The 20 Best Cleft Lip and Palate Doctors Near Me in Knoxville, TN

Find the Top Cleft Lip and Palate Experts and Specialists

Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in Cleft Lip and Palate near Knoxville, TN. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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15 providers found
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Otolaryngology
    Referral may be required

    Ear, Nose And Throat Associates P.C.

    2340 Knob Creek Rd, Ste 704, 
    Johnson City, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Anthony Grady is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Johnson City, Tennessee. Dr. Grady is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tonsil Stones, Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss, Deafness Hypogonadism Syndrome, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Grady is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology. Dr. Grady is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Tennova Primary Care-Northshore

    9546 S Northshore Dr, 
    Knoxville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Richard Ray is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Ray is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cleft Lip and Palate, Oral Cancer, Van Der Woude Syndrome, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Ray is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Etch Pediatric Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery

    2100 Clinch Ave Ste 510, 
    Knoxville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Justin Daggett-Iii is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Daggett-Iii is rated as an Advanced 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 Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Cleft Lip and Palate, Sunken Fontanelles, Breast Enlargement In Males, and Myringotomy. Dr. Daggett-Iii is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Vanderbilt Children's Plastic Surgery Murfreesboro

    2102 W Northfield Blvd, 
    Murfreesboro, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Matthew Pontell is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Dr. Pontell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 9 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Osteotomy, and Glossectomy. Dr. Pontell 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

    Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery One Hundred Oaks

    719 Thompson Ln Ste 38500, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Korean, Spanish
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Golinko is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Golinko is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Metopic Ridge, Plagiocephaly, Osteotomy, and Craniectomy. Dr. Golinko is currently accepting new patients.

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

    East Tennessee Children's Hospital

    2018 Clinch Ave, 
    Knoxville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Madison Coleman is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Coleman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Van Der Woude Syndrome, Short Philtrum, Enlarged Adenoids, Laryngomalacia, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Coleman is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Office

    2290 Ogletree Ave, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Christopher St Charles is an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. St Charles is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ruptured Eardrum, Infant Hearing Loss, Otitis, and Familial Deafness. Dr. St Charles is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Children's West Surgery Center

    1020 Childrens Way, 
    Knoxville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    John Little is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Little is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Van Der Woude Syndrome, Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP), Microtia, Pharyngomaxillary Space Abscess, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Little is currently accepting new patients.

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

    Tennova Primary Care-Northshore

    9546 S Northshore Dr, 
    Knoxville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Michael Belmont is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Belmont is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Van Der Woude Syndrome, Oral Cancer, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Hemangiopericytoma, and Myringotomy. Dr. Belmont is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Referral may be required
    910 Blackford St, 
    Chattanooga, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Cathy Stevens is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Stevens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. She is also highly rated in 164 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Chromosome 6q Deletion, Microcephaly, Smith-Magenis Syndrome, and Miller-Dieker Syndrome. Dr. Stevens 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

    Reeves Sain Drug Store At

    1004 N Highland Ave, 
    Murfreesboro, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Daniel Corlew is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Dr. Corlew is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. His clinical expertise encompasses Cleft Lip and Palate.

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

    Le Bonheur Children's Outpatient Center

    51 N Dunlap St, 
    Memphis, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Rosemary Stocks is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Stocks is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. Her clinical expertise encompasses Congenital Tracheomalacia, Tracheobronchomalacia, Macroglossia, Otitis, and Myringotomy. Dr. Stocks 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

    Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery One Hundred Oaks

    719 Thompson Ln Ste 38500, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Stephane Braun is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Braun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. His clinical expertise encompasses Breast Enlargement In Males, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, and Cleft Lip and Palate. Dr. Braun is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Experienced in Cleft Lip and Palate
    General Surgery | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Referral may be required
    1005 Db Todd Jr Blvd, Meharry Medical College, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Leslie Halpern is a General Surgeon and an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Halpern is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. Her clinical expertise encompasses Kienbock's Disease and Cleft Lip and Palate.

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

    Vanderbilt Plastic Surgery One Hundred Oaks

    719 Thompson Ln Ste 38500, 
    Nashville, TN 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Izabela Galdyn is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Galdyn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate. Her clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Breast Enlargement In Males, Craniosynostosis, and Vitamin D Deficiency. Dr. Galdyn is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Cleft Lip and Palate?

    Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.

    When should I see a Cleft Lip and Palate doctor near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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 near Knoxville, TN?

    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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