This month, New York University will honor Dr. Podwal with its inaugural Alumni Award for Medicine in the Humanities.
What's next for the dermatologist who prefers painting and watercolors to line drawing?
Dr. Podwal said he is toying with the notion of illustrating the “Hebrew Melodies” poems of Lord Byron, as well as the Book of Ecclesiastes.
Dr. Podwal created “Matzoh Moon” (acrylic, gouache, and colored pencil on paper) in 2004.
Source ©2008 Dr. Mark Podwal, Courtesy Forum Gallery, New York
Irritating a congressman with one of his drawings was a great achievement, Dr. Mark Podwal said.
Source ©2007 Darryl Pitt
Dr. Podwal's “Mediscare” appeared in the New York Times in 1994, but “it's perfect for what Congress is doing to health care reform now,” he said.
Source Courtesy Dr. Mark Podwal