US Team Listings: N
Cleft and Craniofacial Teams listed alphabetically by State
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States Beginning with N
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Nebraska
Omaha
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team – CPT 
Boys Town National Research Hospital
555 N 30th St
Omaha, NE 68131
Phone:402.498.6629
Fax: 402.498.6560
Team Leader(s): Gerald Bradley Schaefer, MD (Genetics)
Other Contacts: Marcena S. Hickle, RN (Nursing), Susan Pryor (Coordinator/Administrator)
Omaha
UNMC Craniofacial Anomalies Team – GLT
981225 UNMC
Omaha, NE 68198-1225
Phone:402.559.5208
Fax: 402.559.8940
Email: ayonkers@unmc.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-18
Team Leader(s): Anthony J. Yonkers, MD (Otolaryngology)
Other Contacts: Stacey Kenney (Coordinator/Administrator)
Omaha
Craniofacial Clinic – CFT
Children’s Hospital
Scott Pavilion
8300 Dodge St
Omaha, NE 68114-4113
Phone:402.955.4168
Alt. Phone: 402.955.4169
Fax: 402.955.4184
Email: kkuehn@chsomaha.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Richard J. Bruneteau, MD (Plastic Surgery), Leslie Hellbusch, MD (Neurosurgery)
Other Contacts: Kris L. Kuehn, RN (Nursing)
Nevada
Las Vegas
Southern Nevada Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Team – CP-ERT, CF-ERT
1161 S Valley View
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Phone:702.486.7670
Alt. Phone: 702.486.9228
Fax: 702.486.7686
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): John M. Menezes, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Mary Ann Casale, MA (Coordinator/Administrator)
Reno
Northern Nevada Cleft Palate Team – CPT
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Dept. of Speech Pathology & Audiology
Redfield Building 152
Reno, NV 89511
Phone:775.784.4887
Fax: 775.784.4095
Email: tw@unr.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-18
Team Leader(s): Thomas Watterson, PhD (Speech-Language Pathology)
Other Contacts: Kerry E. Lewis, PhD (Speech-Language Pathology)
New Hampshire
Lebanon
Craniofacial Clinic – I-CFT
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
One Medical Center Drive
Lebanon, NH 03756
Phone:603.650.4800
Fax: 603.650.5809
Web: www.dhmc.org
Team Leader(s): Mitchell Stotland, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Belinda Ray, MA (Coordinator/Administrator)
New Jersey
Livingston
Regional Craniofacial Center – CPT
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
200 S Orange Ave
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone:973.322.7123
Alt. Phone: 973.322.7100
Fax: 973.322.7124
Email: lbarsky@sbhcs.com
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Lisa Barsky-Firkser, PhD (Coordinator/Administrator)
Other Contacts: Cyrus J. Amato, DDS (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Long Branch
Regional Cleft Palate Center – CPT, ERT-CFT
Monmouth Medical Center
300 2nd Ave
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Phone:732.923.7653
Fax: 732.923.7655
Email: hhenkel@sbhcs.com
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Steven B. Norwitz, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Helene A. Henkel, RN (Coordinator/Administrator)
Moorestown
Regional Cleft-Craniofacial Program – CPT, ERT-CFT
Cooper University Hospital
110 Marter Ave, Ste 402
Moorestown, NJ 08057
Phone:856.722.9110
Alt. Phone: 888.792.7007
Fax: 856.866.9846
Email: cohen-marilyn@cooperhealth.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Martha S. Matthews, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Marilyn A. Cohen, BA, LSLP (Coordinator/Administrator)
Morristown
Goryeb Children’s Hospital
Craniofacial Center – I-CPT, I-CFT
100 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962
Phone: 973.971.8585
Fax: 973.290.7417
