The Cleft-Craniofacial Center

Contact:

Call: (518) 262-2229Pediatric Surgery Surgeons Pavilion, 2nd floor 50 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208

The Cleft-Craniofacial Center at Albany Med is led by Courtney Carpenter, MD. A fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Dr. Carpenter specializes in craniofacial surgery and is specially trained in microsurgery and pediatric plastic surgery.

Dr. Carpenter completed fellowships in microsurgery and craniofacial surgery at Albany Med and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, respectively. She completed her residency in plastic surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Courtney Carpenter, MD

ALBANY MED

Courtney Carpenter, MDPEDIATRIC PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERYDIRECTOR, CLEFT- CRANIOFACIAL CENTER

Matthew Adamo, MDPEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY

Chelsea Kois, MPH, MS, CGCPEDIATRIC GENETICS

Jason Mouzakes, MDPEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Lara Reichert, MDPEDIATRIC OTOLARYNGOLOGY

Bianca Schaefer, PhDPEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY

Stacy Vanderhorst, SLPCOMMUNICATION DISORDERS

www.amc.edu/cleft-craniofacialcenter

Our team

COMMUNITY SPECIALISTS

Michael DeLuke, DDSORTHODONTICS DELUKE ORTHODONTICS

Dan Caban, DMDPEDIATRIC DENTISTRY WHERE SMILES GROW

Nancy Cavotta, DDSPEDIATRIC DENTISTRY WHERE SMILES GROW

Jacqueline Klein, MA, CCC-SLPSPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

ADDITIONAL SPECIALISTS IN:

PediatricsNutritionChild LifeAudiology

at Albany Med

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What we treat:

The Cleft-Craniofacial Center at Albany Med is the region’s only center for streamlined care of complex cleft and craniofacial conditions.

Dually accredited by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA), patients receive all the care they need in one place, from a team of Albany Med providers and community-based experts.

Specialists in disciplines that include plastic surgery, orthodontics, otolaryngology (ENT), dentistry, genetics, neurosurgery, nutrition, psychology, child life and speech language pathology expertly treat the full spectrum of cleft and craniofacial conditions, from birth to adulthood.

The experts at the Cleft-Craniofacial Center at Albany Med specialize in the services and

treatment of the following conditions:

Cleft-Craniofacial Center at Albany Med

Aidan—Cleft lip & palate

Ryder—Craniosynostosis

Abnormal head Shape/plagiocephaly – flat areas on head

Alveolar defect (bone grafting) – bony gap in the gumline/ridge that contain the sockets of the teeth

Brachial plexus reconstruction – nerve injury resulting from birth or other trauma

Burn reconstruction

Cleft lip – an opening in the upper lip

Cleft palate – an opening between the mouth and nose

Congenital hand and foot anomalies reconstruction – Duplications, polydactyly (more than 5 fingers or toes), syndactyly (fused fingers or toes)

Craniosynostosis – one or more skull sutures close too early

Reconstruction techniques include Endoscopic, Open reconstruction, Posterior Vault Distraction, etc.

Dermoid cysts and other facial lesions or masses

Ear malformations – small ears (microtia), deformed ears, protruding ears, etc.

Reconstruction techniques include ear molding (no surgery) or otoplasty (surgery)

Facial asymmetry or facial paralysis

Facial trauma and reconstruction

Hemifacial microsomia – asymmetric growth of one side of the face

Jaw deformities – Micrognathia (small), retrognathia (posterior position), malocclusion (abnormal bite)

Reconstruction techniques include upper and lower jaw surgery, mandibular Distraction, etc.

Nasal reconstruction (rhinoplasty) – for arrhinia-absent nose, cleft deformity, etc.

Pigmented or vascular lesions – Congenital nevi, port wine stain, hemangioma, vascular malformations

Reconstruction after different types of trauma

Scar revision

Submucous cleft – cleft covered by mucous membrane of the roof of mouth

Syndromes and other conditions that impact craniofacial development

Torticollis – Tight neck muscle, head turns to one side

Velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD) and speech disorders (congenital and acquired)

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