ABOUT OUR Graduate Program Full Time Faculty

Mr. Garcia is an Associate Professor in the department, teaching in the areas of Ophthalmological Illustration, Medical Sculpture, and Anaplastology Training. He has established a 1 Year Training Certificate Program in Clinical Anaplastology through the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine for graduates from medical illustration programs as well as qualified students.

Mr. Garcia is responsible for managing the Facial Prosthetics Clinic practice by providing clinical services of custom-made prosthetic substitutes for missing facial and somatic anatomy. This involves creating custom-made non-weight bearing silicone appliances for the face and body. These devices are attached to the affected area via adhesives, magnetic components, or an osseointegrated implant system. Additional services provided also include: custom ocular prostheses, custom made surgical guides using CT scans, surface laser scans, custom silicone implants, medical models, and rapid prototyped models.

:: education

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

University of Miami, Miami, FL
Biology Major, Chemistry Minor
Bachelor of Science, 1993

University of Miami, Miami, FL
Graphic Design/Illustration
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1991

Post-Graduate Training

• Weeklong Technical Exchange on Polyurethane Lined Prostheses and Other Anaplastology Techniques at Prosthetics Plus, private practice of Gillian Duncan, MS, CCA, CMI, Rochester, Minnesota, 10/2008.
  
• 4-day training session on Treatment Planning Methodology with Todd Kubon, MAMS, CCA, Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, 08/2006.
  
• Multi-day Technical Exchanges at Siliclone Studios, private practice of Robert Erb, PhD, CCA, Audubon, Pennsylvania, 07/2005
  
• Multi-day Workshop on Design and Construction of Craniofacial Implants Utilizing 3D BioModels, with William McKinstry and BioMedical Modeling, Cleveland, Ohio, 06/2004
  
• Weeklong Prosthetics Workshop on Bone Anchored Facial Prostheses, with Kirsten Bergstrom CDT, Entific/Sahlgrenska Univ. Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden, 03/2004.
  
• Weeklong training sessions on Bone and Mechanically Anchored Prostheses with Eric Asher, MAMS, Columbia University/ Bronx VA, New York, NY, 01/2000.
  
• Weeklong training sessions on Bone Prostheses for Radiocompromised Patients with Eric Asher, MAMS, Columbia University/ Bronx VA, New York, NY, 01/2001.
  
• Multi-day Workshop on Tissue Integrated Implants, Nobel Biocare, Chicago, IL, 11/1998.

:: PROFESSIONAL certification

2000 - 2010     Certified Medical Illustrator, Board of Certification of Medical Illustrators
2005 - present     Certified Clinical Anaplastologist, Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology

:: PROFESSIONAL experience

Associate Professor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001 - Present

Director, Facial Prosthetics Clinicr
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 1998 - Present

President of Garcia MedArt
Freelance practice in Medical & Biological Illustration & Medical Sculpture
Baltimore, Maryland, 1997 - Present

Instructor
Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 1997 - 2001

Staff Ophthalmological Illustrator
The Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute and Department of Art as Applied to Medicine
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 1995 - 1997

Art Director/Graphic Designer
AdTech Communications
Miami Lakes, Florida, 1992 - 1993

:: SELECTED publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Kim Webster, Heather Starmer, Juan Garcia. A Custom-Made Interface for Stoma Care Products for Total Laryngectomees, International Journal of Anaplastology, 2009;3(1):31-37, 2008.
  
• Noah E. Meltzer, Juan R. Garcia, Patrick J. Byrne, Derek K. Boahene. Image-Guided Titanium Implantation for Craniofacial Prosthetics, Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(1):58-61.
  
• Byrne P, Garcia J, Autogenous Nasal Tip Reconstruction of Complex Defects: A Structural Approach Employing Rapid Prototyping, Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2007; 9(5): 358-364, 2007.
  

Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

• Garcia J, Boahene, K, Kubon, T, "Prosthetic Reconstruction of Facial Defects," Chapter in Atlas of Reconstructive Surgery, Byrne P Ed, Elsevier. (in-production)
  
• Garcia J, Rosen G, Examination Development Report for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology, Publication of the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology, 2008.
  
• Garcia J, Rosen G, Job Task Analysis Report for Clinical Anaplastology, Publication of the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology, 2007.

Books, Chapters, and DVDs Illustrated

• Walsh, P., Campbell-Walsh Urology, 8th Ed., Elsevier, 2006.
  
