medical illustration
scientific illustration
About Emma
Born in Taiwan and based in San Francisco, Emma is a medical doctor turned award-winning illustrator. Her passion for bridging people inside and outside of the healthcare system motivates her art. She has experienced medicine's coldness and warmth as both patient and practitioner. Through her art she wants to show a side of healthcare that is whimsical, fun, warm, and healing.
Contact: info@emmacheng.com
Represented internationally by Illozoo and Illustrators.com.
Clients
Editorial & Media: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Fast Company, The Lancet, Harvard Public Health Magazine, Science Magazine, Washington State Medical Association, The Scientist, VinePair, Asian Scientist Magazine, APWOT Magazine
Book & Textbook: DK (Penguin Random House), textbook illustration contributions to Shackelford’s 9e and Comprehensive Guide to Lower Extremity Amputations
Healthcare, Nonprofit & Commercial: Bristol Myers Squibb, Brain Navi, Project FAVA, PharmaEssentia, Center Laboratories, TourBox
Award
2025 3x3 Illustration Annual No 22
2025 Communication Arts Illustration Annual
2024 society of illustrators 67
2023 society of illustrators 66
2023 3x3 Illustration Annual No 20
2023 American Illustration 42
2022 society of illustrators 65
2016 Asia Illustration Collection
2015 Hiii Illustration
Feature
Selected Journal and Textbook Publications
Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract 9th Edition
Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction
Reconstruction for Irreparable Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears
