Jeffrey H. Day, MA, MD

Assistant Professor

Jeff Day has been on faculty at the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine since 2019. He is interested in educational animation and video production, user-centered information design, and accessibility for users with different learning & interaction needs.

Jeff received a BA in Biology and minor in Studio Art from Case Western Reserve University and an MD from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He earned an MA in Medical and Biological Illustration from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and has experience as a pediatrician, museum educator, and digital media producer before joining the Department.

Education

2015

MA, Medical and Biological Illustration

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

2006

Doctor of Medicine

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

2002

BA Biology

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Post-Graduate Training

2006-2007

Pediatrics Intern Resident

University of Michigan Hospital Systems, Ann Arbor, MI

Work Experience

2020-present

2019-2020

Assistant Professor

Instructor

Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

2015-2019

Digital Media Producer

National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

2008-2013

Science Educator

Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH

Projects

Universal Design for Learning Video

Cell-Surface Antibody Prevents and Reverses Autoimmune Diabetes in Mice

View Project

Nature Genetics Cover

Structures, functions, and adaptations

View Project

Skills & Expertise

Animation

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Script-writing

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Storyboarding

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3D Modeling

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Voice recording and sound design

Accessibility

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Surgical illustration

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Patient education

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Molecular & cellular visualization

Videography

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Style guide development

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Coding

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WordPress

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Microsite development

Journal Publication

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Graphical Abstracts

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Journal covers

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Infographics

Courses

Introduction to Design

Biological Illustration

Design of Instructional Learning Experiences

Interactive Media and Game Development

2D Animation

OR Sketching

Surgical Illustration

Research & Thesis

Professional Actvities

Associations & Organizations

Association of Medical Illustrators

2022 – present Board of Governors
2024 – 2025 Chair of the Board

Vesalius Trust

2019 – 2023, Board Member
2021 – present Vesalian Scholars Liaison
2022 – present Vesalius Trust Student Showcase Coordinator

Publications

Selected Publications

Enache, O.M., Rendo, V., Abdusamad, M. et al. Cas9 activates the p53 pathway and selects for p53-inactivating mutations. Nat Genet 52, 662–668 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-020-0623-4
(Journal cover illustration)
Huang MM, Schwen Z, Biles MJ, Alam R, Gabrielson AT, Patel HD, Day J, Pierorazio P, and Pavlovich C. A Comparative Analysis of Surgical Scar Cosmesis Based on Operative Approach for Radical Prostatectomy. Journal of Endourology. 2020 Jul. DOI:10.1089/end.2020.0649.
Bennett WL, Pitts S, Aboumatar H, Sharma R, Smith BM, Das A, Day J, Holzhauer K, Bass EB. Strategies for Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement. Technical Brief. (Prepared by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2015-00006-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 20-EHC017. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2020.

Book Publications

Day, J. 2008. Don’t Touch That!: The Book of Gross, Poisonous, and Downright Icky Plants and Critters. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press.

Selected Presentations

After Effects: Add Pop to Your Keyframes! Workshop. Association of Medical Illustrators annual meeting, Newton, Massachusetts, July, 2018.
Anatomy of a YouTube Video: What MedlinePlus Learned from its Foray into Online Video. Association of Medical Illustrators annual meeting, Newton, Massachusetts, July, 2018.
The Assassin’s Plot and the Physician’s Garden. U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C., February, 2018.
Poison Plant Tour: Mechanisms of Action. Potomac Unit of the Herb Society of America, Washington, D.C., September, 2017.
Pressing All the Right Buttons in Mobile Health Apps. Association of Medical Illustrators annual meeting, Austin, Texas, July, 2017.
From Comics to Medical Art. Guild of Natural Science Illustrators meeting, Washington, D.C., March, 2017.
Drawing for the Blind: Making Our Work More Accessible for the Disabled. Association of Medical Illustrators annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, July, 2016.
Animating Spinal Cord Damage: Building an Educational Website for Kids. Association of Medical Illustrators annual meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 2015.
Frog in the Back: Illustrating Spinal Cord Damage for Kids. Sixth International Comics and Medicine Conference, Riverside, California, July, 2015.
Don’t Touch That! A Cartoon Guide to Safely Exploring Nature. Fifth International Comics and Medicine Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June, 2014.

Intramural Funding

Principle Investigator, 2020 DELTA Award, Johns Hopkins University
“Broadening the message: Making videos more usable at Johns Hopkins University and beyond.”
Co-investigators: Bonnielin Swenor, Donna Schnupp, Valerie Hartman, Adam Kaplin, Cory Sandone

Recognition

The Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Salon

Award of Excellence in Professional Animation – Didactic & Instructional non-commercial. “Antibiotics vs. Bacteria: Fighting the Resistance”, 2018.
Award of Merit in Professional Animation – Didactic & Instructional non-commercial. “Cholesterol Good and Bad”, 2018.
Member’s Choice Award in New Media. “Gluten and Celiac Disease”, 2016.
Award of Excellence in Professional Animation – Didactic & Instructional non-commercial. “Gluten and Celiac Disease”, 2016.
Award of Merit in Student Animation. “The Frog in Your Back”, 2015.
Award of Excellence in Student Biological Illustration. “Perching Adaptations in Passerines”, 2014.

Vesalius Trust