EDUARDO ARIAS-AMEZQUITA, BFA, MSc, CCA
Maxillofacial prosthetist / Reconstructive Scientist certified Clinical Anaplastologist Ocularist DiRector, 3d printing lab
Eduardo Arias-Amezquita is a Maxillofacial Prosthetist and Reconstructive Scientist, as well as a Board-Certified Clinical Anaplastologist. He specializes in the rehabilitation of facial and ocular prosthetics, digital technologies, and innovations in medicine. Eduardo earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He completed his medical education at Universidad El Bosque, Facultad de Medicina in Bogotá, and pursued graduate education in facial prosthetics at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine Department of Art as Applied to Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, Eduardo holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Maxillofacial Prosthetics Rehabilitation from King’s College London in the UK.
He completed his clinical training at the JHU Facial Prosthetics Clinic and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Eduardo works in private practice at WCBL in Tampa, FL, and collaborates closely with the University of South Florida (USF) and Tampa General Hospital (TGH). Since 2016, he has served as a Clinical Anaplastologist and Ocularist at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Department of Plastic, Cosmetic, and Reconstructive Surgery. He also treats patients in private practice at Medical Arts Clinic in Chicago. Additionally, he is the director of the 3D Printing Lab at the Surgical Innovation Training Lab.
Eduardo is internationally recognized and often invited to present his research at various congresses in countries such as Italy, Sweden, Portugal, India, and the United Kingdom. He is an active member of several international maxillofacial and reconstructive associations.
His original research has been published in major medical peer-reviewed journals, and he has contributed to numerous book chapters in plastic surgery publications through collaborative efforts.
Email:
Medical Arts Clinic earias@TheAnaplastologist.com
University of Illinois Chicago IL 60612 ariase@uic.edu
Westcoast Brace & Limb 5311 E. Fletcher Ave. Tampa FL 33617 eduardo.arias@wcbl.com
EDUCATION
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON MSc Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation - Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, London, UK | 2023
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GDip Facial and Ocular Prosthetics -Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA | 2014
UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE Medicine - School of Medicine Bogotá, Colombia | 2011
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA BFA Visual Arts - Bogotá, Colombia | 2008
EXPERIENCE
MEdical Arts Clinic
MAxillofacial Prosthetist Clinical Anaplastologist & Ocularist | 2023 - Present Chicago, IL
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO / DEPT OF PLASTIC, COSMETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Clinical Anaplastologist & Ocularist | 2016 - Present Chicago, IL
WESTCOAST BRACE AND LIMB
MAxillofacial Prosthetist Clinical Anaplastologist & Ocularist | 2015 - present Tampa, FL
THE JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL
Anaplastology Trainee Facial Prosthetics Clinic | 2014 Baltimore, MD
CERTIFICATION
Board-Certified Clinical Anaplastologist Board for Certification in Clinical Anaplastology 2019 - Present
POST-TRAINING
2015 Ophthalmic Prosthetics, Ocularist practice of Antonino Deleza, Houston, TX.
2014 Gorrins Clinic, Ocularist and Anaplastologist practice of Joseph Gorrin, CCA, Greenville, SC.
2014 Center for Ocular Prosthetics, Ocularist practice of Fred Harwin, MSc, BCO, Portland, OR.
MEMBERSHIPS
International Academy of Ocularistry 2020 Active Member
International Anaplastology Association 2013 Active Member
International Society of Maxillofacial Rehabilitation 2020 Associate Member
RSNA 3D Special Interest Group SIG 2020 Member