The current relative value units allocation to cleft and craniofacial procedures creates arbitrary inequalities in physician efficiency, say researchers.
Plastic surgery procedures performed to correct cleft lip and palate deformities in infants and children are economically undervalued, relative to pediatric craniofacial procedures, concludes an analysis in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
/PRNewswire/ Simulare Medical, a Division of Smile Train, Inc., has launched the newest innovation in its growing line of high-fidelity cleft surgical.
Smile Train Appoints New Global Medical Advisory Board Member from NYU Langone
Dr. Roberto Flores partners with world s largest cleft organization to enhance virtual surgery training offerings worldwide
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Smile Train, the world s largest cleft organization, announced today the addition of
Roberto L. Flores, MD, to its Global Medical Advisory Board. Dr. Flores, the Joseph G. McCarthy Associate Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of Cleft Lip and Palate at NYU Langone Health, brings over 20 years of experience to the Global Medical Advisory Board, with expertise in reconstructive plastic surgery and surgical simulation education.