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Catherine Mazzola, MD (Neurosurgery)
Other Contacts: Susan Huston, RN (Nursing)
New Brunswick
Craniofacial – Neurosurgical Center – CPT, CFT
Saint Peter’s University Hospital
254 Easton Ave., MOB 3rd Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Phone:732.745.7943
Fax: 732.745.1768
Email: jrubin@saintpetersuh.com
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Bipin N. Patel, MBBS (Pediatrics)
Other Contacts: Joan I. Rubin, BSN, CPON (Nursing)
Paterson
The Regional Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
The Children’s Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
703 Main St
Paterson, NJ 07503
Phone:973.754.2924
Alt. Phone: 973.754.2933
Fax: 973.754.4336
Email: rocheb@sjhmc.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): William J. Roche, MS (Coordinator/Administrator)
Other Contacts: Hillel D. Ephros, DMD, MD (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery), Craig D. Hall, MD (Plastic Surgery)
New Mexico
Albuquerque
University of New Mexico Cleft and Craniofacial Team – I-CPT, CFT-ERT
Dept. of Surgery, Div. of Pediatric Otolaryngology
MSC10-5610, 1 UNM
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505.272.2290
Alt. Phone: 505.272.6451
Fax: 505.272.8982
Email: ebennett@salud.unm.edu, lamurphy@salud.unm.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Erica C. Bennett, MD (Otolaryngology); Carol Romero-Clark, MS (Speech-Language Pathology)
Other Contacts: Laura Murphy, PA-C (Coordinator/Administrator)
Santa Fe
Outreach Cleft Palate Clinics – LPD-ERT, GLT-CPT
Children’s Medical Services
New Mexico Department of Health
2040 S Pacheco
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: 505.476.8854
Alt. Phone: 505.476.8868
Fax: 505.476.8896
Other Cities Served: Albuquerque – 505.897.5700, Clovis – 505.762.0551, Gallup – 505.327.7606, Farmington – 505.327.7606, Las Cruces – 505.528.5060, Roswell – 505.347.2409, Santa Fe – 505.476.2640
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Elizabeth Matthews, MD (Pediatrics)
Other Contacts: Luis Cuadros, MD, FACS (Plastic Surgery); Sharon K. Thiel, MS (Speech-Language Pathology)
New York
Albany
Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
St. Pete‘’s Hospital
315 S Manning Blvd
Albany, NY 12208
Phone:518.525.1375
Alt. Phone: 518.438.0505
Fax: 518.525.5395
Email: maugust@stpetershealthcare.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): John D. Noonan, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Michele August, MS (Speech-Language Pathology), Giurinder Wadhwa, MD (Neurosurgery)
Binghamton
Cleft and Craniofacial Care Team – CPT, CFT
Binghamton General Hospital
10-42 Mitchell Ave
Binghamton, NY 13903
Phone:607.762.3273
Alt. Phone: 800.964.2377
Fax: 607.762.3243
Email: becky.earley@uhs.org
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Lawrence P. Kerr, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Jennifer Covey-McKeage, MS, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathology), Elizabeth M. Earley, RN (Nursing)
Brooklyn
Maimonides Medical Center – CPT
Cleft Lip and Palate Team
4802 10th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11219
Phone: 718.283.7428
Fax: 718.635.7073
Email: dvaldivia@maimonidesmed.org
Patient Age Range: 0-25
Team Leader(s): Julius R. Berger, DDS (Orthodontics)
Other Contacts: David Chung, DDS (Orthodontics), David C. Hoffman, DDS (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Bronx
Center for Craniofacial Disorders – CPT, CFT
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
111 E. 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone:718.741.2323
Fax: 718.920.6506
Email: ashanske@montefiore.org
Web: www.montekids.org
Team Leader(s): Alan Shanske, MD (Genetics)
