About RIVER
Our Team
The medical illustration service, RIVER, was formed in 2019. RIVER is led by a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI) and operates within a broader team of multidisciplinary problem-solvers at CHOP that includes engineers in the CHAMP 3D Printing lab and the Human Factors team.
Brittany Bennett, MA, CMI
Senior Medical Illustrator
Ethan Larsen, PhD
Senior Human Factors Engineer
Elizabeth Silvestro, MSE
Engineering Manager &
Team Lead, CHAMP 3D Lab
Sweta Parmar, PhD
Human Factors Engineer II​
Yadel Makete, BS
Program Manager, Clinical Research Core
Hansel J. Otero, MD, FAAP
Vice Chair of Clinical Research for Radiology
Our collaborators
How can illustrations help in a Radiology Department?
Radiology is a distinctly visual field of medicine. Illustrations and other visual media help communicate:
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How imaging machines work (medical physics)
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How to safely use equipment
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Techniques and steps of a procedure
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What the anatomy looks like when it's not visible in the image
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Normal vs abnormal anatomy at different ages
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An experimental set up
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A proposed research plan for a grant application
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Biochemistry and pathophysiology related to radiology
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And more!​​
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