The 20 Best Cleft Lip and Palate Doctors Near Me in Florida, US

Find the Top Cleft Lip and Palate Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 06/30/2026

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MediFind found 14 doctor with experience in Cleft Lip and Palate near Florida, US. Of these, 12 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida

    6535 Nemours Parkway, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Brian Kellogg is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Kellogg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Branchial Cleft Cyst, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Microtia, and Autosomal Cleft Palate. Dr. Kellogg is board certified in American Board Of Plastic Surgery.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville

    807 Children's Way, 
    Jacksonville, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Sarah Fernandez is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Keloids, Breast Enlargement In Males, Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, and Polydactyly. Dr. Fernandez is board certified in American Board Of Plastic Surgery.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    JHACH Pediatric Surgery

    601 Fifth St S, Ste 611, 
    St Petersburg, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jordan Halsey is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Halsey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Vascular Birthmark, Cleft Lip and Palate, and Osteotomy. Dr. Halsey is board certified in Plastic Surgery.

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    Advanced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Advanced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Nicklaus Children's Hospital

    3100 SW 62nd Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jordan Steinberg is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Steinberg is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microtia, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida

    6535 Nemours Parkway, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian

    A native of Italy, I trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Palermo before coming to the U.S., where I first completed three post-doctoral fellowships at USC, Harvard and Johns Hopkins, and then completed a full residency in plastic surgery at the Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland program. I graduated with an additional burn fellowship before continuing my education at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to focus on craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery. There is nothing more daunting than seeing a child suffer or be in need and nothing more rewarding than caring for them and restoring their life and joy. When I was a child, a personal experience noting the sadness in a burned teenager made me want to help restoring happiness in people by treating their conditions and facial differences. For these reasons I decided to devote my life to the care of children. I am very passionate about the possibility to treat patients from head to toe, something that plastic surgery is uniquely poised to do. A special interest of mine is ear reconstruction, especially in microtia patients, for which I have developed a special device to aid in the cartilage cutting and carving process. I am also very interested in providing treatment to patients who have intractable migraines due to head concussions, a condition called occipital neuralgia, as I have seen how a simple surgery can truly free them from a debilitating condition. Cleft care and speech surgery are also two areas of focus of my practice, and in my free time I raise funds to help underserved areas abroad provide much needed cleft care. At work, I am keen in creating a cooperative workplace in which the focus is truly centered on excellence in patients’ care.My medical interests and expertise includes:Ear reconstructionMicrotia repairCauliflower ear treatmentProminent earsEar moldingOccipital neuralgiaBenign and malignant skin cancerOrthognathic surgeryCleft lip and cleft palate careSkull deformitiesHemifacial microsomiaCraniofacial syndromesVascular lesions and tumorsKeloid treatmentGeneral pediatric plastic surgery I consider every patient as if they were my own kids. I never take for granted the immense privilege parents give us in treating their child, and it is our duty to always perform at our best ability. I like to bring innovation in the operating room by finding novel solutions to old problems using the technologies that we are lucky to have to our disposal. Dr. Barone is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Microtia, Branchial Cleft Cyst, Polydactyly, and Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly. Dr. Barone is board certified in American Board Of Plastic Surgery.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    GK Plastic Surgery

    4800 N Federal Hwy Ste 200, 
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    George Kamel is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. Kamel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 24 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Craniosynostosis, Osteotomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Kamel is board certified in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kamel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    BMG Reconstructive And Plastic Surgery At St. Joseph’s Womens Hospital

    3030 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Ste 101, 
    Tampa, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Elizabeth Hopkins specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery and is with BayCare Medical Group in Tampa, Florida, where she sees patients newborn and older. She earned a Doctor of Medicine from the University of California at Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles, California, and completed a three-year postdoctoral research fellowship in the Hagey Laboratory for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Hopkins completed a plastic surgery residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, Wisconsin, and performed a craniofacial surgery fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine/University of Maryland Shock Trauma in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hopkin's areas of focus include pediatric plastic surgery including cleft lip and palate, craniofacial reconstruction and general reconstructive procedures, such as breast reconstruction. Due to her own experiences as a surgical patient, Dr. Hopkins can empathize with her patients as she works with them throughout their entire surgical journey.\xa0An accomplished author, she has contributed numerous articles to peer-reviewed publications including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Annals of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Hopkins is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Women’s Hospital. Dr. Hopkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Plagiocephaly, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Sunken Fontanelles, Breast Enlargement In Males, and Osteotomy.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Referral may be required

    Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children Division Of Genetics - Spring Lake

    7243 Della Dr., 2nd Floor, Suite G, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patricia Wheeler, MD, is a geneticist at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. She is board certified in medical genetics and in pediatrics.Dr. Wheeler earned her medical degree, as well as an MS degree in medical and molecular genetics, from Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed a pediatric residency at Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health. She also completed a residency and fellowship in medical and molecular genetics at Indiana University. Dr. Wheeler is a fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.Prior to joining Orlando Health Arnold Palmer in 2004, Dr. Wheeler worked as an attending geneticist at New England Medical Center, Boston, and as a genetic consultant for numerous hospitals in Massachusetts. She also served as director of the medical genetics residency program for three years at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.Dr. Wheeler is an active researcher and lecturer in the field of genetics and has had many genetics-related articles published in medical journals. She is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics. Dr. Wheeler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Increased Head Circumference, Microcephaly, Micrognathia, and Hypotonia. Dr. Wheeler is board certified in American Board Of Medical Genetics and American Board Of Pediatrics.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Referral may be required

    Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida

    6535 Nemours Parkway, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    In addition to the other expertises listed, Dr. Cervantes has expertise in treating:Allergic fungal sinusitisAnterior skullbase encephalocelesParotid tumorsSalivary stonesLaryngomalaciaLymphatic malformationCongenital airway anomaliesChoanal atresiaPyriform aperature stenosis. Dr. Cervantes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 33 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Branchial Cleft Cyst, Enlarged Adenoids, Tongue Tie, and Laryngomalacia. Dr. Cervantes is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology.

    Plastic Surgery
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Beautyland Plastic Surgery

    1790 SW 27th Ave, 
    Miami, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Oliver Simmons is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. Dr. Simmons is rated as undefined provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. His clinical expertise encompasses Low Nasal Bridge, Acne, Wrinkly Skin Syndrome, Septoplasty, and Mastectomy. Dr. Simmons is board certified in Otolarygology, Plastic Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, and CAQ Pediatric Plastic Surgery And Craniofacial Surgery.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Office

    1120 NW 14th St Bldg 5, 
    Miami, FL 
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shekhar Gadkaree is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Miami, Florida. He has been practicing medicine for over 10 years. Dr. Gadkaree is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Facial Paralysis, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC), Septoplasty, and Balloon Sinuplasty.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Pediatric Otolaryngology
    Referral may be required

    Pediatrix Medical Group Of Florida Inc.

    1507 S Hiawassee Rd Ste 103, 
    Orlando, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Cheryl Cotter is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Cotter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Enlarged Adenoids, Infant Hearing Loss, and Otitis.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Otolaryngology
    Referral may be required

    V Rama Nathan MD PA

    820 S Bea Ave, 
    Inverness, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rama Nathan is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Inverness, Florida. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Otitis, Sialadenitis, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Empyema, and Myringotomy.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Plastic Surgery
    Referral may be required

    The Childrens Plastic Surgery Institute Of Florida

    10150 Hagen Ranch Rd Ste 100B, 
    Boynton Beach, FL 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Eric Stelnicki is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Boynton Beach, Florida. Dr. Stelnicki is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 14 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, and Lambdoid Synostosis. Dr. Stelnicki is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 06/30/2026

    When should I see a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor in Florida, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor in Florida, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Cleft Lip and Palate doctors in Florida, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Cleft Lip and Palate doctors in Florida, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor in Florida, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Cleft Lip and Palate doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Cleft Lip and Palate doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor in Florida, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Cleft Lip and Palate doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Cleft Lip and Palate doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Cleft Lip and Palate doctors in Florida, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Cleft Lip and Palate doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Cleft Lip and Palate doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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