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Presented by Southeastern Microsurgical Group

  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team Care Philosophy
    • —
    • Hugo St. Hilaire, MD, DDS, FACS
    • Gerhard “Sol” Mundinger, M.D.
    • Mark W. Stalder, MD
    • —
    • Mary Ellen Alexander, RN, MN
    • Rizwan Aslam, DO, MS, FACS
    • Sohit P. Kanotra, MD
    • Jerome M. Volk III, MD
  • Our Expertise
    • Microsurgery
    • Virtual Surgical Planning
    • Patient Specific Implants
  • Adult Care
    • Post-Traumatic Facial Reconstruction
    • Corrective Jaw Surgery
    • Osteoradionecrosis Treatment
    • Cosmetic Surgery
      • Elective Plastic Surgery
      • List of Face and Neck Procedures
      • Schedule an Evaluation
      • Rhinoplasty (Elective Nose Surgery)
  • Pediatric Care
    • Post-Traumatic Facial Reconstruction
    • Cleft Lip and Palate
    • Craniosynostosis in Infants
    • Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
    • Facial Reanimation
    • Endoscopic Cranial Vault Surgery
    • Distraction Osteogenesis
    • Ear Deformities
      • Minor Ear Deformities
      • Microtia & Other Ear Deformities
    • Patient Resources
      • Cleft Lip Repair
      • Cleft Palate Repair/Palatoplasty
      • Pharyngeal Flap or Pharyngoplast
  • Testimonials
    • Osteoradionecrosis Treatment after Radiation Therapy
    • Corrective Facial Surgery for Hypertelorism
    • Corrective Jaw Surgery
    • Cleft Palate Surgery: Luis Villanueva
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Evan Puissegur
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Elliot Kostelak
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Malcolm Gros
    • Infant Craniosynostosis Surgery
  • Contact
    • Reach Us by Phone or Email
    • Schedule a Consultation
    • Traveling to New Orleans

Testimonials

craniofacial patient

Shaneka: Healing from facial reconstruction after a car accident

We’re sitting in a café in the Woodbine neighborhood of Nashville — not far from the home of  Shaneka McCarter and her boyfriend — enjoying a cup of tea on a cold day in October. Just a few months ago, in late February 2017, Shaneka and two friends traveled from home in Nashville to Baton Rouge,… Read More

Finding a Cleft Palate Team

Luis: Seven years after cleft lip and palate surgery

Luis Villanueva has just finished second grade. He’s seven years old, a math whiz, and his interests are typical for a boy his age. If it’s not Star Wars, it’s Spiderman or soccer, and we spend a good amount of time playing video games. His mother, Sulma, watches proudly. Luis is not shy. Not afraid… Read More

Osteoradionecrosis | Bilateral Jaw Reconstruction

Ted: Fighting bone damage after radiation therapy

“I’ve been fortunate,” Ted Knurek tells me. We are sitting in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans. This is good to hear, since following a battle with cancer and treatment for bilateral osteoradionecrosis, Dr. Hugo St. Hilaire and the team at NOLA Craniofacial had to completely rebuild his jaw…. Read More

Born with Cleft Lip Now Good Looking

Greater than the Highs and Lows

Evan Puissegur is eighteen years old now, just graduated and headed off to college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Having endured a lifetime of surgeries, he’s matured into a confident young man and is happy to offer advice for families of children who like him were born with cleft lip and palate. Like… Read More

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair

Allow Yourself to Feel Every Emotion

At just two years old, Elliot Kostelak is a very personable little guy. He greets me at the door, offers his hand, and then shows me around the house where he lives with mom and dad and a 22-pound cat named Jabberwocky. His mother, Jessica, laughs as she tells me, “Elliot has never met a… Read More

Malcolm Gros - Understanding Cleft Lip

Cleft Lip - A Father's Point of View

Watching his three children play together at Kenner City Park, Ken Gros makes a very good point: “Every kid’s a joy, and every kid’s a challenge.” Ken and his wife Rachel had three weeks to prepare themselves after a routine ultrasound indicated that their son, Malcolm (now two years), would be born with a cleft… Read More

Virtual Surgical Planning and Hypertelorism

Hypertelorism - "A Whole New Start"

It is a beautiful spring day at Heritage Park in Slidell, Louisiana. We are here to meet Lauren Faciane, who has taken time off from studying to meet us. (She is working toward her Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Psychology). The fact that we are here to photograph and interview her says everything you… Read More

Diagnosing Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis and Helmet Therapy

Surprises. When it comes to the health of our children, nobody likes surprises, but Dr. Brian Ghere and his wife Dr. Mary Catherine Ghere, noticed that their son Rhett’s skull was still misshapen several months after his birth. “Mama diagnosed it,” Brian says with a mix of pride and relief. After a visit with members… Read More

Corrective Jaw Surgery in New Orleans

I Don't Have Any Regrets

Stephanie Blakemore was born with a misaligned jaw that made life difficult during her teenage years and throughout high school. She always had trouble eating certain foods, and so when braces didn’t correct the problem she decided upon corrective jaw surgery. “It was a noticeable thing,” she recalls. “The way I was born, my lower… Read More

Skill, Creativity, and Care

At NOLA Craniofacial, our surgeons are helping to pioneer new applications of advanced technologies on behalf of patients in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast. We believe in team care, in prioritizing the health and future well-being of each patient according to the specific needs of that individual, and we are proud to work with and recommend doctors and nurses whom we know and trust.
LSU Health School of Medicine
New Orleans Children's Hospital
LSU Health School of Medicine

Adult Patients

(504) 444-1551

Pediatric Patients

(504) 896-9857 Dial Extension 2

After Hours

(504) 899-0511


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  • Southeastern Microsurgical Group
  • Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Our Team Care Philosophy
    • —
    • Hugo St. Hilaire, MD, DDS, FACS
    • Gerhard “Sol” Mundinger, M.D.
    • Mark W. Stalder, MD
    • —
    • Mary Ellen Alexander, RN, MN
    • Rizwan Aslam, DO, MS, FACS
    • Sohit P. Kanotra, MD
    • Jerome M. Volk III, MD
  • Our Expertise
    • Microsurgery
    • Virtual Surgical Planning
    • Patient Specific Implants
  • Adult Care
    • Post-Traumatic Facial Reconstruction
    • Corrective Jaw Surgery
    • Osteoradionecrosis Treatment
    • Cosmetic Surgery
      • Elective Plastic Surgery
      • List of Face and Neck Procedures
      • Schedule an Evaluation
      • Rhinoplasty (Elective Nose Surgery)
  • Pediatric Care
    • Post-Traumatic Facial Reconstruction
    • Cleft Lip and Palate
    • Craniosynostosis in Infants
    • Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
    • Facial Reanimation
    • Endoscopic Cranial Vault Surgery
    • Distraction Osteogenesis
    • Ear Deformities
      • Minor Ear Deformities
      • Microtia & Other Ear Deformities
    • Patient Resources
      • Cleft Lip Repair
      • Cleft Palate Repair/Palatoplasty
      • Pharyngeal Flap or Pharyngoplast
  • Testimonials
    • Osteoradionecrosis Treatment after Radiation Therapy
    • Corrective Facial Surgery for Hypertelorism
    • Corrective Jaw Surgery
    • Cleft Palate Surgery: Luis Villanueva
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Evan Puissegur
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Elliot Kostelak
    • Cleft Lip and Palate: Malcolm Gros
    • Infant Craniosynostosis Surgery
  • Contact
    • Reach Us by Phone or Email
    • Schedule a Consultation
    • Traveling to New Orleans
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