Medical illustration · Joshua Klein, MSMI
Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.
A small selection of anatomical and surgical illustrations — drawn from dissection, imaging, the operating microscope and a ceaseless interest in studying life.
Neurosurgery
Select work created for the Neurosurgical Atlas. Neurosurgery is the branch of medicine I have dedicated my focus to — building a legacy of work, with the intention that each piece stands on its own merits and improves upon the last.
Supraorbital approach: incision and craniotomy
Neurosurgery · digital
Transorbital approach
Neurosurgery · digital
Endonasal approach to the petrous apex
Skull base surgery · digital
Retrosigmoid exposure: inner ear, nerves, tumour
Neuro-otology · digital
Dural layers of the pituitary fossa
Neuroanatomy · digital
Other fields of medicine
Work provided across other specialties. I look forward to opportunities in other fields of medicine as they arise — chances to be challenged by novel methods of presentation, and to learn new techniques.
Skull
Osteology · carbon dust
Heart
Cardiology · digital
Cardiothoracic anatomy
Cardiothoracic surgery · digital
Lumbar disc herniation
Orthopaedics · digital
Cadaveric kidneys
Renal anatomy · carbon dust
Glaucoma
Ophthalmology · editorial
Alveolar type II cell
Pulmonary · still from animation
About Medbilden
Medbilden endeavors to illustrate the beauty of medical science by collaborating with the best in medicine.
It is obsessed with transforming the complexity of the human body into educational and impactful imagery. Its goal is to push the limits of the art of medical illustration and never settle for work that doesn't inspire.
About the artist
Joshua Klein, MSMI gained his Master of Science in Medical Illustration from Augusta University and Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Toledo.
He is the Director of Illustration at the Neurosurgical Atlas and has dedicated his life to learning the nuances of neuroanatomy and surgery, in order to create illustrations that will stand the test of time in the Neurosurgical Atlas.
He has worked as an illustrator, 3D animator, as well as a department manager in medical animation in the fields of medical education, personal injury law, and pharmaceutical industry.
Behind the name
Medbilden is a portmanteau of 'medical' and 'bilden'. Bilden is a word of germanic etymology that has multiple meanings relating to imagining in one's mind, or to picture, and also educate. This name encapsulates the art of medical illustration. The knowledge from study is applied to the practice of the artist and is employed to formulate imagery that goes beyond the surface. Telling a visual story strategically to make a bigger impact on education.
Photography
Formasura
My passion for finding beauty, through the lens. Follow along for explorations and writings from around the world — available for prints and commission.
Correspondence