Table of Contents
1. Embryology, Classification, Epidemiology & Genetics
2. Nursing & Primary Care
3. Primary Cleft Lip and Palate
4. Secondary Cleft Lip & Palate Repair
5. Cleft Palate Speech & Management of Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
6. Dental & Orthodontic Management
7. Otologic, Audiologic and Airway Assessment & Management
8. Management of Skeletal Deformities
9. Neuropsychosocial Aspects
10. Outcomes, Research & Team Care
Comprehensive Cleft Care covers the complete care and surgical management of the cleft patient - discussing the life-long spectrum from prenatal diagnosis to the final jaw surgery at skeletal maturity.
Biography
Joseph E. Losee, MD, FACS, FAAP is the Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Director of the Pittsburgh Cleft-Craniofacial Center. The Cleft-Craniofacial Center is one of the oldest and busiest interdisciplinary centers in the nation. Dr. Losee is an Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Richard E. Kirschner, MD, FACS, FAAP is Attending Pediatric Plastic Surgeon at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Director of the Craniofacial Biology Laboratory. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania.
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