Letter of introduction to our upper extremity hand patients
In our training as medical artists we focused on prosthetic restoration of the face and also finger and partial hand restoration. Our primary purpose was to hone our skills in the creation of prostheses that looked very real; prostheses that matched the subtle characteristics of the patient’s skin tones including freckles, blood vessels, etc. as well as their skin textures including pores, wrinkles, etc. Over the course of years in private practice, the number of patients ...
UW Madison Biomedical Engineering Student Design Consortium
This is a big year! Our 10th year of sponsoring BME Student Design Projects. During our 10 year anniversary, we are proud to be sponsoring 24 projects in conjunction with University of Wisconsin Madison Biomedical Engineering Department for their BME Student Design Consortium. These innovative minds are pushing the limits to what's possible! Here are a few projects we're really excited about as they relate directly to the work we do at Medical Art Prosthetics. ...
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 ...