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Banner - University Medicine North
I enjoy hiking, skiing and spending time outdoors with my wife and two boys. Dr. Skirko is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Pierre Robin Sequence, Micrognathia, and Adenoidectomy.
Pch Esophageal Airway - Eccles
Jeremy Meier is a Plastic Surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Meier has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Laryngomalacia, Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Meier is currently accepting new patients.
Plastic Surgery Department
Thomas Sitzman is a Plastic Surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Sitzman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. His top areas of expertise are Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Cleft Lip and Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Osteotomy, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Sitzman is currently accepting new patients.
Summary: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is the most common congenital malformation, with about one in 500 children born with CL/P in Sweden, corresponding to approximately 175 births annually. Depending on the extent of the cleft palate, the degree of functional loss varies, but both eating, hearing, speech, bite and appearance can be affected. Patients treated for isolated or combined cleft palate may suf...