Other Contacts: David A. Staffenberg, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Buffalo
Craniofacial Center of Western New York – CPT
Children’s Hosp of Buffalo/Kaleida Hlth
219 Bryant St
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone:716.878.7149
Alt. Phone: 716.878.7922
Fax: 716.878.1196
Email: jrockwood@kaleidahealth.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Laurie S. Sadler, MD (Genetics)
Other Contacts: Janice R. Rockwood, RN, BSN (Coordinator/Administrator)
Elmira
Cleft Palate Team – CPT
St. Joseph’s Hospital
555 E Market St
Elmira, NY 14901-1512
Phone:607.733.6541 ×487
Fax: 607.737.1532
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Charles A. Paone, MA (Speech-Language Pathology)
Other Contacts: Mark S. Anthony, MD (Plastic Surgery), William F. Pochal, DDS, MD (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Great Neck
Hagedorn Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
225 Community Dr, South Entrance
Great Neck, NY 11021
Phone:516.466.2990
Fax: 516.466.3780
Email: dunckley@nshs.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Pamela Marie Gallagher, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Linda C. Dunckley, RN (Coordinator/Administrator), Andrea Johnnidis, PA (Plastic Surgery)
New York
Cleft & Craniofacial Ctr of Children’s Hosp of NY – CPT, CFT
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
161 Fort Washington Ave
Suite 607
New York, NY 10032
Phone:212.305.9612
Alt. Phone: 212.305.4346
Fax: 212.305.9626
Email: jaa7@columbia.edu
Web: www.nypchildren.org/about/craniofacial.html
Other Cities Served: New York metro region
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Jeffrey A. Ascherman, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Deborah A. Carson, RN, MPH (Nursing)
New York
Mount Sinai Craniofacial-Cleft Center – CPT, CFT
Mount Sinai Medical Center
One Gustave Levy Place / Box 1259
New York, NY 10029-6574
Phone:212.241.5873
Fax: 212.534.2654
Email: lester.silver@mountsinai.org
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Lester Silver, MD, MS (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Peter J. Taub, MD (Plastic Surgery)
New York
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery – CPT, CFT
Craniofacial & Cleft Palate Team
New York University Medical Center
560 First Ave, Room H169
New York, NY 10016
Phone:212.263.5205
Alt. Phone: 212.263.5203
Fax: 212.263.5400
Email: patricia.chibbaro@med.nyu.edu
Web: www.irps.net
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Court B. Cutting, MD (Plastic Surgery), Joseph G. McCarthy, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Patricia D. Chibbaro, RN, MS, CPNP (Nursing), Shelley R. Cohen, MA, CCC-SLP (Speech-Language Pathology)
Port Jefferson
Milton Tuerk Cleft Lip / Palate Team – CPT
St. Charles Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
200 Belle Terre Rd
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Phone:631.474.6300
Fax: 631.474.6161
Email: elizabeth.chille@chsli.org, drsachs@nycoms.com
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Stephen A. Sachs, DDS (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Other Contacts: Elizabeth Chille, RN, CPNP, MS, BSN (Nursing), Pamela Marie Gallagher, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Rochester
Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Anomalies – CPT, CFT
Golisano Children’s Hosp at Strong – Plastic Surgery
Box 661
601 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14610
Phone:585.273.3223
Email: john_girotto@urmc.rochester.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): John A. Girotto, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Christine O. Emerson, PNP (Nursing)
Staten Island
Staten Island University Cleft Lip and Palate Team – CPT, CFT-ERT
256-C Mason Ave.
