Cleft Lip and Palate Team Earns American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Approval

The Springfield Shriners Hospital’s cleft lip and palate program has been recognized by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) as a fully-approved cleft lip and palate team.

Orthopedics

Shriners Children’s provides the full spectrum of pediatric orthopedic care. It's everything from fracture care and casting for broken bones, to surgery and rehabilitation.

Spine & Spinal Cord

At Shriners Children's, every family can expect our pediatric spine and spinal cord surgeons to provide compassion, respect and a treatment plan that utilizes the most current clinical and scientific research.

Cleft Lip

When a baby is born with a cleft lip, Shriners Children's team approach provides leading cleft lip surgery and addresses the entire range of concerns for parents related to cleft lip and alveolar cleft.

Plastic Surgery Craniofacial Microsomia Research

Podcast with Dr. Chad Purnell on Craniofacial Microsomia and his joint Shriners Children’s/Georgia Tech research grant.

Evan and Terilyns Cleft Journey

A mother shares her powerful story of two children with cleft lip and palate, alongside the children's doctor.

Meet Albie

For Amanda, life took an unexpected turn when her 18-week prenatal ultrasound revealed that her baby had a unilateral cleft lip, a birth defect in which a baby's lip does not form properly. The news was a shock, and fear of the unknown filled her mind.

Gabriel's Newfound Confidence

Born with a cleft lip and palate, Gabriel faced limitations from the very start of his life. He had difficulty breathing, with one nostril congested and the other completely blocked. His sense of smell was severely affected. Eating was a struggle.

Vertebral Body Tethering Leads to Patient Doing Backflips

Pediatric Specialty Care in Chicago

Pediatric specialty care for children throughout Illinois and beyond