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.
Within the Association of Medical Illustrators, he served as Chair of the Board from 2024 to 2025. He also the recipient of many AMI salon awards for his animation work. In 2020, he served as Principle Investigator and received a Johns Hopkins University DELTA Award, for his work
“Broadening the message: Making videos more usable at Johns Hopkins University and beyond.”
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
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
Nature Genetics Cover
Structures, functions, and adaptations
Skills & Expertise
Animation
Script-writing
Storyboarding
3D Modeling
Voice recording and sound design
Accessibility
Surgical illustration
Patient education
Molecular & cellular visualization
Videography
Style guide development
Coding
WordPress
Microsite development
Journal Publication
Graphical Abstracts
Journal covers
Infographics
Courses
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
- Alan Cole Scholarship, 2015
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- The Frank H. Netter Memorial Scholarship in Medical Art, 2014-2015
- William P. Didusch Scholarship, 2013-2015
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Primary Care Prize, 2006
Case Western Reserve University
- Ralph A. Spengler Jr. Award for Excellence in Plant Science, 2002
- Trustees Scholarship, 1998-2002
Science Olympiad
- 1st Place National Tournament team, Solon High School, 1998
News
Jeff Day, MD, MA Joins Faculty
Jeffrey H. Day, MD, MA, will join the fulltime faculty of the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine on August, 21, 2019. Jeff has accepted an appointment as an Instructor and will apply his expertise in communicating scientific information in an accessible...
Jeff Day Named 2015 Alan Cole Scholar; Class of 2015 Receives Vesalius Trust Awards
Congratulations to all members of the Class of May, 2015 on being awarded VT Scholarships! Thesis Presentations will be held May 1, 2015 Save the Date! Friday, May 1, 2015 at 2:30pm for our Class of 2015 Thesis Presentations. Join us for presentations by the...
Jeff Day Awarded the 2014-2015 Netter Scholarship
This award, given by the family and friends of Dr. Netter, provides financial aid to students in the graduate program of medical and biological illustration. The 2015 winner of the Frank Netter Scholarship is Jeff Day. Congratulations, Jeff! The Scholarship Fund...