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President, Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists (NCPS)
Primary Office: Miami
Clinical Interests: Pediatric plastic surgery, craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, vascular anomalies, pigmented lesions of the skin and BWS.
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Director, Craniofacial CenterDirector, Neurofibromatosis Program
Practice Name: Clinical Genetics Associates
Clinical Interests: Craniofacial deformities, neurofibromatosis
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Chief, Department of Pediatric SurgeryDirector, Medical Trauma
Practice Name: Miami Associates in Pediatric Surgery, PA
Additional Offices: Aventura, Miami
Clinical Interests: Vascular surgery and pancreatic islet transplantation, robotic surgery
Surgical Director, Craniofacial Program
Additional Offices: Boynton Beach, West Kendall
Clinical Interests: Cleft lip and palate, congenital facial skeletal growth disorders and syndromes, craniosynostosis, ear anomalies, jaw deformities requiring corrective (orthognathic) surgery, ear anomalies and pediatric skin/soft tissue lesions
Clinical Interests: Orthodontics
Genetics Counselor
Katherine Schain is a board certified genetic counselor. She has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Florida State University and a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from Northwestern University. She has served as the genetic counselor for the Craniofacial Center and Clinical Genetics at Nicklaus Children's Hospital since 2000 and has extensive experience in working with prenatal and pediatric populations.
Program Coordinator
Viviana Rua is a board-certified pediatric nurse practitioner. She obtained her B.S. in Nursing from the University of Miami. After working at Nicklaus Children's Hospital as an emergency room pediatric nurse, Viviana returned to school and completed her Master's degree in Nursing at Florida International University. Shortly after graduation, she passed her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner board examination and earned her Florida APRN license. Viviana is the newest member of the Craniofacial Center at Nicklaus Children's Hospital, joining in January 2021. She manages and coordinates the medical care of craniofacial patients.
The therapists assist families in feeding their infants and in techniques for post-surgery feeding. The speech pathologist evaluates each child prior to surgery to assess feeding and language. The therapist will also communicate with a therapist from the patient’s hometown to address goals and how to achieve them post tongue reduction.
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