Surgeon Fixes Baby Girl's Cleft Palate During Pandemic
By Deanna Moore Dec 17, 2020 Kim Chalom knew something was off about her newborn baby, Sydney, as soon as was born. After four months of frustration and very little answers, Sydney was diagnosed with a soft cleft palette and Kim turned to Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital for the corrective surgery. Amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic, Sydney had surgery to fix the cleft palette at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital in July 2020. During her interview with Rich Kaminski, Kim described her experience at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and with Dr. Roberto L. Flores, “Once I met Dr. Flores, ...