Cleft Lip and Palate A Team Approach to Care
The cleft lip and palate team at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) includes pediatric plastic surgeons, pediatricians, speech pathologists, nurses, nurse practitioners, an orthodontist, dentists, ophthalmologists, geneticists, psychologists and social workers.The cleft lip and palate team offers nasendoscopy, a specialized procedure to aid in treatment planning, as well as specialized instruction to help parents feed a child with a cleft.