Maria Ansley has been working in biomedical photography since 1991. She has a degree in Photography from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. The photos assist in evaluating a patients progress with regards to long-term care also insurance carriers often require photographic documentation prior to specific coverage approval. The photographer is also called upon in photographing intra-operative proceedures for the plastic surgery faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students. Intra-operative procedures are preformed at Memorial Medical Center and St. John's Hospital.
All patients sign a photography consent form prior to photographic documentation.
All residents and fellows along with faculty are required to attend the weekly Photo Conference meetings. The Photo Conference is designed as a photographic teaching tool. By presenting cases from the prior week, faculty members pose questions to better teach, understand, and evaluate the knowledge and skills of the fellows, residents and medical students.