The Studio at Rhode Island Hospital offers a full range of options for medical and scientific visualization, ranging from line drawings to full-color illustrations of anatomic structures and surgical procedures, from 3-D rendering of cellular processes to animations, from informational pamphlets to graphics for grant proposals - and anything in between.
Our team combines artistic skills with scientific accuracy to ensure that your visuals meet the highest standards. It comprises certified medical and scientific illustrators, led by Emily Slapin, BFA, MFA, CMI - each with different backgrounds and particular interests. The Studio is located in the Department of Radiology at Rhode Island Hospital, which allows the use of archival (and deidentified) cross-sectional scans. It also offers unique access to post-acquisition volume- and surface rendering and manipulation of diagnostic images.
Our Team
BFA (RISD), MFA (NYAA), Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) MA (Johns Hopkins)
Lauren Lake, BFA, MSc
BFA-Industrial Design (RISD),
MSc-Medical Art (UoD)
Raisa Rodriguez, MS
Educational Media Producer
Sheridan Center (Brown)
BS in Industrial Microbiology (U. of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez)
Masters from U. of Illinois (Chicago)
Scott A. Collins
Director, Brown Imaging Core
Director, Digital Imaging Analysis
Department of Radiology
Rhode Island Hospital
Mahesh V. Jayaraman, MD
Chair, Department of Radiology
Brown University Health
Director, Neurovascular Center
Rhode Island Hospital
Francois I. Luks, MD
Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief
Hasbro Children's
Course Director,
PLME0400 (Intro to medical illustration) Brown University
Lynda Andrade, MBA
The Studio Administrative Assistant &Coordinator
Departmentof Radiology
Rhode Island Hospital
Wendy J. Smith
Department of Radiology Administrator and Quality Coordinator
Rhode Island Hospital
Grayson L. Baird, PhD
Senior Research Scientist and Vice-Chair for Research
Department of Radiology
Rhode Island Hospital