Conditions & Treatments

We also offer several multidisciplinary services designed to treat complex problems that require evaluation and treatment by many medical specialties. Call 1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC) to make an appointment.

Our Care

In addition to our care for a wide variety of ear, nose and throat conditions (see The Basics), we offer several multidisciplinary services designed to treat complex problems that require evaluation and treatment by many medical specialties. Several medical specialties are present at these clinics, which allows patients and their families to meet with multiple specialists in the same location on the same day. This minimizes patient travel time, fosters rapid communication among the treating specialty physicians and staff members and as a result, enhances our ability to provide excellent care for these children.

The following are the multidisciplinary services in which pediatric otolaryngology is currently involved:

Craniofacial Anomalies Clinic

This clinic provides comprehensive evaluation and management of children with problems such as cleft lip and palate, small jaw (micrognathia), facial bone malformations, hemifacial microsomia, and head shape anomalies such as craniosynostosis. Many of these children also have ear and breathing problems.
In addition to our own ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology) specialists, participating medical specialties include the following:
The otolaryngology physician involved is Jeff Rastatter, MD.
 

Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

This multidisciplinary service provides comprehensive evaluation and management of children with swallowing problems such as dysphagia and choking on food.
In addition to our own ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology) specialists, participating medical specialties include the following:
The otolaryngology physician involved is James W. Schroeder Jr., MD.  

Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI) Clinic

This clinic provides comprehensive evaluation and management of children with velopharyngeal insufficiency. VPI is a condition in which faulty closing of the velopharyngeal sphincter (soft palate muscle in the mouth) during speech allows air to escape through the nose instead of the mouth. This causes improper pronunciation of some sounds and words. 

In addition to our own ear, nose and throat (otolaryngology) specialists, participating medical specialties include the following:

The otolaryngology physician who directs the VPI clinic is Jeff Rastatter, MD.  
The primary speech/language pathologist is Annie Maher, MA, CCC-SLP.

Appointments

For more information about these special services or to schedule an appointment, please call 1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC).