Instructor & Certified Medical Illustrator

Lydia Gregg, MA, CMI

Lydia Gregg received her Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2007 after studying biology, scientific illustration and figurative sculpture at the University of Michigan.

As a medical illustrator and animator, Lydia specializes in depicting the neurovascular & spine conditions treated in the division for peer-reviewed journal articles, books, device patents and websites. In addition, she develops patient education material such as brochures, medical comics (graphic medicine) and educational videos. Lydia’s areas of interest include the anatomy and embryology of the blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord, pathology of vascular malformations, and comparative neural and cerebrovascular anatomy.

Lydia has received numerous awards and honors including the Inez Demonet Award, the Frank H. Netter MD Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art, National Health Information awards and multiple salon awards from the Association of Medical Illustrators as well as other organizations. A portfolio of her work for the Division of Interventional Neuroradiology can be viewed here.

Education and Certification

Certified Medical Illustrator, for having met high standards of proficiency in the practice of medical illustration as demonstrated by substantial professional experience and superior examination performance.

Master of Arts in Medical and Biological Illustration, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Concentrations: Scientific Illustration, Figurative Sculpture, Minor in Biology. Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Medical Illustration Internship, Medical College of Ohio, Center for Creative Education

Selected Recent Publications

1.      Pearl MS, Chen JX, Gregg L, San Millan D, Belzberg A, Jallo G, Gailloud P. Angiographic detection and characterization of “cryptic venous anomalies” associated with spinal cord cavernous malformations using flat panel catheter angiotomography (FPCA). Neurosurgery Vol. 70, May 16th 2012

2.     Gregg L, Stories Without Words: Conveying Medicine with Illustration. Journal of Radiology Nursing, Issue: Vol 30, No. 3, Sept. 2011, p. 103

3.     Pearl M, Gomez J, Gregg L, and Gailloud P, Endovascular management of vein of Galen aneurysmal malformations. Influence of the normal venous drainage on the choice of a treatment strategy. Child's Nervous System, Aug. 20, 2010. Vol. 26 (9)

4.     Pearl M, Gregg L, and Gailloud P, Endovascular treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 2010. 21(2): p. 271-80

5.     Gailloud P, Gregg L, and Ruiz DS, Developmental anatomy, angiography, and clinical implications of orbital arterial variations involving the stapedial artery. Neuroimaging Clin N Am, 2009. 19(2): p. 169-79
 

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Selected Honors & Recognition

2013, Silver Medal (2), Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, Sixteenth Juried Exhibition.

2013, Certificate of Excellence (5), Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, Sixteenth Juried Exhibition.

2012, National Health Information Award, Silver, for My Diary for Intra-Arterial Retinoblastoma Treatment, Patient Education Booklet, Silver, The Health Information Resource Center

2012, National Health Information Award, Silver, for Diagnostic Cerebral Angiography, Patient Education Video, The Health Information Resource Center

2012, Citation of Merit, Graphics Media: Medical Illustration, Biocommunications Association Annual Meeting, BioImages Exhibit, Bar Harbor, MA

2012, National Arts Program Award, Professional Art, Third Place, National Arts Program Exhibition, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2011, Award of Merit, Children’s Medical Book, for My Diary for Intra-Arterial Retinoblastoma Treatment, Association of Medical Illustrators, Annual Salon, Baltimore, MD

2011, National Arts Program Award, Professional Art Award, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine National Arts Program Exhibition

2011, Summa cum laude, Scientific exhibit. American Society of Neuroradiology, Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA

2010, Award of Excellence, Professional Editorial, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Portland, OR

2010, Silver Medal, Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, Fifteenth Juried Exhibition.

2010, Certificate of Excellence, Illustrators Club of Washington DC, Maryland, Fifteenth Juried Exhibition.

2010, Outstanding Exhibit Award for best exhibit, American Society of Spine Radiology (ASSR) 2010 Annual Symposium, February 18-21, Las Vegas, Nevada

2009, Award of Merit, Professional Color, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Richmond, VA

2008, Award of Merit, Professional Editorial, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN

2007, Inez Demonet Scholarship, The Vesalius Trust awards this scholarship to the best overall graduating student of medical illustration

2007, Presentation Award, 6th Asian Oceanian Congress of Neuroradiology and Head & Neck Radiology

2007, Certificate of Merit, Student Projection Media, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Bozeman, Montana

2007, Certificate of Merit, Student Animation, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Bozeman, Montana

2007, Vesalius Scholar Award, Research grant for outstanding graduate thesis project

2006, Frank H. Netter MD Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

2005-2006, William P. Didusch Scholarship, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

2005, Emil Weddige Scholarship, University of Michigan School of Art and Design

2002, Arthur C. Tagge Award, University of Michigan School of Art and Design