Artwork of Surgeons in the Operating Room 

Dr Joe Wilder as a surgeon and artist bridges the world between science and art in his paintings. Wilder’s images of the world of surgery are unique as he captures the realistic world of surgery today. His long experience in the operating room brings a new dimension to medical art.”

I have tried in my surgical paintings to portray the surgeon dedicated, caring, hard working individual I have observed by the thousands in my thirty-five year career as a Chief and Professor of surgery. Still, my surgeon series is but an extension of the joys I have experienced ‘as a surgeon’. “  Joe Wilder M.D.

Dr. Joe Wilder was Chief of Surgery at New York\’s Hospital for Joint Diseases and a Professor of Surgery at Mt. Sinai Medical School. Joe Wilder was featured in a PBS documentary “Ageless Heroes” he was one of ten chosen as ageless heroes selected for their great achievement.