet plastination study. Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 32, 722-732; Xu, Z., Tu, L., Zheng, Y., Ma, X., Zhang, H., & Zhang, M. (2019). Fine architecture of the fascial planes around the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve at its pelvic exit: An epoxy sheet plastination and confocal microscopy study. Journal of Neurosurgery, 131, 1860-1868; Xu, T. et al. (2020). Anterior clinoidal meningiomas: Meningeal anatomical considerations and surgical implications. Frontiers in Oncology, 10, 634; Bokey, L. et al. (2020). Trans-anal total mesorectal excision: Reflections on the introduction of a new procedure. Colorectal Disease, 22, 739-744. Additional contributions encompass embalming methods for anatomy teaching and microstructural analyses of hip capsule innervation and carotid sheath anatomy.