College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Tattoos in Medicine: Transformative Acts of Art, Agency, and Healing
Section Event
Tattooing has gone mainstream
It is used in medicine to restore appearance after disfiguring injuries or surgeries, to transform skin lesions and scars into works of art, and to repurpose & reclaim one's body as a space for powerful self-expression.
Join the Section on Medicine and the Arts for a panel discussion with physicians, an art historian, and a tattoo artist on the varied and evolving uses of tattooing.
Speakers:
Siobhan Conaty, PhD, Associate Professor of Art History & Health Humanities, La Salle University
Rosalind Kaplan, MD, FACP, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Adjunct, Sidney Kimmel School of Medicine
Alexis Kovacs, Tattoo Artist, Medical Tattooing, Owner & Operator of Electric Cheetah Tattoos and Permanent Cosmetics, LLC, Bethlehem, PA
Kelley White, MD, Poet in Residence, Drexel University College of Medicine
This event is open to the public to attend and all are invited!
**Medical students and students in the health professions, please select the College Student ticket.
Please note:
- The Mütter Museum will not be open during this event.