• Walsh, P., Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: A Detailed Description of the Surgical Technique. A DVD, 2005.
  
• Brady, F., A Singular View, 6th Ed. Michael O. Hughes, Publisher, 2004.
  
• Lombardo, A., Corneal Diagnostic Techniques, Thieme Medical Publishers, 2000.
  
• Jampel, H., Instrumentation for Measuring Eye Pressure, Essentials of Glaucoma, 1999.
  
• Miller, N. ed. Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 5th Ed., Williams & Wilkins, 1998.
  
• Goldberg, M., Stark, W., Gottsch, J., & Pitt, H., ed., Rob & Smith's Operative Surgery, Ophthalmic Surgery Volume, 5th Ed., Chapman & Hall, 1997.
  
• Miller, N., Superior Ophthalmic Vein Approach for Cavernous Sinus Fistulas, Neurosurgical Operative Atlas, The Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1996.
  
• Yeo, C. & Cameron, J. Tumors of the Gallbladder & Bile Ducts, Maingot's Abdominal Surgery, Lippincott, 1996.

:: SELECTED presentations

• Medical Sculpture: Digital to Traditional, Lead Workshop Presenter at the Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting, Richmond, Virginia, August 2009.
• Giving a Face to Transcendence through the Art of Anaplastology, presented at the 4th International Congress of the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico, March 2009.
• BCCA Certification: A Competency Measure for Facial, Somatic, and Ocular Prosthetists, presented to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, Maryland, December 2008.
• Defining the Roles of Clinical Anaplastologists: Results of an International Job Task Analysis Study, presented at the International Anaplastology Association Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 2008.
• Anaplastology and Prosthetic Reconstruction of Facial Defects, presented as part of the lecture series for the Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Residency program at the University of Maryland, School of Dentistry, Department of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics, Baltimore, Maryland, November 2008.
• Mission & Vision of the Facial Prosthetics Clinic, presented to the Johns Hopkins University Board of Directors, Baltimore, Maryland, August 2007.
• Ocular Making, & Making Oculars for Orbital Prostheses Co-presented Workshop with Fred Harwin, BCO, Association of Medical Illustrators Annual Meeting and International Anaplastology Association, Cleveland, OH
• Advances in Prosthetic Techniques and Prosthetic Fabrication Techniques presented as part of Osseointegrated Implants: A Hands-On Workshop at the Johns Hopkins Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in Baltimore, MD; sponsored by Cochlear America.
• Drawing Upon Art and Medicine, presented at the Leon Sample Memorial Lecture, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
• The Anaplastologist: A Non-Physician Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics and Orthotics (DMEPOS) Provider, presented to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD

:: PROFESSIONAL activities

• Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology (BCCA), 2005 - Present
  
• Certification Chair 2006-2009
  
• Board of Certification of Medical Illustrators (BCMI), Board Member, 2005 - 2008
  
• International Anaplastology Association (IAA), President 2002 - 2003
  
• Association of Medical Illustrators (AMI), Salon Hanging 1997
  

Extramural Funding:

Revolutionizing Prosthetics Program Research Grant, ID# NS RO1 257309, JHU APL Prime Sponsor (subaward from DARPA, US Defense Department), Total Direct Cost 1,449,819 ($83,471 for subaward), PI Dr. Ross Andersen (Juan Garcia for JHU Dept of Art as Applied to Medicine), Role in Cosmesis coloration efforts, Improved Skin Colors for Prosthetic Applications, 19% effort, 6/2007 - 12/2008.

Other Professional Accomplishments

• 2009 Established a 1 year Certificate Training Program in Clinical Anaplastology, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine.
  
• 2009 Co-wrote Candidate Handbook, Eligibility Criteria, Code of Conduct and Administrative Procedures documents for the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology, BCCA.
  
• 2007 Co-wrote Appendix of Prosthetics Product-Specific Standards appearing in Quality Standards for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS), Policy Paper by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

:: recognition

The Association of Medical Illustrators
2005     Certificate of Merit, Projection Visuals, Los Angeles, CA
2003     Certificate of Merit, Instructional Color, Asilomar, CA
2004     Certificate of Merit, Line, Cleveland, OH
1999     Certificate of Merit, Professional Continuous Tone, Atlanta, GA
1997     Max Brödel Award of Excellence, Continuous Tone, Cincinnatti, OH

Further information, additional images and complete CV available upon request, please e-mail Professor Garcia.

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