The 20 Best Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Doctors Near Me in Ann Arbor, MI

Christian J. Vercler, M.D. is a faculty member in the Section of Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery with a joint appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery at Michigan Medicine. He serves as Co-Chief of the Clinical Ethics Service of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is a diplomate of both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery.Dr. Vercler received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Wheaton College (IL). He attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He completed general surgery training at Emory University and plastic surgery at the Harvard Plastic Surgery Program. He then did an additional fellowship in Craniofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan.Dr. Vercler has a special interest in medical ethics. He completed a Fellowship in Clinical Ethics at the Emory University Center for Ethics and earned a Masters of Arts degree in Bioethics from Trinity. He currently serves as the Chair of the Pediatric Ethics Committee of C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and is Co-Chair of the Adult Ethics Committee at Michigan Medicine. Additionally, he is chair of the Bioethics Committee of the Michigan State Medical Society and past chair of both the ASPS Ethics Committee and Ethics Interest Group of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.Clinical Specialization:Dr. Vercler focuses primarily on pediatric plastic surgery and craniofacial deformities in children and adults. Dr. Vercler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 47 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Metopic Ridge, Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Bone Graft, and Osteotomy. Dr. Vercler is board certified in Surgery and Plastic Surgery.

Steven J. Kasten, MD, MHPE., serves as a Clinical Professor in the Section of Plastic Surgery. He is a Michigan native, received his MD from The University of Michigan and his Masters in Health Professions Education from the University of Illinois in Chicago. He completed residency training in plastic surgery at the University of Michigan and is a diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery as well as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is Surgeon-in-Chief at Mott Children’s Hospital as well as the Institutional Laser Safety Officer. Clinically he is the Director of the Vascular Anomalies Program and the Associate Director of the Craniofacial Anomalies Program.Dr. Kasten serves as a senior oral examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is past president of the Michigan Academy of Plastic Surgeons. He is also an active member or committee member/chair in the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Council of Academic Plastic Surgeons, American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Association, Plastic Surgery Research Council and the American Association of Pediatric Plastic Surgeons. Dr. Kasten is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 18 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Bifid Nose, Myringotomy, and Bone Graft. Dr. Kasten is board certified in Plastic Surgery.

Lauren Bohm is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Bohm is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 25 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Syngnathia Cleft Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Myringotomy, and Adenoidectomy.

Erin Kirkham, M.D. M.P.H., is a board-certified, fellowship-trained Pediatric Otolaryngologist at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor and clinical researcher in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan. She earned her M.D. at the University of Chicago and her Master’s in Public Health in Epidemiology at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. She completed residency training and a two-year research fellowship in otolaryngology at the University of Washington and fellowship training in pediatric otolaryngology at Seattle Children’s Hospital.Honors and AwardsDr. Kirkham was named Michigan Medicine’s first Clinical Sciences Scholar in 2018. Dr. Kirkham is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 12 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Choanal Atresia, Adenoidectomy, and Endoscopy.

Hannes Prescher, MD serves as a faculty member in the Section of Plastic Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Michigan.Dr. Prescher received his Bachelor of Arts in Molecular and Cell Biology and English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley. He attended medical school at the University of Arizona and completed integrated plastic surgery training at the University of Chicago. During his training, he completed the American College of Surgeons-MacLean Center Surgical Ethics Fellowship at the University of Chicago. After completing plastic surgery training, he did an additional fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at the University of Michigan. Clinical Specialization:Dr. Prescher specializes in the care of patients with congenital and acquired craniofacial deformities and pediatric plastic surgery. These conditions include cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, vascular anomalies and deformities acquired through trauma, burns or oncologic resection. He also has additional training in facial feminization surgery including both bony and soft tissue reconstruction. Dr. Prescher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Autosomal Cleft Palate, Cleft Lip and Palate, Pierre Robin Sequence, Sunken Fontanelles, and Osteotomy.

