Gary G. Wind, MD, FACS

Surgeon • Anatomist • Medical Illustrator • Sculptor

Gary G. Wind, MD, FACS, has spent his career at an unusual intersection of surgery, anatomy and visual art. A general surgeon and anatomist, he is also a medical illustrator and figurative sculptor whose work reflects a lifelong interest in understanding—and representing—the three-dimensional structure of living forms.

Dr. Wind received his undergraduate education at Rutgers University, earned his medical degree at Temple University, and completed his general surgery residency at Mount Sinai in New York. He went on to a distinguished academic and military medical career and has served as Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and as a staff surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

A self-taught artist, sculptor and medical illustrator, Dr. Wind has integrated visual communication directly into his work as a surgeon and educator. He has written and illustrated five medical texts and created extensive surgical and anatomical educational material, including the award-winning Vesalius surgical education project. His illustrations, animations and three-dimensional representations have helped generations of learners visualize anatomy and surgical approaches.

Beyond medical illustration, Dr. Wind creates figurative sculpture, with subjects ranging from the human figure to animals and historical figures.

His work illustrates one of the most direct connections between visual art and surgery. Surgeon, anatomist, illustrator and sculptor all confront a similar challenge: to understand complex structures in three dimensions and then translate that understanding through the trained eye and hand.