Pediatric Craniofacial Services
Center for Craniofacial Disorders
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Center for Craniofacial Disorders provides care for children with cleft lip and palate, facial trauma and rare craniofacial syndromes, including Crouzon syndrome and craniosynostosis. Our highly trained doctors and staff treat children and young adults from birth to age 21 from metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia, as well as from across the country, using advanced pediatric technology.
- Get to Know Us!
Watch a video overview of the Center for Craniofacial Disorders. or take a photo tour of the facility.
- Cleft Lip and Palate DVD
If you are a patient, parent, physician or educator, and would like a complimentary copy of our Cleft Lip and Palate DVD, please complete this online form.
- Innovative Research
Learn more about the Children's Center for Craniofacial Disorders' collaborative research initiatives with the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Columbus, Ga Family Travels to Children's for Expert Pediatric Care
The Columbus-Ledger Enquirer shares a story about a 1-year-old who underwent four unique surgical procedures under the same sedation, including a cleft lip and palate repair.
- Camp Courage - A Summer Camp for Craniofacial Patients
WXIA-TV (NBC) and Bruce Patterson, Founder of Save a Smile, visited Camp Courage this year to partake in the fun.
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Children's Craniofacial Surgeon Among Atlanta's Best
Fernando Burstein, M.D., is featured among Atlanta magazine's 2009 "Top Doctors."
- Cleft Lip and Palate Photo Tour
Before and after photos help describe the journey of two sisters who have undergone 17 surgeries to-date to treat cleft lip and palate.
- Highest Volumes in the Country
Children's is the highest volume center in the country for inpatient admissions of children with cleft lip and palate.*
- In the News
Learn about Children's Center for Craniofacial Disorders and clinicians featured in local, regional and national media outlets.
You can help provide specialized medical care to children with a craniofacial disorder by making a donation to the Children's Center for Craniofacial Disorders. The Save a Smile Foundation was created recently to increase awareness of cleft lip and/or cleft palate birth defects, and to help raise funds for the Center.
*Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS), 2009; the PHIS hospitals are 42 of the largest and most advanced children's hospitals in America and constitute the most demanding standards of pediatric service in America.