Resources for Patients
These materials from the experts at Nationwide Children’s Hospital can help you and your family understand cleft lip and palate and the treatment that may be in your future.
Helping Hands
Psychosocial Services Available
Our Helping Hands™ provide families with information on how to care for their child with cleft lip or palate.
From Our Health Information Library
Health information written for Parents, Teens and Kids in a way that they’ll best understand.
- Cleft Lip and Palate for Parents
- Cleft Lip and Palate for Teens
- Cleft Lip and Palate for Kids
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery for Teens
Surgery Tours
View our tours and share them with your child so you both know what to expect before you arrive.
Authored Textbooks
Richard E. Kirschner, MD, FACS, FAAP, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is the co-editor of the textbook Comprehensive Cleft Care, used to train plastic surgeons in the most up-to-date care for cleft patients.