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The Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester treats individuals with skull and facial deformities for pediatric and adult patients. The center offers a highly trained team, which consists of an interdisciplinary staff of plastic/maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists, orthodontists, speech pathologists, neurosurgeons and audiologists. The team develops a close working relationship with referring pediatricians, dentists, speech and language therapists and other health care providers to allow for optimum follow-up patient care. The current standard of care for craniofacial anomalies includes a team of physicians discussing a patient's needs and developing a unified approach.
Specialized procedures include advanced surgical techniques, 3-D computerized axial tomography, nasal endoscopy, video fluoroscopy, preverbal auditory testing and cephalometrograms. Long-term monitoring of facial growth, development and function is also offered to patients. Problems treated include:
- Cleft lip and palate
- Craniofacial anomalies and syndromes
- Facial clefts and tumors
- Ear anomalies
- Malposition of malocclusion of the jaws
- Malposition of the eye sockets
- Pierre Robin syndrome and anomalies
- Post-traumatic deformities of the orbits, jaws and skull
- Treacher-Collins syndrome
- Congenital or acquired speech anomalies
To learn more about craniofacial anomalies, visit the Cleft Palate Foundation (www.cleftline.org) or the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (www.acpa-cpf.org).
Appointments and Staff
For help in choosing a physician, call 800-431-5151.
UMass Memorial Medical Group Craniofacial Anomalies Specialists
To schedule an appointment, call 508-334-5969 or 508-334-5942 or click on the profiles below.
Oguz Cataltepe, MD, Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Syed Kamil, MD, Chief, Pediatric Otolaryngology
Edward Kazarian, MD, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Janice Lalikos, MD, Director, Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic
Madelena Martin, MD, Pediatric Genetics
Douglas Rothkopf, MD, Director, Cleft Center
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