Duke's Craniofacial Program in Durham, North Carolina,
offers experienced surgeons and a multi-disciplinary approach
to the treatment of cleft lip and palate and craniofacial
deformities, including craniosynostosis.
Conditions treated include:
- Apert syndrome
- Cleft lip and
palate
- Craniosynostosis
- Crouzon syndrome
- Pfeiffer syndrome
- Treacher Collins syndrome
- Nager syndrome
- Saethre Chotzen syndrome
- Robin sequence (Pierre Robin)
- Fronto-nasal dysplasia
- Amniotic band syndrome
- Moebius syndrome
- Hemifacial microsomia
- Goldenhar syndrome
- Parry Romberg hemifacial atrophy
Your care team will usually include a craniofacial surgeon
and a neurosurgeon. Other specialists may be consulted
depending on your individual needs.
Additional caregivers may include specialists from
dentistry, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, oral surgery,
genetics, speech pathology and audiology, social work, child
life, and neuroradiology.
For patients with the most complex conditions, in which more
than a few specialist opinions are needed, we may suggest that
families come to a multidisciplinary team conference. Here, the
numerous specialists will meet you and your child. They will
then assemble for a conference. Then you will receive a report
on their consensus opinions.
Craniosynostosis
Duke is becoming one of the busiest centers in the country
for treating craniosynostosis, a congenital condition that
impedes normal brain and skull growth. Duke’s surgeons perform
35 to 50 primary surgeries for craniosynostosis each year.
Duke’s experienced craniofacial surgeons collaborate with
pediatric neurosurgeons to restore normal head shape as well as
relieve any pressure on the growing brain, to ensure that
growth and development continue normally.
Not every child will require surgery. Each patient is
evaluated thoroughly to devise a treatment plan.
For the vast majority of children with craniosynostosis,
growth and development proceed normally after treatment, with
no further intervention needed.
Contact Information
Ann M. Mabie, MSPA CCC-A
Division of Plastic Surgery
Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Team Coordinator
DUMC Box 3974
Durham, North Carolina 27710
Phone: 919-684-3815
Fax: 919-681-2670
Locations
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