Assessment Process and Team Members

Assessment Process

All newborns with clefts of the lip or palate should be referred to the cleft clinic as soon as possible following birth. The referring hospital or doctor should contact the Cleft Clinic secretary on 02 9845 2079 and fax a written referral to the clinic on 02 98452078. The Cleft Palate Clinic Secretary will notify the Cleft Lip and Palate Nurse Consultant immediately and if the infant is born within the Sydney Metropolitan Area the Nurse Consultant will visit the newborn and it's family at the maternity hospital. If the referring hospital is from outside of this area, the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Nurse Consultant will make telephone contact with the referring health professionals and the caregivers.

If pre-surgical management of the cleft is indicated (ie.a plate), then an appointment will be arranged for the infant and caregivers to be seen by one of the Clinic's orthodontists. Sometimes this appointment occurs before the newborns first Cleft Clinic appointment.

Follow up Process

The aim of the Cleft Palate Clinic is assess the newborn with a cleft condition within the first 2-4 weeks following birth. The Cleft Clinic secretary or The Cleft Lip and Palate Nurse Consultant will notify you of this appointment as soon as possible.

The Cleft Palate team is multidisciplinary and undertakes assessment and surgical management of children with cleft lip and/or palate and velopharyngeal incompetence. The frequency of follow up appointments in the Cleft Clinic will depend upon the nature of your child's cleft.

Follow up appointments in the Cleft Clinic, will be arranged by the Clinic's secretary and will be posted to your home.

Please ensure that you notify the Cleft Clinic of any changes in your contact details so that you receive correspondence from the clinic.

Where is the cleft clinic?

The Cleft Palate Clinic is held in the Children's Assessment Centre, located on Level 3. The Cleft Clinic is accessible by stairs and a lift.

How often is the Cleft Clinic held?

The Cleft Clinic is currently held every Thursday.

Contact Information

Title Name Phone Email Secretary Orville Moll 02 9845 2079 OrvilleM@chw.edu.au Cleft Lip and Palate Nurse Consultant Nicole Coburn 02 98455 1118 Nicole@chw.edu.au Speech Pathologist David Fitzsimmons 02 9845 2074 DavidF@chw.edu.au

Cleft Clinic contact Information

Name Phone Position Email Address Dr P Hayward C/- Cleft Palate Clinic Secretary 02 9845 2079 Head Cleft Department Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon   Dr P Thompson C/- Cleft Palate Clinic Secretary 02 9845 2079 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon   Dr J Vandervord C/- Cleft Palate Clinic Secretary 02 9845 2079 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon   Dr R Gates C/- Cleft Palate Clinic Secretary 02 9845 2079 Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon   Dr J Curotta 02 9845 2079 ENT Surgeon   Dr K Chan 02 9845 2079 Orthodontist   Dr T Pistolese 02 9845 2079 Orthodontist   Nicole Coburn 02 9845 1118 Page: 6758 Cleft Lip and Palate Nurse Consultant NicoleC@chw.edu.au Susan Trapani 02 9845 1019 ENT Specialty Nurse SusanT2@chw.edu.au David Fitzsimons 02 9845 2076 Speech Pathologist DavidF@chw.edu.au Jeanette Cowell 02 9845 2076 Speech Pathologist JeanettC@chw.edu.au Amanda Simon 02 9845 2076 Speech Pathologist AmandaS@chw.edu.au Rosemary Douglas 02 9845 2788 Audiologist RosemarD@chw.edu.au Florencia Montes 02 9845 2788 Audiologist FlorencM@chw.edu.au Katherine O'Brien 02 9845 2788 Audiologist Katherio@chw.edu.au Yong Liu 02 9845 2788 Audiologist YongL1@chw.edu.au Orville Moll 02 9845 2079 Secretary OrvilleM@chw.edu.au Paul De Sensi 02 9845 2050 Photographer PalmeriD@chw.edu.au

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