Craniofacial Anomalies & Cleft Palate

The MUSC Children's Health Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate team is comprised of physicians and other care providers dedicated to the care of children with cleft lip and palate and other craniofacial abnormalities.

The MUSC Children's Health Craniofacial Anomalies and Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate team is listed as an ACPA Approved Team by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA).

The MUSC Children's Health team includes representatives from the following fields.

• Audiology
• Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Genetics
• Oral and maxillofacial surgery
• Orthodontics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Pediatric dentistry
• Plastic and reconstruction surgery
• Speech-language pathology
• Other disciplines, such as neurosurgery and orthopaedic surgery, are available to patients as needed

Services We Offer

Our team provides medical and surgical care for a wide range of craniofacial anomalies. Prenatal counseling for cleft lip and/or palate is available in partnership with the Advanced Fetal Care Center. Team care is provided in a multidisciplinary setting as recommended by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.

Conditions We Treat

• Cleft lip
• Cleft palate
• Plagiocephaly
• Craniosynostosis
• Microtia
• Pierre Robin Sequence
• Velopharyngeal insufficiency/incompetency
• Hemifacial Microsomia
• Treacher Collins Syndrome
• Velo-cardio-facial Syndrome (22q11.2 deletion syndrome)
• Other congenital anomalies

Resources for Parents

• American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

• Information about Treacher Collins Syndrome
• Information about Pierre Robin Sequence/Complex

• Children’s Craniofacial Association

• A Guide to Understanding Microtia
• A Guide to Understanding Craniosynostosis

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)

• Hemifacial microsomia

• National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)

Care Team

Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Krishna Patel, M.D., Ph.D. - Director

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Phayvanh P. Pecha, M.D.

Plastic Surgery

Isis Raulino Scomacao, M.D.

Craniomaxillofacial Surgery

Mark Miller, M.D., DMD, FACS

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Ramin Eskandari, MS, M.D.

Libby Infinger, M.D., MPH

Pediatric Genetics

Kristen Lancaster, M.D., PAAP

Pediatric Dentistry

Hannah Rebecca Rustin, DMD, MSD

Orthodontics

Timothy Tremont

Ildeu Andrade, DDS, Ph.D.

Maxillofacial Prosthodontics

Byung Joo Lee, DDS

Audiology

Clarice Hauschildt, AuD

Speech Language Pathology

Melissa Montiel MS, CCC-SLP - Director

Stephanie Schank MSP, CCC-SLP

Team Coordinator

Julia Black, LMSW | Craniofacial Coordinator & Social Worker