• Initial team evaluation
• Mandibular and airway expansion through internal or external distraction osteogenesis (infancy and childhood)
• Tracheostomy (if necessary) with early decannulation after mandibular distraction
• Cleft palate repair (12-24 months)
• Annual team evaluation with airway and speech emphasis
• Dentistry: oral health education, pediatric dentistry and orthodontic treatment in late transitional and permanent dentition
• Definitive skeletal habilitation with distraction osteogenesis or orthognathic surgery

To learn more, or to arrange an appointment, contact:

Rush Craniofacial Center
Rush University Medical Center
1725 W. Harrison, Suite 425
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 563-3000
Fax: (312) 563-2514
Email Co-directors:
John W. Polley, MD
Alvaro A. Figueroa, DDS