Dr. Edwards is the James Hayward Endowed Clinical Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and the Chief of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, and Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry. He also serves as the chief of Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital. He graduated from the Dalhousie University School of Dentistry and the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr. Edwards completed his residency at the University of Michigan in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. After his residency, Dr. Edwards completed fellowship training at the University of Pittsburgh in Craniofacial Surgery and the University of Michigan in Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction. Dr. Edwards' clinical interests include cleft lip and palate and craniofacial differences and pediatric head and neck oncology and survivorship. Dr. Edwards is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteochondroma, Cherubism, Prognathism, Osteotomy, and Myringotomy.

My clinical practice concentrates on complex pediatric airway, hearing & language development, and care of the child with a congenital syndrome. Dr. Green is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 32 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheobronchomalacia, Acquired Tracheomalacia, CHARGE Syndrome, Adenoidectomy, and Myringotomy. Dr. Green is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Mark Hannibal is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hannibal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 166 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Aase Syndrome, CHARGE Syndrome, Cockayne Syndrome Type 2, and Hennekam Syndrome. Dr. Hannibal is board certified in Clinical Genetics & Genomics.

David Brown is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Autosomal Cleft Palate, Syngnathia Cleft Palate, Stridor, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Brown is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Jenna Devare is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Devare is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Hearing Loss, Autosomal Cleft Palate, and Syngnathia Cleft Palate. Dr. Devare is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Terrence Pleasant is an Otolaryngologist and a Pediatric Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Pleasant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Laryngomalacia, Enlarged Adenoids, Choanal Atresia, Branchial Cleft Cyst, and Adenoidectomy. Dr. Pleasant is board certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.

Dr. Lesperance grew up in Northville, Michigan and attended Detroit Country Day High School. As the oldest of four children of a nurse and an engineer, she was always drawn to science and to children. Through medical school at the University of Michigan, she had the opportunity to work with the renowned faculty in the otolaryngology department. Dr Lesperance was attracted to otolaryngology by the opportunity to be an expert in the head and neck, which involves critical senses and functions such as hearing and breathing. Dr. Lesperance devotes her practice to pediatric otolaryngology for the privilege of interacting with children and their parents and to help the children overcome illnesses so that they can grow and achieve their best potential. Dr. Lesperance is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hearing Loss, Familial Deafness, Syngnathia Cleft Palate, Autosomal Cleft Palate, and Osteotomy.

Fauziya Hassan is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Pulmonologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hassan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Central Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and Adenoidectomy.

Patrick Young is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Young is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chronic Pain, Acute Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Young is board certified in Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, and Pediatric Anesthesiology.

Erin Knierbein is a Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialist and a Pediatric Neurologist practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Knierbein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 125 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Danon Disease, Pompe Disease, Dysferlinopathy, and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dr. Knierbein is board certified in Neurology W/Spec Qual Child Neuro and Neuromuscular Medicine.

Steven Buchman is a Plastic Surgeon practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Buchman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. He is also highly rated in 8 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Craniosynostosis, Plagiocephaly, Metopic Ridge, Bone Graft, and Osteotomy.

Dr. Carver is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Hospital Dentistry, and the residency program director for the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery department. She graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry and completed her residency training in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Michigan where she also received her medical degree. Dr. Carver went on to complete a fellowship in Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital in the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery before returning to join the faculty at Michigan.Dr. Carver focuses on comprehensive pediatric oral and maxillofacial care and sees patients with a variety of needs. Her clinical expertise includes orthognathic surgery and the treatment of jaw conditions. She also has special interest in the care of patients with cleft lip and palate as well as craniofacial differences. Dr. Carver holds a dual appointment in the Department of Plastic Surgery. Dr. Carver is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 3 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Prognathism, Oral Mucous Cyst, Osteochondroma, Cherubism, and Myringotomy. Dr. Carver is board certified in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

Amanda Finn is a Nurse Practitioner practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Finn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Her clinical expertise encompasses Koolen De Vries Syndrome, Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD), Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, and RASopathies. Ms. Finn is board certified in Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Pract.

Abigayle Degraw is a Nurse Practitioner practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Degraw is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Van Der Woude Syndrome, White Sponge Nevus, Koolen De Vries Syndrome, and Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Ms. Degraw is currently accepting new patients.

Jacqueline Montalvo is a Nurse Practitioner practicing medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Ms. Montalvo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency. Her clinical expertise encompasses Velopharyngeal Insufficiency.