Medical Illustration has been a critical component of Neurosurgery for centuries. The use of Medical Illustration
in education and surgical training has been essential to the advancement of neurosurgery,
not only to communicate research findings with other surgeons but also for surgeons
to communicate to patients.
As medical knowledge and surgical innovations continue to improve quality of life,
medical illustrators will continue to play their part behind scenes, documenting and
educating though fascinating imagery.
Neuroscience Division of Biomedical Visualization was created to support the teaching mission of surgeons at the Medical College of
Georgia. Medical illustration has been a fundamental component of our department since
1959 when the department's first Chief, Dr. George C. Smith, hired MCG Medical Illustration
Graduate Frances DeRoller as the first medical illustrator in the Department of Neurosurgery.
Since, some of the most successful medical illustrators in the business have worked
at MCG Neurosurgery.
Shannon Derthick is a professionally trained medical illustrator with undergraduate degrees in Physiology
and Studio Art and a Master of Science in Medical Illustration. She specializes in
anatomical and surgical illustration for a wide range of media and audiences. She
has worked in various academic settings combining the roles of illustrator, photographer,
teacher and designer. Now, she closely collaborates with the top neurosurgeons in Â鶹AV, Georgia. On
a daily bases, she utilizes her expertise in illustration, 3D sculpting, and design
to create the work you see in the department
Illustration Gallery
Please enjoy this small gallery of our work over the years
Please remember that all material on this site is COPYRIGHTED, and use IN ANY FORM
by NON-Â鶹AV entities, without written consent, IS ILLEGAL. (yes, even for your PowerPoint presentations). Â鶹AV is very generous
in giving consent, so please feel free to call and discuss your particular need with
our office.
Through past two decades, the medical illustration team has put together legendary
department newsletters filled with artwork. The work is archived here.
