Winter Kraemer, MScBMC Class of ‘26, received the 2026 Stephen Gilbert Award for his surgical illustration series “Penile inversion vaginoplasty: clitoroplasty.” Photo courtesy of Winter Kraemer.
Second-year graduate student Winter Kraemer has been named the 2026 recipient of the Professor Stephen Gilbert Award for Artistic Excellence in Biomedical Visualization. The award recognizes artistic excellence in the representation of structure and function at the gross, micro, or molecular level. Winter received the award for his piece Penile inversion vaginoplasty: clitoroplasty.
Winter created this surgical illustration in consultation with reconstructive urologist Dr. Alexandra Millman of Women’s College Hospital in Toronto for the course MSC2001Y Visual representation of medical knowledge taught by Professor Michael Corrin.
Penile inversion vaginoplasty: clitoroplasty is an illustrated series that describes a complex anatomical reconfiguration. The series depicts a clitoroplasty–and clearly communicating these structural changes is a challenge. This piece aligns with Winter's master's research project, which focuses on educational materials for gender-affirming surgery.
Corrin says that Winter's work is exceptional because of the extreme clarity of the narrative describing this complicated structural modification. His design keeps the audience oriented at each phase of the process through skillfully rendered drawings and text that work together seamlessly.
"Winter's beautiful execution of the classic pen-and-ink style is impressive and would have drawn a lot of praise from Steve, the great illustrator and instructor for whom this award is named," says Corrin. "It's professional quality work.”
This is the second award for this piece which was also recognized by the Association of Medical Illustrators with a 2025 Award of Merit.
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Web sites referenced:
Winter Kraemer's portfolio: https://winterkraemer.cargo.site
Stephen Gilbert Award: https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/mscbmc-awards/#steve-gilbert
Alexandra Milman's faculty profile: https://uofturology.ca/directory/faculty/millman-alexandra/
Michael Corrin's faculty profile: https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/#corrin