Baby Genesis Overcomes Cleft Lip and Palate with Care from Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
“As the pregnancy went on, I was hospitalized for a few days when my blood pressure got too high.” In total, she was admitted four times.
Pediatric Plastic & Craniofacial Surgery
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Dr. Matthew Greives, MDPediatric Plastic Surgery -
Dr. Danielle Sobol, MDPediatric Plastic Surgery
Pediatric Otolaryngologists
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Dr. Sancak Yuksel, MDOtolaryngology -
Dr. Shiva Daram, MDPediatric Otolaryngology -
Dr. Zhen Huang, MDPediatric Otolaryngology -
Dr. Zi Yang Jiang, MDPediatric Otolaryngology
Pediatric Neurosurgeons
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Dr. David Sandberg, MDPediatric Neurosurgery -
Dr. Manish Shah, MDPediatric Neurosurgery -
Dr. Stephen Fletcher, DOPediatric Neurosurgery
Patient Stories
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August 19, 2025
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May 12, 2022
Neal Wille’s Path to a Big Smile
Three-year-old Neal Wille is among the one in 700 kids annually around the world born with a cleft lip and palate. Today, he’s a ball of smiles and sunshine when his parents bring him to see the Texas Cleft-Craniofacial Team for follow-up care after his surgeries that were performed at Chil...
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May 9, 2018
Cameron’s Story: Multidisciplinary Team Supports Boy on His Long Journey of Healing
Cameron is on the “A” honor roll in his fifth-grade class, a significant achievement for any kid. Cameron is not just any kid. He is a survivor. At 10 years of age, Cameron has already undergone 24 surgical procedures. Cameron was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic condition known as Mandib...
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January 7, 2018
A Smile So Sweet: Jacob’s Cleft Lip Story
On April 21, 2014, Leah Yeglin gave birth to her son, Jacob. Moments later, she began to sense something was wrong – and soon learned her intuition was right. A nurse informed her that Jacob had a cleft lip but, thankfully, was otherwise healthy. “It was a shock,” Yeglin remembers. “I thought tha...
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July 15, 2016
Macy's Story: Cleft Lip and Palate
As Kenzie and Ricky attended their routine 18-week ultrasound, they expected everything to go smoothly; however, they received unexpected information about their baby girl, Macy. Their unborn daughter was diagnosed with a unilateral cleft (a split occurring on one side) that extended all the way ...
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May 20, 2014
Cleft Lip and Palate Program Brings New Smiles to Life
Daniella Coca’s son Anthony was born with both a cleft lip and palate. Coca was five months pregnant when she received the diagnosis after a 3-D ultrasound, which afforded her and Anthony’s father several months to meet John Teichgraeber, MD, and his team, determine a plan of action and better pr...
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May 2, 2014
Physicians Bring Smiles to Patients Abroad
Pediatric surgeons have the ability to bring smiles to patients and their families. Dr. John Teichgraeber, director of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in the Department of Pediatric Surgery, recently brought smiles and positive outcomes to patients in Mexico as part of a medica...
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