Juan R. Garcia

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Languages

English

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

About Juan R. Garcia

Professional Titles

Director, Facial Prosthetics Clinic, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Art as Applied to Medicine

Background

Juan R. Garcia is an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He serves as director of the Facial Prosthetics Clinic within the Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, and teaches ophthalmological illustration, medical sculpture and anaplastology.

Mr. Garcia received bachelor’s degrees in graphic design/illustration and biology from the University of Miami, and in 1995 completed his master’s degree in medical and biological illustration at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

As director of the Facial Prosthetics Clinic, Mr. Garcia crafts custom-made prosthetic substitutes for missing facial and somatic anatomy. This involves creating 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 include: custom ocular prostheses, custom surgical guides using CT scans, surface laser scans, custom silicone implants, medical models and rapid prototyped models.

In 2009, Mr. Garcia established a one-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.

He is a member of the Association of Medical Illustrators and the International Anaplastology Association, and serves as the President-Elect the Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology. He has received numerous grants and awards, and his work has been presented nationally and featured extensively in clinical textbooks, book chapters and DVDs.

Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Selected Publications

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
Meltzer N, Garcia J, Byrne P, Boahene D. “Image-Guided Titanium Implantation for Craniofacial Prosthetics.” Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2009;11(1):58-61
Webster K, Starmer H, Garcia J. “A Custom-Made Interface for Stoma Care Products for Total Laryngectomees.” International Journal of Anaplastology, 2009;3(1):31-37, 2008

Honors

Certificate of Merit, Projection Visuals, Association of Medical Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/05
Certificate of Merit, Line, Association of Medical Illustrators, Cleveland, OH, 1/1/04
Certificate of Merit, Instructional Color, Association of Medical Illustrators, Asilomar, CA, 1/1/03
Certificate of Merit, Professional Continuous Tone, Association of Medical Illustrators, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/99
Max Br√∂del Award of Excellence, Continuous Tone, Association of Medical Illustrators, Cincinnatti, OH, 1/1/97

Graduate Program Affiliations

Department of Art as Applied to Medicine

Memberships

Association of Medical Illustrators
International Anaplastology Association

Additional Training

Prosthetics Plus, private practice of Gillian Duncan, MS, CCA, CMI, Rochester, MN, 2008, Weeklong Technical Exchange on Polyurethane Lined Prostheses and Other Anaplastology Techniques; Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, 2006, 4-day training session on Treatment Planning Methodology with Todd Kubon, MAMS, CCA; private practice of Robert Erb, PhD, CCA, Audubon, Pennsylvania, 2005, Multi-day Technical Exchanges at Siliclone Studios; William McKinstry and BioMedical Modeling, Cleveland, OH, 2004, Multi-day Workshop on Design and Construction of Craniofacial Implants Utilizing 3D BioModels

Locations

Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Floor 6, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-6467
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7000, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-8215
- fax: 443-287-4305