Lauren Toomer, MFA
Lauren Toomer obtained a Master’s in Fine Arts at Stanford University, where she also completed coursework in anatomy, performing dissections alongside first-year medical students. While still a student herself, she created two art and anatomy based courses, which she has been teaching since 2015.
She holds joint lecturing appointments in the Departments of Art & Art History and Surgery. Toomer is committed to advancing the fields of medical humanities, providing leadership through the Stanford School of Medicine Art Committee.
Also, serving as the Associate Director of Visual Arts for Medical Humanities and Art program (Medicine & the Muse).
She is currently involved in the Portrait Project, a medical study using traditional and AI-generated art to aid in
patient recovery at Stanford Hospital.