Cleft Lip & Palate

Warren Building, 11th Floor
Phone: 617-726-1563 | Fax: 617-726-1566

The Cleft Lip and Palate Program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to meet all the needs of infants and children with a cleft lip or cleft palate. Cleft lips and cleft palates are complex medical conditions requiring treatment by a broad range of medical specialists. Early intervention promotes successful outcomes, as the first year of a child’s life is crucial to facial growth and speech development.

Multidiscliplinary Program and Custom Treatment Plans for Cleft Lip & Palate Repair

Our patients see a range of surgical and medical specialists, including:

• Oral and maxillofacial surgeons
• Plastic surgeons
• Dentists
• Geneticists
• Ophthalmologists
• Otolaryngologists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Genetic counselors / pediatricians

All of our staff members are pediatric specialists with clinical expertise in cleft lip and palate. Our team develops a coordinated custom plan for treatment and follow-up, which is shared with the family and referring pediatrician.

The overarching goal is to provide each child the best chance for a positive self-image and optimal appearance, speech, hearing, vision, and dentition.

Family-Centered Care

At MassGeneral Hospital for Children, we know that the time of your child’s diagnosis and treatment is a very stressful one and we strive to provide an open, welcoming environment. We believe that no one knows a child as well as the parent does: parents, along with primary care providers, become our partners in a child's care and have an active voice in all treatment plans.