Staten Island, NY 10305
Phone: 718.226.1251
Alt. Phone: 718.226.1256
Fax: 718.226.1251
Email: swordfish1@earthlink.net
Team Leader(s): David C. Hoffman, DDS (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Other Conatcts: Arthur Buona Spiria, MD (Pediatrics), Joan Russo, BA (Coordinator/Administrator)
Stony Brook
The Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Center – CPT
SUNY at Stony Brook
HSC-T19-060
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8191
Phone:631.444.8167
Fax: 631.444.6007
Email: dina.olivieri@sunysb.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Alexander B. Dagum, MD (Plastic Surgery), Elliot Barry Duboys, MD (Plastic Surgery), Fred S. Ferguson, DDS (Pediatric Dentistry)
Other Contacts: Dina M. Olivieri (Coordinator/Administrator)
Syracuse
Central New York Cleft and Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
Upstate Medical University hospital
725 Irving Avenue, Ste 504
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone:315.464.6586
Fax: 315.464.6585
Email: tatums@upstate.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Sherard A. Tatum, MD (Otolaryngology)
Other Contacts: Eileen M. Marrinan, MS, MPH (Speech-Language Pathology)
Valhalla
Westchester Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
Westchester Medical Center
Division of Plastic Surgery
Valhalla, NY 10595
Phone:914.493.8660
Fax: 914.493.7806
Email: peter@pjyaub.com
Other Cities Served: New York
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Peter J. Taub, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Etoile M. LeBlanc, MS (Speech-Language Pathology)
North Carolina
Chapel Hill
UNC Craniofacial Center – CPT, CFT
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
CB#7450, 09 Brauer Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450
Phone:919.966.2275
Fax: 919.966.6185
Email: amelia_drake@med.unc.edu
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Amelia F. Drake, MD (Otolaryngology)
Other Contacts: Kim S. Uhrich, MSW (Social Work)
Charlotte
University Cleft Palate Team – GLT
8738 University City Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28213
Phone:704.547.0837 ×30
Alt. Phone: 704.547.0837
Fax: 704.547.1274
Web: www.universityoralsurgery.com
Patient Age Range: 0-50
Team Leader(s): William J. Bicket, MD (Plastic Surgery), Daniel B. Spagnoli, DDS, PhD (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Charlotte
Craniofacial Team – CPT, CFT
Charlotte Institute of Rehabilitation
1100 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone:704.355.4457
Fax: 704.355.4442
Email: circns@carolinas.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): David C. Matthews, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Tanya Cummings, RN (Nursing)
Durham
Duke Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Team – CPT-CFT
Duke University Medical Center
Division of Plastic Surgery
Box 3974
Durham, NC 27710
Phone:919.684.3815
Fax: 919.681.2670
Email: mabie003@mc.duke.edu
Web: www.dukechildrens.org
Patient Age Range: 0-19
Team Leader(s): Gregory S. Georgiade, MD (Plastic Surgery), Jeffrey R. Marcus, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Ann M. Mabie-DeRuyter, MSPA (Audiology)
Greenville
Craniofacial Clinic – CPT
University Health Systems of Eastern NC
attn: Lynne Braxton RN
c/o SISO 2100 Stantonsburg Road
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone:252.847.7477
Fax: 252.847.9009
Email: lbraxton@pcmh.com
Patient Age Range: 0-18
Team Leader(s): Lynne W. Braxton, MSN (Nursing)
Winston-Salem
Oral Facial Clinic of Forsyth – CPT
3333 Silas Creek Pkwy
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Phone:336.718.8289
Fax: 336.718.9847
Email: mtcook@novanthealth.org
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): George R. Hoerr, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Marilyn T. Cook (Coordinator/Administrator)
Winston-Salem
NC Center for Cleft & Craniofacial Deformities – CPT, CFT
Wake Forest Univ. School of Medicine
Medical Center Blvd
Winston-Salem, NC 27157
Phone:336.716.4579
Alt. Phone: 336.716.4416
Fax: 336.716.6642
Email: anmyers@wfubmc.edu
Web: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/plastic/
Patient Age Range: 0-99
Team Leader(s): Louis C. Argenta, MD (Plastic Surgery)
Other Contacts: Lisa R. David, MD (Plastic Surgery), Angie C. Myers, (Coordinator/Administrator)
North Dakota
Bismarck
North Dakota Cleft Lip and Palate Team – ERT
Children’s Special Health Services
600 E Boulevard Ave, Dept 325
Bismarck, ND 58505
Phone:701.328.4854
Fax: 701.328.1645
Email: soburs@state.nd.us
Other Cities Served: Minot, Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck
Patient Age Range: 0-21
Team Leader(s): Michael McMahon, DDS (Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery)
Other Contacts: Sue Burns, RN, BSN (Nursing), Kora Dockter, RN, BSN (Nursing)