To deliver comprehensive care including surgery, adjuvant care and support to the cleft child and the parents from the time of delivery till he or she is fully rehabilitated and reaches adulthood as a normal well adjusted and confident individual.

To achieve this end we have a dedicated team of all the necessary specialists working together to provide state of the art treatment to such patients.

Our center is recognized by The Smile Train, an American nonprofit organization as a partner center because of the quality of care provided and our safety record in performing these operations. The Smile Train helps us offer most of the surgical services free of cost to the economically poor cleft children and adults who otherwise cannot afford treatment.

Team Members

DIRECTOR: Dr.Jyotsna Murthy , MS, MCh, DNB, AFSA

Plastic & Craniofacial Surgeons
Dr. Jyotsna Murthy, MS, MCh, DNB, AFSA
Dr. Altaf Hussain. MS, FRCS, DNB
Dr. D. Kamakshi, MS, Mch

Plastic & Microvascular Surgeons
Dr. V Srinivasan, MS, M Ch
Dr. J Satish Kumar, MS, FRCS, DNB
Prof. Vijaylakshmi Kamat, AB., FACA
Dr. R.R. Aravind, M.D
Dr. Aruna Parameswari, M.D.

Orthodontists
Prof. C Venakataraman, MDS
Dr. S. Murukesan, MDS
Dr. Jayakar G. Sargunar, MDS

Speech Pathologists
Prof. Roopa Nagarajan, M.Sc. (SH & L)
Ms. Sunitha Raman, B.Sc. (SH & L)

Maxillofacial Surgeons
Dr. M J Ramakrishnan, MDS
Dr. C Ravindran, MDS
Dr. N Nandkumar, MDS

Paediatricians
Prof. M B Raghu, MD, DCH
Dr. Radhakumar, MD
                                                                                                                   
Clinical Nutritionist
Dr. Varsha, PhD

Otolaryngologists
Prof. T G Manickkam, MS., DLO, FICS
Dr. K. Senthil, MS

Pedodontists
Dr. Ponnudurai Arangannal, MDS
Dr. M.S. Muthu, MS

Cleft Coordinator
Sr. Siva Shankari, B.Sc. Nursing

Geneticist
Dr. Solomon F.D. Paul, Ph.D.

Social Worker
Mr. Christy Doss, Dip. In Nursing
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