Bennett Futterman
Title: Associate Professor
Department: Anatomy
Campus: Long Island
Educational Credentials: M.D.
Joined New York Tech: 2003
Bennett Futterman, M.D. was in private practice (orthopedic surgery) from 1984 through 2003. During those years, he was an assistant clinical professor of surgery at NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and served as a clinical and basic science educator for the Peninsula Hospital Orthopedic Residency Consortium. After leaving private practice in 2003, he joined the faculty of NYITCOM, teaching gross anatomy and clinical skills in both the lecture and problem-based learning curricula. He is also a facilitator in the problem-based curriculum. Additionally, Futterman teaches gross anatomy and advanced medicine to New York Tech’s physical therapy students and gross anatomy to occupational therapy students.
Recent Projects/Research
- Ethicon Education Grant for "Introduction to Clinical Medicine – MTCM701", June 2013
- ISRC grant: Co-PI on "Can an alternative passive position of the upper extremity be performed to elicit a similar response of ulnar nerve tension bias when compared to a traditional orthopedic manual therapy maneuver?" July 2013
Publications
- Vascular Histopathological Association with Atherosclerosis, Anatomic Record, 2017
- Analysis of the Papal Benediction Sign, Clinical Anatomy, June 29, 2015
- Posterior subscapular dissection of the brachial plexus: an improved approach to the brachial plexus for human anatomy students. Annals of Anatomy Vol. 196, 2014
- The Role of the Primary Care Physician in the Treatment of Abdominal Pain, Practical Pain Management, Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2014
- Pain Management in Patients after ACL Surgery, Practical Pain Management, Vol 14, Issue 4, 2014
- Impact of shoulder internal rotation on ulnar nerve excursion and strain in embalmed cadavers. A pilot study, Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Online Nov 17, 2014
Honors & Awards
- Faculty of the Year Award, NYITCOM Class of 2012
- Grand Marshall at NYITCOM Hooding Ceremony, 2011
- Outstanding Teacher Award, Osteopathic Orthopedic Residency Program, Peninsula Hospital Consortium, 1995
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- Department of Anatomy, Lecturer and Lab Instructor in Gross Anatomy
- Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Workshops in suturing and knot tying and in sterile technique and operating room etiquette
- Department of Physical Therapy, Lecturer and Lab Instructor in Gross Anatomy
- Department of Physical Therapy, Course Director and Lecturer in Advanced Medicine
- Residents Educational Programming for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cadaver based workshops on Joint Injection.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences NYITCOM DPC small group facilitator
- Department of Biomedical Sciences NYITCOM DPC coordinator and instructor in Year 1 Clinical Skills