Juan R. García

Juan R.García, MA
Assistant Professor
Anaplastologist
Instructor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine

Depicts intra-ocular lens implant along with a reference to future treatment strategies through genetic techniques.

Artwork created for the cover of The Wilmer Vision fundraising brochure going to a general public audience.

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Master of Arts, MA in Medical and Biological Illustration, 1995.

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA in Graphic Design/Illustration Major, 1991.
Bachelor of Science, Biology Major, Science Minor, 1993
Graduated with Honors - Carl J. Weignhardt, Jr. Award

University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Study Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy, Summer 1989.

Instructor, Medical Illustrator, Anaplastologist/Maxillofacial Prosthetist
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Coordinate illustration requests for The Wilmer Eye Institute. Illustration Art Director for Rob & Smith's Ophthalmic Surgery, published by Chapman & Hall, London. Part of the medical illustration service team working with JHMI physicians and researchers. Head of Maxillofacial Prosthetics Unit, creating rehabilitative custom-designed prosthetic appliances for patients. Instructor in the Graduate program, teaching in the areas of Medical Sculpture, Digital Art, and Ophthalmological Illustration coursework.
(August 1995 - Present)

Freelance Anaplastologist
Create rehabilitative custom-designed prosthetic appliances for patients. Specializing in orbital, nasal, and auricular prostheses.

Medical Illustration Intern
Engineering Animation, Inc. Ames, IA
Team member in the production of interactive animations using a combination of 2D paintings and 3D models. Created animations and illustrations used in The Dynamic Human CD-ROM, published by William C. Brown.
(June - August 1995)

Medical Illustration Intern
East Carolina University Medical School
Center for Health Sciences Communications, Greenville, NC
Development of pen and ink illustrations covering vascular supply of the brain, created for a series of neuroanatomy flashcards published by Williams & Wilkins.
(June - August 1994)

Graphic Designer
AdTech Communications, Miami Lakes, FL
Art Direction, design, and production of trade show displays, advertising print work, and other collateral materials of medical subject-matter. Contracting/art directing of stock photography houses, freelance illustrators and photographers.
(January 1992 - August 1993)

Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), 1993 - Present
American Anaplastology Association (AAA), 1996 - Present
American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), 1991 - 1993