Gion Named Director of WSOPP
NEWS! Greg Gion was re-elected as 2018 Director of the Wisconsin Society of Orthotists, Prosthetists and Pedorthists. (WSOPP) The Wisconsin Society of Orthotists, Prosthetists and Pedorthists' (WSOPP) mission is to establish a professional organization for Orthotists, Prosthetists and Pedorthists in the State of Wisconsin. Our goals are multifaceted with the primary goal to protect the health and welfare of the residents of the State of Wisconsin who have physical disabilities that require the professional services of ...
Welcome Jim Hogue; Artist, Medical Artist and Anaplastologist
An important note to all referring physicians Silicone facial prostheses are attempted by various clinicians and technicians, but truly faithful anatomical renditions - the kind that make patients happy - are only possible in the hands of an artistic practitioner with a balance of the right temperament, training and natural talent. Jim Hogue has that rare blend! We are very excited that Jim has joined the regular staff of Medical Art Prosthetics, LLC based in Madison, ...
Local Prosthetics Supplier Earns Medicare Accreditation
Local Prosthetics Practice earns Medicare Facility Accreditation in Unprecedented - 5 Specialty Categories: Facial, Somatic, Ocular, Breast and Limb Prosthetics Medical Art Prosthetics has successfully completed a rigorous process to earn Medicare accreditation from the Board for Certification/Accreditation (BOC). Facility accreditation is awarded when a facility has successfully demonstrated its compliance to standards set by the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) and BOC. Facility accreditation shows a supplier’s focus on providing quality patient care. “We’re honored and proud to ...
2nd Annual Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovation & Technology Symposium
Greg Gion, MMS, CCA, BOCP visits symposium in San Francisco Greg Gion, MMS, CCA, BOCP, director of Medical Art Prosthetics in Madison, WI represented the field of anaplastology as a delegate at the 2nd Annual Orthotic and Prosthetic Innovation & Technology Symposium in San Francisco, California. The meeting was held at the Milberry Union Event & Meeting Center at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center at 500 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, California 94143-2203 on Friday ...
Greg Gion, Madison Anaplastologist Featured on The Doctors
A series of thoughts from Greg Gion, anaplastologist and his experience on the nationally televised program The Doctors. Rise to the Occasion for Wisconsin Anaplastologist. The call from television producers came out of nowhere spring 2015 while I was preparing to travel and perform an implant-retained prosthesis with a colleague and surgeon in New York City and several in Rochester. I recall being very excited that either our national website had impressed the producers of The ...
Greg Gion, Wisconsin Anaplastologist – An Occasion to Help Roopa.
Greg Gion, Wisconsin Anaplastologist An Occasion to Help Roopa. A series of thoughts from Greg Gion, anaplastologist and his experience on the nationally televised program The Doctors. Early April 2015 is when I faxed the releases and mailed my video from a New Jersey hotel actually to The Doctors producers at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. At that point I was “all-inâ€, and Roopa’s cute little face and smile were seared onto my mind very quickly. Seeing ...
Rise to the Occasion for Wisconsin Anaplastologist.
A series of thoughts from Greg Gion, anaplastologist and his experience on the nationally televised program The Doctors. The call from television producers came out of nowhere spring 2015 while I was preparing to travel and perform an implant-retained prosthesis with a colleague and surgeon in New York City and several in Rochester. I recall being very excited that either our national website had impressed the producers of The Doctors show or that I was recommended ...
Inspiring Mom Adopts Girls with Special Needs
Inspiring Mom Adopts Girls with Special Needs Kristen Williams, 44, is a single high school teacher from Cincinnati, Ohio, who always dreamed of being a mom. She started pursuing adoption in 2009, and after researching different international adoption agencies, she elected to adopt an infant girl from Nepal. In the midst of the process, however, the U.S. Department of State suspended all adoptions from Nepal on suspicion of fraud. Despite losing $28,000 on a child she ...
What’s in a name? “Medical Art Prosthetics” Explained
“Medical Art Prosthetics†Explained Thoughts on the term “medical art†…. The term “medical arts†has become almost commonplace in healthcare. It has an attractive connotation that has historically been used by the medical profession and many institutions in the medical and health care community: Medical Arts Building, practicing the “medical artsâ€, a medical artist, etc. When it comes to craniofacial and somatic prosthetics, a field that involves knowledge and capability in medical sciences and in ...