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Black and white illustration showing the face of a young female child with bangs and short hair, looking to the left. Her inflamed pharyngeal and palatine tonsils are depicted in color along with relevant anatomy including tongue, larynx, pharynx, and soft palate etc.

Inflamed Tonsils in Pediatric Patient

Illustration showing house with a tree out front and to the side, providing shade. A small child runs towards an adult figure who is gardening. A bird and butterfly are shown in bottom right. Temperature gauge over house shows that shade helps to lower temperatures in home.

The Benefits of Shade Trees

Color illustration showing the dual venous supply of the liver from the hepatic portal vein and the inferior vena cave. Venous branches and lobes of liver are labeled.

Venous Supply of the Liver

Digital illustration showing two figures, front male figure is coughing into his elbow. His lungs are infected with Covid-19. Figure in back in a healthy female.

Covid-19

Illustration showing crying little boy, upset about potty training.

Potty Training Woes

Colored illustration showing the back of a female pediatric patient. The spine and hip bones are ghosted in. The spine shows scoliosis and several vertebral fusions and the hips are tilted at a severe angle.

Congenital Malformations of Spine in Pediatric Patient

Color illustration of 3 blocks of skin showing the epidermal, dermal, and sub-dermal layers. One block shows cellulitis with red infection going from epidermal to fat layer. Second block shows erysipelas with red infection isolated in epidermal and dermal layers. The last block shows a yellow abscess causing a bump on epidermal layer and continuing down into the dermal layer.

Infections of the Skin

Multiple colorful digital illustrations depicting various scenarios and themes from the healthcare world.

Editorial Illustrations for Doximity

Hydrocephalus

Illustration of a penguin, mosquito, cassowary and a gloriosa beetle arranged in a circle. The background is pastel rainbow colored with splatters. White text on right side reads "Extreme Wings"

Extreme Wings!

Illustration showing the effects of shear stress on the endothelial cells of blood vessels causing vasodilation.

Sheer Stress

Illustration of patient's abdomen with physicians hands palpating the inferior edge of the liver upon inspiration

Liver Palpation Techniques

Illustrated scene of multiple immune cells interacting against a light pink background. An antigen presenting cell in the upper left corner interacts with and activates a Th2 cell, colored blue. An insert on the bottom left shows the molecules involved in this interaction. The Th2 cell goes on to activate other Th2 cells, eosinophils and b-cells.

Th2 Cell Activation

Illustration of a yellow and pink rosy maple moth, with a red maple leaf and seed in top right corner

Rosy Maple Moth

Illustration showing medial view of the brain and related anatomy showing a stenosed cerebral aqueduct. A Fogarty balloon is shown being passed through the Foramen of Monro down through the floor of the 3rd ventricle. Balloon is inflated to create a hole to allow for better CSF flow.

Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy

Illustrations of the aorta showing different styles of grafts. Image on left shows the entire aorta from arch to split at the common illiac arteries, including the kidneys. Image in middle shows the aortic arch with a graft labeled, "Periscope sandwich technique." Image on far right shows the descending aorta and the renal arteries branches, labeled, "Parallel snorkel technique."

Aortic Aneurysms

Top image shows painted plaster cast of an Atlantic gray whale mandible fragment, showing medial and lateral views. Bottom image shows painted cast on display in a glass case surrounded by illustrations and information about the bone and the Atlantic Gray Whale.

Painted Plaster Cast of Gray Whale Bone Fragment

Digital illustration showing the clinical syndromes seen in non-typhoidal salmonella. On the left side, we see a patient with ghosted in brain, hip joint, femur and lower leg vein. On the right are circles containing an illustration of the heart showing endocarditis and large vessel aneurysm. A blue vein with a blockage, septic thromboembolism and bacteremia, bacteria in the bloodstream.

Clinical Syndromes in Non-typhoidal Salmonella

Black and white illustration showing the liver, bile duct, hepatic portal vein and branches behind the stomach. A gloved hand holds the hepatic portal vein below the right and left gastric branches. The vein and bile duct are in color. The bile duct has been opened and a fistula can be seen between the bile duct and vein.

Portobiliary Fistula

Digital illustration of a female yosemite toad with textured and bumpy skin. Behind the toad is an illustration of the state of CA showing the area of the toads habitat overlapping with Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Toad

Illustration showing swimming blue-cheeked butterflyfish. Map of the red sea and gulf of Aden and surrounding countries sits in bottom left

Blue-cheeked Butterflyfish

Two digital illustrations of the heart in blue, with the aorta in red. The first heart shows aortic aneurysm and infected stent. The second illustration shows the procedure to replace the stent and remove the diseased aorta.

Technique for Reconstruction the Aortic Arch and Descending Thoracic Aorta

Digital illustration showing two chimpanzees participating in classic social grooming behavior. The chimp on the right is plucking bugs from the head of the chimp on the left.

Chimpanzee Grooming Behavior

Illustration of male figure reclining with right arm raised over head. Liver can be seen ghosted in on figure and is being biopsied with large needle. A cross section view of the layers of the body and liver are shown on right side of page being biopsied with needle.

Liver Biopsy

Illustration showing jogging male human on left side of page and a gorilla and chimpanzee on right side of page. The "Little Foot" skeleton is positioned in the middle of the page. The human and ape figures have 3d modeled bones overlayed over the figures.

Evolution of the Shoulder Girdle

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Frataccia Studios LLC is a board certified medical illustration studio located in Los Angeles, California. Under the creative direction of Amanda Frataccia, the studio deeply believes that clear, compelling, and inclusive visuals can facilitate a positive relationship between science and society.

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