Staff

Real Life is committed to supporting medical professionals and their patients who require prostheses. As a privately owned company, Real Life is in the position to maintain these standards without corporate interference.

Real Life's Alloplastic Reconstruction Specialists each have a minimum of 20 years experience and over 50 years combined expereince. Real Life's head of Ocularistry is a Board Certified Ocularist with 30 years experience.

The Prosthetics and Orthotic staff have met the rigorous training requirements and passed the required examinations of the American Board for Certification (ABC). ABC is recognized in the United States as the highest standard of education and professionalism in the field of Prosthetics and Orthotics.

Real Life's technicians are ABC registered. In addition, the Real Life staff at all levels participate in continuing education to keep pace with the latest advancements and continue to grow their knowledge of human anatomy, material science, bio mechanics and normal and pathological human locomotion - as well as continue to perfect their world-class artistic craftsmanship.

Michael Kaczkowski Director of Alloplastics, Alloplastic - Prosthetic Reconstruction Specialist	Michael Kaczkowski, BFA, Dir. of Alloplastics, has over 20 years experience in alloplastic reconstruction. He is an artist and inventor known for creating new alloplastic skin technologies that can only be recognized as non-flesh under harsh scrutiny. Among these alloplastic technologies include Dermatos^®, Livingskin^®, Derma~Flex^®, MyoDerm,^® Derma~Hair^® and Derma-Tan^® and of course RealLifeSkin™, to mention a few. His technologies are worn by hundreds of patients world-wide and have been highlighted in the press, both locally and nationally, as well as in main-stream international magazines including Men’s Health, The Ladies Home Journal, and Stuff Magazine. Additionally his work has been seen on television broadcasts including The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel and the hit TV series ER. Mr. Kaczkowski has also been profiled in several national publications and newspapers. He has authored various articles for amputee, prosthetic and health journals, including In-Motion, First Step, In-Step and The World Health Organization Journal. He is an active public speaker, delivering lectures and in-services to many professional organizations, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and private companies both nationally and abroad.
Jonas W. Seeberg, CPO Director of Prosthetics	Jonas W. Seeberg, BS, CPO is President of Real Life Prosthetics and a member of an elite group of practitioners who have been certified by the American Board for Certification in orthotics and prosthetics (ABC). He received his collegiate degree in Orthotics and Prosthetics at California State University Dominquez Hills in Los Angeles California. He interned at some of the nation’s leading institutions for prosthetic and orthotic practice, including the VA Hospital in Long Beach, Orthopedic Hospital in Los Angeles and the Jacquelin Perry Institute at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey. He completed his residency in Baltimore, Maryland, during which he provided artificial limbs for amputees at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kernan Hospital, and Sinai Hospital. He currently specializes in lower extremity prosthetics, custom silicone high-definition prosthetics, and prosthetics for athletes. He is clinical director of the Real Life Prosthetics team and assists with the Research and Development.
Gregory J. Michalov, CPO Prosthetist, Director of Prosthetics R & D	Gregory J. Michalov, CP, ROA, Director of Research and Development, is one of only 3,300 ABC Certified Prosthetists. He has over 19 years of clinical experience, including key positions at Ossur USA an international leader in prosthetics technology. While there, he directed continuing education efforts, conducted R&D studies on silicone suction socket technology and served as a product advisor to the company’s research and development department in Reykjavik, Iceland. At Real Life Prosthetics, Greg currently heads the prosthetic residency program, mentoring the aspiring prosthetists as they gain patient experience in the field. Greg is also active with Life and Limb Ministry working to provide prosthetic care for the indigent amputees in Colombia, South America.
Daniel Eaton, BCO, IMFT Director of Ocularistry, Alloplastic - Prosthetic Facial Reconstruction Specialist	Daniel Eaton is currently an assistant clinical professor in the department of surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science. Dr. Eaton was previously an assistant professor in the department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck surgery, UAMS. He currently holds thirteen U.S. patents with seven U.S. patents pending. He is the founder of the first UAMS incubator to be licensed for commercial utilization. He is a former member of the animal use committee at UAMS and is the author of seventeen medical journal articles and chapters in three medical/surgical textbooks. He received the “Legends” award for cancer research from the American Cancer Society and the recipient of four medical technology and design awards. Eaton is a board certified ocularist and his education includes undergraduate; Arizona State University, graduate; University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Hemlock, MI., (biomaterials) and Sahlgren’s Hospital, Gothenberg, Sweden, where he studied Osseointegration under Professor Ingvar Branemark. At present he is also in private practice at Alloplastic Facial Reconstruction in connection with RealLifeSkin. He is also a research and development consultant for ContourMed, Inc.
James Wilson, Sr. Medical Artist, Clinical Orthotist	James M. Wilson, SR., CO, R.P.A., is a medical artist who commits his talents to the RealLifeSkin™ technology. He is certified in orthotics by the American Board for Certificiation. He has 30 years of orthotics and prosthetics experience, including research and development of hybrid carbon design lower extremity orthoses at Real Life Prosthetics and continued work as a Veterans Administration Qualified Prosthetist. James also received a degree in Fine Arts from the Maryland College of Art. He also provides development and support for The Amputee Nework Blog website and blog. When not at Real Life Prosthetics, James, who is an accomplished musician and sound designer, can be seen playing drums and percussion with O’Malley’s March, The Bobwhites, and numerous other musicial groups in the Baltimore/Washington metropolitan area, or he can be found in his studio recording music.
Steven P. Lattanzi Prosthetist, Patient Care	Steven P. Lattanzi, CP, is a graduate from Northwestern University in Prosthetics. He has grown with Real Life Prosthetics, having completed his residency criteria here as well as having previously worked at Real Life Prosthetics in other capacities. He is now an American Board Certified prosthetist. Steven worked 8 years in the pedorthic shoe field. He worked another year and a half as a liason for Real Life Prosthetics speaking with and visiting allied health care professionals regarding various prosthetic services and products. Steve has shown himself to be an incredible asset to the company and a great benefit to our patients. We welcome him as a permanent member of our clinical staff and are pleased and inspired to have watched him grow from within our own ranks.
Christine Tirman Patient Care, Clincial Administrator	Clinic administrator and patient care coordinator for the Southern United States, Christine Tirman, has 30 years experience in the medical field, working with patients who are faced with cancer, trauma, and congenital deformities. She is also trained in insurance filing, obtaining and dispersing medical records, surgical scheduling and coordination with other physicians and hospitals. She is part of this team that puts the needs of every patient and family member first. She is also helpful in explaining the process and procedures that will be experienced by the patient and their family members.