{"id":270,"date":"2025-05-07T16:49:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T07:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.convention.co.jp\/cleft2025\/?page_id=270"},"modified":"2025-08-21T13:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T04:05:02","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.convention.co.jp\/cleft2025\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"International Advisory Committee
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Co-Chair of CLEFT2025<\/div>\n
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Felicity Vidya Mehendale<\/div>
-Cleft and Plastic Surgeon, Global Cleft Research Programme, University of Edinburgh, UK
-Immediate Past President International Confederation of Cleft Lip and Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies and Chair Edinburgh Cleft 2022<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Felicity\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Martin Persson<\/div>
Professor of Health Science Faculty of Health Sciences, Kristianstad University<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Martin\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Advisory Committee<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Adriane L. Baylis<\/div>\n
\n-Associate Professor \u2013 Clinical, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
\n-Director, Velopharyngeal Dysfunction Program, and Co-Director, 22q Center, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Adriane\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Amelia F Drake<\/div>\n
\n - ND Fischer Distinguished Professor of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Chapel Hill NC, USA
- Director, UNC Craniofacial Center\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Amelia\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Ashim Garg<\/div>\n
-Cleft Warrior (Cleft Lip & Palate)
-Co-Founder & Director - Sirat Cleft Foundation<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Ashim\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Bowornsilp Chowchuen<\/div>\n
-Professor of Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, THAILAND
-Chair of the Tawanchai Foundation for Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Deformities
-Past President of the Thai Cleft Lip-Palate and Craniofacial Association<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Bowornsilp\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Brian Sommerlad<\/div>\n
\n - Honorary Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London and Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex UK
- Chairman of CLEFT \n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Brian\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Canice E. Crerand<\/div>
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Plastic Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine
\n - Principal Investigator, Center for Biobehavioral Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital
\n - Psychologist, Section of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology Nationwide Children\u2019s Hospital<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Canice\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Christopher Discolo<\/div>\n
\nCo-Director, Cleft Lip & Palate Team
\nAssociate Professor
\nOtolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
\nChildren's Hospital Colorado\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Christopher\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Corstiaan Breugem<\/div>\n
-Professor in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Amsterdam
-Professor Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Cape Town
-Head Pediatric Plastic Surgery Amsterdam UMC
-President International Society of Auricular Reconstruction (ISAR)
-President Interplast Holland
-Coordinator Amsterdam Expertcentre for Cleft, Craniofacial and Airway anomalies\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Corstiaan\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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David Chong<\/div>\n
Associate professor, Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Childrens Hospital Melbourne, Australia<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"David\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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David Gillett<\/div>\n
\n -Plastic, Reconstructive and Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon, Perth Children's Hospital
-Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Australia\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"David\u00a0Gillett\"\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Erika Bostock<\/div>\n
\n -Assistant Director: Speech Therapy and Audiology, Witbank Hospital, South Africa
-Speech Therapy Consultant for Operation Smile International\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Erika\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gareth Davies<\/div>\n
\n Executive Direcor, European Cleft Organisation\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Gareth\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Haydn Bellardie<\/div>\n
\n Orthodontic Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town,South Africa\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Haydn\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Karen Christine
Goldschmied Aljaro<\/div>\n
- Speech and Language Therapist, Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna, Chile<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Karen\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Kristina Klint\u00f6<\/div>\n
-Associate Professor and Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Division of Logopedics, Phoniatrics, and Audiology, Department of Clinical Sciences in Lund, Lund University, Sweden
-Specialist Speech Language Pathologist, Malm\u00f6 Cleft Lip and Palate Centre, Sk\u00e5ne University Hospital, Malm\u00f6, Sweden
-Project manager for the Swedish Cleft lip and Palate Registry\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Kristina\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Lawal-Aiyedun Olubunmi<\/div>\n
-Paediatric Nurse
-Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Working Group, Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anaesthesia Care (G4 Alliance).<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Lawal-Aiyedun\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Luca Autelitano<\/div>\n
\n Clinical Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Regional Center, Operation Smile Care Center, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo Milano
Adjunct Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies University of Milan\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Luca\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Lun-Jou Lo<\/div>\n
Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Lun-Jou\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Maria Costanza Meazzini<\/div>\n
-Scientific Director, Cleft Lip and Palate Regional Center, Operation Smile, S.Paolo Hospital, Milano
-Consultant for Craniofacial Anomalies, Dep.of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, S.Gerardo Hospital, Monza
-Adjunct Professor in Craniofacial Anomalies, University of Milano
-President, European Society for Cleft Lip and Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Maria\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Marwa Elkassaby<\/div>\n
Professor Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Director Cleft Care Center, Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Marwa\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Matthew Hotton<\/div>\n
Consultant Clinical Psychologis: The Spires Cleft Centre - Oxford, UK and the University of Oxford, UK<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Matthew\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Mekonen Eshete Abebe<\/div>\n
\nProfessor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
\nAddis Ababa University, College of Health Sciences,
\nSchool of Medicine, Surgical Department
\nYekatit 12 Hospital Medical College\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Mekonen\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Nivaldo Alonso<\/div>\n
\n-Professor Associado de Cirurgia Pl\u00e1stica da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
\n-Livre Docente da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de S\u00e3o Paulo
\n-Coordenador de Cirurgia Craniofacial HRAC-USP Bauru\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Nivaldo\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Oksana Jackson<\/div>\n
Professor, Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Oral Surgery,
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Oksana\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Peter\u00a0Donkor<\/div>\n
\n Professor\/Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, GHANA.\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Peter\u00a0Donkor\"\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
\n
Peter Mossey<\/div>
Professor of Craniofacial Development,
Associate Dean for Internationalisation Dundee University Dental School<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"ProPeter\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Puneet Batra<\/div>\n
-Pro-Vice Chancellor (Health Sciences), Dean, School of Dental Sciences and School of Allied Health Sciences, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (MRIIRS), Delhi NCR.
-Member, Smile Train India Medical Advisory Council (IMAC) and Smile Train Research & Innovation Council (STRAIC)
-President Indian Orthodontic Society
-Past President Indian Society of Cleft Lip and Palate & Craniofacial Anomalies<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Puneet\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Ronald P. Strauss<\/div>\n
-Dr. Claude A. Adams Jr. Distinguished Professor of Dentistry and Professor of Social Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
-Director and Chief Global Officer for ASOD-Global; Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, UNC Adams School of Dentistry<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Ronald\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Roopa Nagarajan<\/div>\n
Faculty of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, and Special Officer
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU) ,
\n Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 00004 India<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Roopa\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Stuart Bade<\/div>\n
\n-President, Australasian Cleft Lip and Palate Association
\n-Chief of Surgery, Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Stuart\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Terumi Okada Ozawa<\/div>\n
\n Orthodontist and Researcher at Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies (HRAC) , University of S\u00e3o Paulo Former Head of Dental Division at HRAC- USP\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Terumi\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Valerie J Pereira<\/div>\n
\n Deputy Chief of Division (Speech Therapy)
Clinical Director (MSc SLP Program)
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Valerie\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Zainal A Ahmad<\/div>\n
\nChairman, Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Malaysia\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Zainal\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Zipporah Njeri Gathuya HSC<\/div>\n
Public Health Specialist \/ Consultant Pediatric Anesthesiologist
- The Nairobi Hospital Kenya
- Smile Train Inc<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Zipporah\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n
Zuraini Ghazali<\/div>\n
\nCleft Lip and Palate Association of Malaysia (CLAPAM)\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\n \"Zuraini\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>