Craniofacial Program

        

Who we are

The Centre for Craniofacial Care and Research believes that your child’s craniofacial condition is best treated by a “team approach”. This means that your child will be regularly followed by a variety of medical specialists and professional health care providers who work together in coordinating their efforts and planning to ensure a coordinated treatment or management plan which takes into consideration your child’s overall developmental, medical and psychosocial needs.

The Craniofacial Program and most of its team members are affiliated and active members of the American Cleft Palate–Craniofacial Association (ACPA). The ACPA was founded in 1943 and is a nonprofit organization which represents over 30 health care disciplines whose mission is to optimize the care of persons affected by craniofacial anomalies. It does this by developing and mandating the standards and parameters of care for the craniofacial population. The ACPA mandates “interdisciplinary team care should begin shortly after birth and continue until the physical growth of an individual has been completed”, approximately 21-22 years of age. The Hospital for Sick Children supports the Centre for Craniofacial Care and Research in meeting this mandate. Patients enrolled in the Craniofacial program may continue to receive necessary care until 22 years of age. Continuing medical needs beyond that age will be organized by referral to an adult Craniofacial Centre such as Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre.

Please click on the team members listed below to learn about their role in The Centre for Craniofacial Care and Research.

Members of The Craniofacial Team

Team Member

Contact Number

Craniofacial Surgeons

C. Forrest
J. Phillips

416-813-8659
416-813-6197

Craniofacial Nurse Coordinators

Alan George
Alison Miller

416-813-8329

416-813-7492

Advanced Practice Nurses

Pam Hubley
Cathy Daniels
Kathy Popovski

416-813-5700

Audiologist

Jamie Grew

416-813-6770

Dermatologist

 

 

Dietitian

 

 

Geneticist

A. Teebi

416-813-6389

Genetic Counsellor

Shelley Kennedy

416-813-6389

Neuroradiologist

D. Armstrong

 

Neurosurgeon

P. Dirks
J. Drake
J. Rutka

 

Nursing Staff 8C

 

 

Occupational Therapist

 

 

Ophthalmologist

R. Buncic
E. Heon
A. Levin

 

Oral Surgeons

G. Sandor
I. Nish

416-813-7433
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Orthodontist

A. Dagys
J. Daskalogiannakis
N. Shapera
M. Taylor
B. Thompson
B. Vendittelli

416-813-7435

Orthotist

A. Street

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Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist)

V. Forte
J. Friedberg
B. Papsin
Paulo Campisi

416-813-6767
416-813-2192
416-813-2190

Pediatric Dentist

E Barrett
M. J. Casas
R. Fratkin
S. Hulland
D. Johnston
P. Judd
D. Lin

416-813-7433

Physiotherapist

K. Klar
P. Hilliard

416-813-6755

Plastic Surgeon

H. Clarke
D. Fisher
C. Forrest
J. Phillips
R. Zuker

416-813-6448

Prosthodontist

R. Carmichael

416-813-7433

Psychiatrist

A. Lefebvre

416-813-6510

Secretaries

G. Durkacz
M. DeVera
G. Concepcion
D. Bechard
B. Sokolowski

416-813-7492

Social Worker

Kim Tiemens

416-813-5887

Speech-Language Pathologist

Simone Fischbach
Paula Klaiman
Connie Lam
Aaron Lowe
Fran Margar-Bacal

416-813-6100