Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery Fellowships
General Information
The Craniofacial Fellowship Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, was started in 1986 by Dr. John B. Mulliken, and since that time, the Department faculty have trained over 30 fellows. The Craniofacial fellowship provides trainees with a solid clinical and research foundation prior to beginning a career in craniofacial and pediatric plastic surgery. The program exposes the fellow to all aspects of pediatric cranio-maxillofacial surgery, including the full spectrum of care for children with cleft lip and palate, major craniofacial malformations, vascular anomalies, and dentofacial deformities. In addition to the Craniofacial fellowship for plastic surgeons, the Department also offers an Oral Surgery fellowship. Each fellowship is a one-year program that includes a combination of clinical training and research, individually tailored to meet the fellow’s needs and career goals.
As one of the largest and most experienced pediatric plastic and oral surgery centers anywhere in the world every year we evaluate thousands of children living with cleft and/or craniofacial congenital conditions, from across Massachusetts and New England as well as many different points across the globe. As Craniofacial Fellow in the Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery you will gain exposure to many rare and complex conditions such as Cleft Lip/Palate, Apert syndrome, Pfeiffer syndrome, Crouzon syndrome, craniosynostosis, hemifacial microsomia, microtia, and encephalocele.
Our department performs around 2,000 surgical procedures each year and these range from routine to the most complex surgical procedures. While specific case volumes can vary greatly from year to year below is our expected yearly volume for specific Cleft and Craniofacial related procedures.
At Boston Children’s Hospital, we treat patients from prenatal diagnosis through well into the early adult years, offering the full spectrum of plastic and oral surgery care through completion of facial growth and beyond.
