The The Center for Craniofacial and Children's Reconstructive Surgery is a team of doctors and other health care professionals committed to providing diagnosis, treatment, education and support to patients and families. The need to seek treatment at the Center may be due to a birth defect or could be the result of a head or facial injury.

The team is lead by a craniofacial (head and face) surgeon, W. Dale Franks, Jr., DDS, MD. Other members of the team include doctors from specialties such as:

bullet otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat)
bullet neurosurgery (brain, spinal cord, nerves)
bullet ophthalmology (eyes)
bullet pediatrics (children)
bullet dentistry (teeth)
bullet nurses, speech therapists and social workers

Team Approach

The best care for a child requires experts from several medical backgrounds. During your first visit we will start with a meeting where team members will evaluate your child’s condition and needs. While at first this may seem overwhelming, it is helpful to meet with several health care providers at the same time. This approach allows the team an opportunity to plan care for each patient. Photographs, X-rays or other tests may be needed following the meeting. Therefore, we recommend you plan to allow several hours for your first visit. We want to make sure all questions are answered and a treatment plan has been created.