Joy Reidenberg

Joy Reidenberg
EducationCornell University (BA)

Mount Sinai (MPhil)

Mount Sinai (PhD)
Alma materCornell (BA)

Mount Sinai (M Phil)

Mount Sinai (PhD)
Occupation
  • Comparative Anatomist
Employer(s)Full Professor, Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology, and Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Known for
Websitehttp://www.mssm.edu/profiles/joy-s-reidenberg

Joy S. Gaylinn Reidenberg is an American comparative anatomist specializing in the vocal and breathing apparatus of mammals, particularly cetaceans (whales, including dolphins and porpoises).[1] She is best known as the Comparative Anatomist in the TV science documentary series Inside Nature's Giants where she has dissected a number of animals varying in species.[2]

Education

Reidenberg became interested in animal science and art as a high school student. She earned a bachelor's degree (B.A.) from Cornell University in 1983, a master's (M.Phil.) from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Graduate Program in Biological Sciences in 1985, and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Biomedical Sciences: Anatomy in 1988. There, she worked with anthropologist Jeffrey Laitman.

Career

Media

In 2009, a British production company now known as Windfall Films approached her about coming to Ireland on short notice to help dissect a 19.8 m (65 ft) fin whale that had washed up on the south coast. She conducted the dissection, and the company was so happy with her performance that they asked her to become a regular contributor to Inside Nature's Giants, dissecting a variety of animals (18 episodes in total), and explaining their anatomy..[3] Reidenberg has also starred in the 4-episode series "Sex in the Wild" on PBS (known as "Born in the Wild" on Channel 4 in the UK).[4] She was also featured in a 3-day live series called "Big Blue Live" on PBS about marine life in Monterey Bay, California.[5]

Academic

Reidenberg is a professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Center for Anatomy and Functional Morphology,[6] where she teaches Human Anatomy (including gross anatomy, histology, embryology, and imaging). She was also the Course Director for General Anatomy at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine.[7] from 2014 to 2020.

Spade-toothed whale dissection

On December 2, 2024, Joy Reidenberg participated in a week-long dissection of a 5-meter (16.4 ft) male spade-toothed whale in New Zealand. She was one of three US anatomists to join the dissection which was the first of its kind, as only 6 specimens of the species have been recorded as of 2024.[8]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Joy S Reidenberg | Mount Sinai - New York". Mount Sinai Health System. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  2. ↑ Patalay, Ajesh. "Inside Nature's Giants: A gory attempt to disprove 'intelligent design' theories". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  3. ↑ From Inside Lions and Leviathans, Anatomist Builds a Following. New York Times, 6 February 2012
  4. ↑ "'Big Blue Live' makes its US debut". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  5. ↑ "'Big Blue Live' on PBS explores great whale migration". Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  6. ↑ "NYCEP: Joy Reidenberg".
  7. ↑ "New York College of Podiatric Medicine". www.nycpm.edu. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  8. ↑ Hutchins, Rob (2024-12-17). "Rare spade-toothed whale has nine stomachs and 'wisdom' teeth". Oceanographic. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Specialist Factual". Bafta. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
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