Medical Illustration

Studio Portfolio + Capabilities + News

Medical Illustrator Services Serving the Philadelphia Area

Since 1993, the studio has provided illustrations for textbooks, medical journals, multimedia projects, and advertising campaigns. What you can expect as a client is a completely professional experience with individualized attention and a dedication to providing the highest quality work possible. In fifteen years, not one single deadline has ever been missed and no budget was ever exceeded. Whether you are a publisher requiring 1000 figures or a doctor needing a figure or two—your project will be in good hands. Momentum 18 welcomes those of you in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and surrounding areas who may be learning about our services for the first time. The portfolio above offers examples of different styles, levels of complexity, and genres of medical illustration: textbooks, medical journals, pharma advertising, surgical, and stock.

Recent News Highlights

06.01.09 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Category: Medical Textbook Publishing

Matt begins work on a brand-new addition to the internationally best-selling Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series (LIR).

05.26.09 | USC - University of Southern California

Category: Custom Medical Illustration

The University of Southern California commissions Matt to create a highly detailed color concept illustration depicting new Alzheimer's findings.

05.26.09 | McGraw-Hill Publishing

Category: Medical Textbook Illustration

McGraw-Hill invites Matt to work on a new Histology textbook featuring 350 full color illustrations.

05.04.09 | Duke University Medical Center

Category: Custom Surgical Illustration

Duke University Medical Center Department of Surgery commissioned 5 gastroenterology surgical illustrations for medical journal publication.

04.13.09 | Rosenblum Newfield

Category: Custom Medical Legal Illustration

Matt received a commission for a complex anatomical medical legal illustration.

03.27.09 | University of Pennsylvania Medical Center

Category: Medical Journal

The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Department of Surgery has commissioned 8 complex cardiology diagrams. Look for the illustrations on nature.com sometime in the near future.

02.03.09 | Intercell, USA

Category: Medical Journal

Matt had the pleasure of working with the Chief Scientific Officer at Intercell, creating several immunology illustrations for the American Society for Microbiology.

12.12.08 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Category: Medical Textbook

Matt completes work on the Cell and Molecular Biology textbook with 300 full-color illustrations. A brand-new addition to the internationally best-selling Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series.

12.01.08 | University of North Carolina Medical Center
Category: Surgical Medical Illustration

UNC Medical Center requests three medical illustrations to demonstrate the surgical suture technique for orthopaedic surgery of the rotator cuff.

11.14.08 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Category: Medical Textbook

Author, distinguished professor, and all around great guy Mike Lieberman, works with Matt on Lippincott's Illustrated Q&A Review of Biochemistry. This is a four-color textbook with approximately 150 illustrations. Matt previously worked with Mike on two editions of Basic Medical Biochemistry.

11.09.08 | Duke University
Category: Medical Journal Illustrations

Duke University requests a series of medical illustrations to demonstrate homology principles for a medical journal.

11.01.08 | McGraw-Hill Publishing
Category: Medical Textbook

The Big Picture Medical Physiology textbook with 300 full-color medical illustrations completes production. This user-friendly overview of medical physiology covers general physiology, blood, cardiology, renal and respiratory physiology. It will be available in February, 2009.

09.01.08 | Duke University Medical Center
Category: Medical Exhibit and Presentation

Duke University Medical Center requests two large-scale medical illustrations to demonstrate clinical findings of a gout study. The illustrations were presented at a medical exhibit..

06.01.08 | Elsevier Science
Category: Medical Textbook

Matt begins work on Costanzo Physiology 4th edition textbook. A four-color book with over 350 medical illustrations. The book comprehensively covers concepts in physiology, both at the organ system and cellular levels. Matt began working with Dr. Costanzo way back in 1994 and has updated all of her highly touted BRS Physiology books.

CONTACT

+1 888 720 0180

email: m.chansky@momentum18.com

CAPABILITIES

  • Textbooks for academia
  • Medical journals
  • Healthcare and pharma ad campaigns
  • Medical presentations
  • Medical tradeshows
  • Educational and marketing animations

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Over 8500 medical illustrations
  • More than 40 textbooks
  • Numerous ad campaigns
  • Numerous medical journals

A FEW CLIENTS

  • Duke University
  • Elsevier Sciences
  • Intercell, Inc. USA
  • Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • McGraw-Hill
  • USC - University of Southern California Medical Center
  • University of North Carolina Medical Center
  • Duke University Medical Center
  • University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
  • Rosenblum Newfield
  • Saatchi & Saatchi
Freelance Medical Illustration Clients

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Anatomy
  • Biochemistry
  • Cardiology
  • Cell Biology
  • Histology
  • Histopathology
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Mechanisms of Action
  • Neuroscience
  • Neuroanatomy
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Pathophysiology
  • Physiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Surgical techniques
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About The Illustrator

Marks Basic Medical Biochemistry

Above: Basic Medical Biochemistry

Matt Chansky has created over 8,500 medical illustrations for publication since 1993. His illustrations and animations have appeared in over 40 textbooks, numerous advertising campaigns, medical presentations, exhibits, as well as medical and academic journals. Mr. Chansky began his medical illustration career working for a division of LWW in Pennsylvania and WB Saunders (now Elsevier) in Philadelphia, PA.

Schaechter's Mechanism of Microbial Disease

Above: Mechanisms of Microbial Disease

Projects range from textbooks with a thousand illustrations to single image projects. Matt also works with medical centers across the country.

Philadelphia, PA Resources

Medical Bookstore Emory University
1009 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 955-7922

Albert Einstein Medical Center
5501 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19141

Engineers Bookstore
3734 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 222-6020

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Bookstore
511 Feheley Drive
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(800) 345-6425

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
111 South 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

The University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center
3527 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 648-8915

Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad and Vine
Philadelphia, PA 19102

This list is by no means comprehensive nor does it qualify as an endorsement. If you wish to update, add, or remove a listing please use the contact form.