Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital

In the caring and supportive environment of the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Cleft and Craniofacial Center, a team of highly trained and skilled professionals assesses each child and develops a coordinated treatment plan.

In addition to cleft lip and palate procedures, children at our center are treated for a variety of other conditions. These conditions include:

• Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI)
• Pierre Robin sequence
• Stickler syndrome
• 22q11.2 Deletion (Velocardiofacial syndrome)
• Van der Woude syndrome
• Craniosynostosis
• Crouzon syndrome
• Apert syndrome
• Saethre-Chotzen syndrome
• Hemifacial (craniofacial) microsomia
• Treacher Collins syndrome
• Microtia
• Antley Bixler syndrome
• Midface hypoplasia
• Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
• Freeman-Sheldon syndrome
• Goldenhar syndrome
• V.A.T.E.R. syndrome
• Klippel-Feil
• Moebius syndrome
• Any condition that involves the face

Meeting the Needs of Patients and their Families

We fully understand and appreciate the challenges craniofacial anomalies can bring. A variety of support services and programs are available at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital to help patients and their families during this time. These services include:

• Child Life Therapy
• Emergency Department
• Family Advisors
• Nursing Care Coordinators
• Home Health Services
• Humor Therapy
• Nutritional Counseling
• Outdoor Play Area
• Social Services
• Transport Team