Kevin Brennan, M.S., C.M.I.
Life Sciences and Pre-Medical Illustration
Associate Professor, Life Sciences and Pre-Medical Illustration Program Chair
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About
Kevin M Brennan is a Certified Medical Illustrator, animator, and educator with over
15 years of visualization experience. While working at Argosy Publishing | Visible
Body he contributed to international award-winning animations, publications, and applications
including the Visible Body Suite of Applications.
After six years of commercial medical visualization, Kevin returned to another one
of his passions, education. Before coming to KCAD, he worked as an Assistant Clinical
Professor in the Biomedical Visualization Program at the University of Illinois at
Chicago, where he taught a variety of classes, focusing on animation and molecular
visualization.
Kevin has participated in projects investigating topics as diverse as digital fossil
reconstruction, motion tracking games for stroke rehabilitation, surgical planning
in Virtual Reality with patient-specific data, and interactive patient education materials.
He has presented workshops and techniques showcases at the Association of Medical
Illustrators’ Conference, is a Co-Editor and Board Member at the Journal of Biocommunication,
and participated in Allan McKay’s year-long Special Effects Technical Director (FX
TD) Mentorship.
Prior to biomedical visualization, Kevin illustrated an invertebrate zoology lab manual,
performed independent research on the effects of radiation on invertebrate cardiac
development, and created an award-winning image of rotifer morphology using scanning
electron microscopy. He continues to create animations for a diverse range of clients
in the pharmaceutical, medical legal, and education spaces.