Craig W. Wiesenhutter, M.D., is a Board Certified Internist and Rheumatologist and an Attending Physician at the Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Dr Wiesenhutter's undergraduate degree was obtained at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and he is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. He completed his Internal Medicine training and Chief Medical Residency at the Los Angeles County Medical Center - University of Southern California and his fellowship in Rheumatology at the University of California Los Angeles. He started the Coeur d'Alene Arthritis Clinic in 1983.
Dr. Wiesenhutter has published numerous articles and abstracts in several peer reviewed scientific journals, including Arthritis and Rheumatism and the Journal of Rheumatology. He has participated as a principle investigator in more than 250 clinical trials. His special interest is in computers and computer teaching methods, including the use of multimedia for both live presentations and for content on the internet. He has lectured the U.C.L.A. medical students in Pathophysiology of Disease, utilizing multimedia, for the past 8 years.
“I made my first multimedia presentation as a U.C.L.A. Rheumatology fellow at Rheumatology Grand Rounds in 1981. I carried in my Apple II plus along with two monitors for the show. My main topic was on complement components.
Presentation and animation software was very sparse in those days. To make the images and movement, I had to program in apple basic, and draw using vectors and math formulas. It took me over six months to make a 20 minute talk, and I've been hooked ever since. (I transferred the talk to VHS tape at the time, and I'll post it for kicks when I get the chance).
The images and animations on my site have been created over the past 10-15 years. The vast majority of the material was created by hand, usually in 3dStudio max. One example is the “MHC class I Molecule Ribbon Structure” model, which was drawn free hand by looking at over 10 different images with different perspectives. It took me over three weeks to complete. The molecule is not generated from x-ray crystal data, but I bet it would compare fairly closely side by side. Another one of my favorite models is "The Animal Cell."
This model took well over six weeks to complete. For the non-animator types reading this, all these models can be reused as “actors” in future scripts.
If an image comes from elsewhere (there's a few from Dieppe's textbook), I've tried to point that out. 3dStudio Max is up to Windows version 7 now, but I started with the first DOS program many moons ago.
There’s a lot happening all of sudden. Microsoft has its new Hi Definition Codec , and even my new laptop can run a file at 1920 by 1080 pixel resolution (though not my dual XEON CPU workstations). And just now the 1920 by 1080 monitors are arriving. Sharp has a 45 inch LCD and Samsung will present its 60”, 80”, and 100” plasmas soon. Think of the possibilities! I'll be posting some 720p and 1080i content very soon.
My other favorite software, which was all heavily used in creating this content, is listed below."
Craig Wiesenhutter
Favorite Software:
Music Creation Software: Soundpro Acid Pro V.5
Animation Software: Discreet 3dStudio Max V.7
