Medical Visuals
Medical Visuals
The Health Sciences Library’s Medical Visuals department produces award-winning medical and scientific illustrations to enhance visual communication in presentations, journals, articles, books, websites, mobile apps and grant applications. The only team of its kind on Ohio State's campus, our talented illustrators and designers create custom artwork to support your specific goals and needs.
How Can We Help?
Medical Illustration
Medical Visuals is your resource for high-quality, custom medical illustration at a competitive price.
Graphic Design
Medical Visuals' talented designers collaborate with you to create custom pieces that achieve your goals and meet your audience's needs.
Poster Printing Services
Our service-oriented staff can help you prepare a high-quality scientific poster.
Sample Work
Browse a variety of our work supporting journal publications, dissertations, grant applications and patient education handouts.
The Origins of Medical Illustration at Ohio State
In April 1948, Robert M. Zollinger, MD, founded Ohio State’s Department of Medical Illustration as part of the Department of Surgery. He hired Gabriel Evancy, artist and photographer from Milwaukee, to head the department. The Department of Medical Illustration included a service unit and an academic program in medical illustration.
Known by various names and housed in various locations throughout its history, Medical Visuals now resides in the Ohio State Health Sciences Library in Prior Hall. Medical Visuals’ team of illustrators and designers collaborate with clinicians, researchers, staff and faculty to create custom artwork and medical and scientific illustrations for presentations, journals, books, websites and animation.
The academic program was established within the School of Fine and Applies Arts and housed within the University Hospital. William Frederick Shepard (1909 – 1989), a self-taught medical illustrator, established a three-year BFA medical illustration program. Below is a timeline overview of the medical illustration program at Ohio State.
- 1968 – Shepard retired in September and Makes Rl Kreutzfeld was appointed director of the Department of Medical Illustration.
- 1971 – Kreutzfeld moved the program into the School of Allied Medical Professions
- 1982 – Rick Hall became the academic coordinator. During Hall’s tenure, he emphasized the importance of curriculum, including program and course objectives evaluations and exit-level competencies.
- 1984 – Stephen Moon became the academic coordinator of the Medical Illustration Program. Both Hall and Moon were students of Gerald Hodge at The University of Michigan. Hodge studied under medical illustrator Ranice Crosby, a Max Brodel student.
- 1993 – The Ohio State academic program for medical illustration was phased out.
Contact Medical Visuals
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Prior Hall, Suite 410
The Ohio State University
Health Sciences Library
376 W 10th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210