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Health Matters: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate

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Tender moments with his precious daughter Shot of a young father bonding with his baby girl who has a cleft palate

Airs Thursday, July 20, 2017, at 6 p.m. Cleft lip affects one in 700 children born in the U.S.
Jesse Gilmore will host this Health Matters when members of the cleft team at LSU Health in Shreveport will talk about their team approach when treating children and supporting parents through reparative treatments. Guests include Dr. Jennifer Woerner, Assistant Professor of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; Adam Blancher, PhD, child psychologist and Assistant Professor in the School of Allied Health Professions; speech and language pathologist Megan Lerchie, MCD/CCC-SLP; and Chancellor and Dean Dr. G.E. Ghali. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

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