Michael Leonard

Michael Leonard

Instructor
Stockton
Office
Room 105
Art Building 1
Email Address
mleonard@pacific.edu
Phone Number
209.946.2243

I am a medical and scientific visual storyteller creating educational experiences for many people, from patients and laypersons to nurses, general practitioners, researchers, scientists and surgeons. My work is a form of visual communication creatively combining both sight and insight, drawing from our visual legacy, knowledge of anatomic and physiologic content and the needs of the intended audience to create images that instruct, inform, influence and enlighten. The work is often created in collaboration with surgeons to accurately illustrate the anatomy and specific procedures.

Teaching Interests

Teaching Philosophy:

My teaching approach has evolved over the years to best meet the needs of today’s students. Whether teaching traditional or digital media, I meet students where they are. My goal is to move the student from that beginning place to a higher level of artistic and design aesthetic as well as proficiency in media.

Courses: 

  • Digital Drawing
  • Illustration
  • Concept Design
  • Graphic Design III
  • Principles of 2D Design and Color
  • 3D Design
  • Sequential Art and Comics
  • Beginning Drawing
  • Life Drawing I & II
  • Painting I & II
  • Art History – World Art Prehistoric - 1400
  • Art History – World Art 1400 – Post-Modern
  • History of Graphic Design

 


 

Research Focus

Research interests:

I am drawn to the artistic creations of those who delve deeply into that which lies beneath. To these artists, the structure and function of the subject becomes essential for the representation of forms visible with the eyes. Notable artists in history excelling at this approach are Polykleitus, Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer and Max Brödel. As one who visualizes medical and scientific subjects, I feel a connection with these artistic pioneers. My work pays homage to their artistic achievements and the traditional methods and materials they used, while also embracing new and emerging technologies.

Select Illustrated Publications:

O’Donnell, Alan P., Lehenbauer, David G., “The James S. Tweddell Approach to Single Ventricle Palliation in Patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome” Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Volume 29, Issue 1, P71-115, Spring 2024 https://www.optechtcs.com/article/S1522-2942(23)00101-0/fulltext

Simulation-Based Design of Bicuspidization of the Aortic Valve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Kaiser, A. D., Haidar, M. A., Choi, P. S., Sharir, A., Marsden, A. L., Ma, M. R. 2024

Williams Syndrome: Supravalvar Aortic, Aortic Arch, Coronary and Pulmonary Arteries: Is Comprehensive Repair Advisable and Achievable? Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual Ma, M., Martin, E., Algaze, C., Collins, R. T., McElhinney, D., Mainwaring, R., Hanley, F. 2023; 26: 2-8

Heart-Lung Transplantation. Operative Techniques in Cardiovascular Surgery Nasirov, T., Shudo, Y., MacArther, JW, Elde, S., Woo, Y., Ma, M. 2022; 27 (4): 392-404 https://www.optechtcs.com/article/S1522-2942(22)00058-7/abstract 

En Bloc Combined Heart and Liver Transplantation for End-Stage Heart Failure. Operative Techniques in Cardiovascular Surgery Nasirov, T., Shudo, Y., Concepcion, W., Maeda, K. 2021; 26 (1): 112-117 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1522294220300453

Neonatal Right Mini Thoracotomy for Repair of Critical Pulmonary Stenosis. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals Watanabe, N., Kovalenko, O., Hapak, A., Nasirov, T. 2021: 2184923211029391

Combined Pediatric Heart Transplant and Nuss Procedure in a Patient with Marfan Syndrome JTCVS TECHNIQUES Nasirov, T., Dykes, J. C., Bruzoni, M., Maeda, K. 2020; 1: 97-99

Martin, John H. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas. 5th ed. Stamford: McGraw-Hill, 2020. Print.

Aortic or Pulmonary Valved Homograft Right Ventricle to Pulmonary Artery Conduit in the Norwood Procedure. World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery Nasirov, T., Maeda, K., Reinhartz, O. 2019; 10 (4): 499–501

Corrected Transposition: Anatomic Repair Using the Hemi-Mustard Atrial Baffle and Bidirectional Superior Cavopulmonary Connection. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual Ma, M. N., Mainwaring, R. D., Hanley, F. L. 2019; 22: 51–56

Comprehensive Management of Major Aortopulmonary Collaterals in the Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot. Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual Ma, M., Mainwaring, R. D., Hanley, F. L. 2018; 21: 75–82

Myers, Jeffrey N, Ehab Y Hanna and Eugene N Myers, eds. Cancer of the Head and Neck. 5th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016. Print.

