Dr Raouf Chorbachi, Consultant Audio-Vestibular Physician

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Vaccine Equity Declaration
Edition 103

1st April 2021
Our philosophy

The two arms of CLEFT are brought together by our mission to bridge the gap in cleft care and knowledge both in the UK and around the world. Our international and research philosophies are at the very heart of our work.
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Dr Malcolm Birch, Medical Physicist

I first became involved with cleft patients here at The London Hospital, as it was then, back in the 90’s.
Dr Debbie Sell, Senior Research Fellow/ Speech and Language Therapist

Dr Debbie Sell is a Senior Research Fellow at Great Ormond Street Hospital and until 2018, Speech and Language Therapist in the North Thames Regional Cleft Service.
Professor Phil Stanier, Research Scientist

I am a research scientist with a particular interest in studying the molecular and genetic basis that leads to a cleft of the lip and/or palate.
Mr Paolo di Coppi, NIHR, Nuffield Chair of Paediatric Surgery

Paolo De Coppi is the Nuffield Chair of Paediatric Surgery, the NIHR Professor of Paediatric Surgery and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and the Head of Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Section, Developmental Biology& Cancer Programme at the UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
Justhna Motlib

Radiographer
Mr Brijesh Patel

Consultant Orthodontist
Dr Emily Anderson, Clinical Geneticist

I first heard about the charity CLEFT through Mr Brian Sommerlad, who operated on my cleft lip and palate when I was a baby.
Helen Moreland

Clinical Nurse Specialist
Marie Pinkstone, Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist
Mr Paul Morris, Consultant Plastic Surgeon

I am a paediatric plastic surgeon with a specialist interest in cleft lip and palate surgery at Great Ormond Street (GOSH) for the last 8 years.

New paper published in the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Research that CLEFT funded shows how a pioneering surgical technique results in a very low rate of secondary speech surgery and very good speech outcomes in children aged 5 years of age, with less need for speech therapy.
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A trip to the roof of the world

A group of 12 adventurers, aged between 12 and 58 years old, left London in October 2019 for the challenge of a lifetime – to climb Mount Kilimajaro in Tanzania. Everyone had spent a year planning, training and fundraising for it and were ready for the challenges that lay ahead. CLEFT trustee and Kilimanjaro climber, Tracy Morris, tells us her story....
The Big Give Christmas Challenge Update

CLEFT took part in this year's Big Give Christmas Challenge for the first time. Thanks to our generous donors, we smashed our fundraising target.
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Bath Bomb Making Workshop - ONLINE EVENT

Making bath bombs is an exciting process! This new workshop will take you through the process of making bath bombs and bath crystals. Run by Eden Soap School, this promises to be a unique and fun experience.
Bangladesh cleft clinic seeing patients again

The pandemic has been hard on everyone, especially so when patients are unable to be seen. With Covid levels low enough, the cleft team in Bangladesh has been able to resume clinic.
An interview with Brian Sommerlad

This is a wonderful interview where the children ask the questions.
Soft palate muscles research

A project to better understand the way the muscles of the soft palate work to see if improvements can be made to surgical techniques and reduce the need for further operations and speech therapy.

Pay for new parts for the anaesthetic machine in Dhaka

The anaesthetic machine that was supplied by CLEFT to the hospital in Dhaka needs new parts. Donate now and help pay for the new parts to get this vital piece of equipment working again. Read more

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