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Cleft Lip and Palate

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What's in this course?

Review the anatomy of embryology of facial clefts as well as preoperative evaluation and approach for reconstruction of these defects.

Surgery

Reconstructive surgery, Plastic Surgery, Paediatrics.

Target Audience

This course has been specifically designed to train practicing medical professionals, surgeons, clinicians, nursing and wound care professionals.

Level

Basic

Timing

1 hour

Varied activities

Videos, lectures and quizzes.

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Dr. Arun Gosain
Course instructor

Dr. Robert Menard

Dr. Menard is the Surgical Director of the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Regional Craniofacial Clinic, where he oversees the surgical care of infants, children, adolescents, and adults with cleft lip and palate and craniofacial anomalies. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, with a B.A. in both Classics and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and was a United States Fulbright Scholar who studied in Rome, Italy under Nobel Prize Winner, Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini. Dr. Menard went on to receive his Medical Degree from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1992, where he graduated with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. He then completed General Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residencies at Stanford. Prior to joining Kaiser Permanente in 1998, Dr. Menard completed a one-year fellowship in craniofacial surgery at the Australian Craniofacial Unit in Adelaide, South Australia, specializing in craniofacial surgery and endoscopic and facial recontouring techniques.
His medical interests include craniofacial surgery and cosmetic surgery. In the past twenty years, Dr. Menard has performed over 10,000 plastic and reconstructive procedures, including craniofacial procedures such as endoscopic craniosynostosis correction, cleft lip and palate repair, and correction of complex craniofacial anomalies.

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ReSurge International

Resurge International is a nonprofit organization based in Sunnyvale, California established in 1969. ReSurge focuses on scaling up access to reconstructive surgical care in low-income countries by training and funding the next generation of reconstructive surgeons across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. ReSurge is one of the few organizations to address the full scope of reconstructive surgical care to those most in need. They pair 50 years of experience with an innovative localization and empowerment model that is creating a ripple-effect of impact across economies, communities, and human lives.
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COSECSA

The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) is non-profit making professional body that fosters postgraduate education in surgery and provides surgical training throughout the East, Central and Southern Africa region.

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