Lee Swanstrom, and Soper, eds. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery. 4th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2014. Print.

Martin, John H. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas. 4th ed. Stamford: Appleton & Lange, 2012. Print.

Eubanks, Steve, Lee Swanstrom, and Soper, eds. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Print.

Gaudet, Tracy. Body, Soul, and Baby. New York: Bantam Books, 2007. Print.

Eubanks, Steve, Lee Swanstrom, and Soper, eds. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. Print.

Rhema, Dan. Bluegrass Breeze. Louisville: Mesquite Tree Press, 2004. Print.

Martin, John H. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas. 3rd ed. Stamford: McGraw-Hill, 2003. Print.

Rhema, Dan. One Tiny Twig. Louisville: Mesquite Tree Press, 2003. Print.

Ross, Michael, Gordon Kaye, and Wojciech Pawlina. Histology: A Text and Atlas. 4th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002. Print.

Eubanks, Steve, Lee Swanstrom, and Soper, eds. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. Print.

Myerson, Mark. Foot and Ankle Disorders, vol. I and II. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2000. Print.

Whitehead, Douglas, ed. Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Urology. Lippincott-Raven, 1998. Print.

Lalwani, Anil and Kenneth Grundfast. Pediatric Otology and Neurotology. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1998. Print.

Martin, John H. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas. 2nd ed. Stamford: Appleton & Lange, 1996. Print.

Kanter, William and Francis Wolfort. Aesthetic Blepharoplasty. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995. Print.

Myerson, Mark. Current Therapy in Foot and Ankle Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby, 1993. Print.

Gadacz, Thomas R. and Mark A. Talamini. “Technique for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.” Laparoscopic Surgery. Inaugural Issue 1.1 (1992): 1-68. Print.

Smeltzer, Suzanne C. and Brenda G. Bare. Medical Surgical Nursing, 7th ed. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1992

Krackow, Kenneth A. The Technique of Total Knee Arthroplasty. St. Louis: Mosby, 1990. Print.

Martin, John H. Neuroanatomy: Text and Atlas. New York: Elsevier, 1989. Print.

Mackinnon, Susanne and A. Lee Dellon. Surgery of the Peripheral Nerve. New York: Thieme, 1988. Print.

Sabiston Jr., David C., ed. Davis-Christopher Textbook of Surgery. 13th ed. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 1986. Print.

James E. Lowe, David C. Sabiston, Jr. “The Surgical Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias.” Journal of Applied Cardiology. Inaugural Issue 1.1 (1986): 1-38. Print.

Postlethwait, Raymond W. Surgery of the Esophagus. E. Norwalk: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1986. Print.

Carson, Culley and Reed N. Dunnick, eds. Endourology. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1985. Print.

Serafin, Donald and Nicholas G. Georgiade, eds. Pediatric Plastic Surgery. St. Louis: Mosby, 1984. Print.

Serafin, Donald and Nicholas G. Georgiade. A Laboratory Manual of Microsurgery. Durham: Duke University, 1983. Print.

Leonard, Michael E. “Role of the Vagus Nerve and Its Recurrent Laryngeal Branch in the Development of the Human Ductus Arteriosus.” The American Journal of Anatomy. 167 (1983): 313- 327. Print.

Leonard, Michael E. “Medical Illustration from the Fourteenth Century to the Present.” Towson State University Honors Theses 1978 - 1980. (1980): 38-41. Print.

Awards

Medical Book Award of Excellence, Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI); Principles of Deformity Correction

Medical Book Award of Excellence, Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI); Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery

Medical Book Award of Excellence, Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI); Technique of Total Knee Arthroplasty

Medical Book Award of Excellence, Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI); A Laboratory Manual of Microsurgery

National Best of Show, Society for Technical Communication; Neuroanatomy Text & Atlas

International Award of Merit, Society for Technical Communication, Milan, Italy; Neuroanatomy Text & Atlas

Max Brödel Award (highest award) in Medical Tone (AMI); Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Will Shepard Award (highest award) in Medical Color (AMI); Priapism Correction

Medical Tone Award (AMI); Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Medical Tone Award (AMI); Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) Surgery

Medical Tone Award (AMI); Surgical Correction for Transposed Great Arteries

Medical Illustration Award (AMI); Bidirectional Glenn

Medical Cartooning Award (AMI); Crossover Toe Syndrome

Teaching Award; San Joaquin Delta College

Faculty Appreciation Awards; San Joaquin Delta College