Lisa Clark is a professional member of the Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI). In over 10 years of experience she has won many awards and honors, including a Vesalius Trust Research Grant in 1996. She received an Award of Excellence in Advertising from the AMI annual salon in 2002.

She attended the undergraduate program at Otis Parsons Art Institute in Los Angeles, California before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. Lisa received a Master of Arts degree in Medical Illustration from University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, where she also worked as an illustrator for the Department of Medical Illustration Services. Lisa worked as a medical illustrator and digital strategies project manager for the American Heart Association. She founded Clark Medical Illustration in 1997.

Lisa's background includes experience in medical and scientific illustration for patient and professional education, advertising, web and interactive media design.

Lisa is a Certified Medical Illustrator (CMI). Certified Medical Illustrators have passed examinations regarding business practices, ethics, biomedical science, drawing skills, and have undergone a rigorous portfolio review. CMI credentials are maintained through continuing education requirements.