Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health Cleft Palate Clinic

The Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Cleft and Craniofacial Team is a multidisciplinary network of experienced and qualified physicians and healthcare professionals coordinated through a partnership between the LSU Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the LSU Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. This team works together to coordinate the care of children with cleft and craniofacial disorders and thoroughly evaluates and supports patients physically, emotionally and socially.

Our experts organize specific, individualized care plans and follow-up appointments for each child. Our team will discuss recommendations with parents, the child’s pediatrician and other specialists involved in their care.

Conditions we treat:

• Cleft Lip and Palate
• Craniosynostosis
• Positional Plagiocephaly
• Apert Syndrome
• Crouzon Syndrome
• Facial Paralysis/Moebius Syndrome
• Hemifacial Microsomia / Goldenhar Syndrome
• Microtia
• Pierre-Robin Syndrome
• Pfeiffer Syndrome
• Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome
• Treacher-Collins Syndrome