Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial
| Appointments: |
(504) 896-9857
(504) 895-7200 |
| Office Hours: |
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday - Friday |
| Location: |
Children's Hospital |
| Physicians: |
Michael Moses, MD, Director
Hugo St. Hilaire, MD |
The Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Team provides diagnosis and treatment for practitioners in the specialties of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics, Plastic Surgery, Genetics, Audiology, Speech Pathology, Neurosurgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pediatric Otolaryngology, Nursing and Social Services. The specially trained staff is experienced in the complexities of the care for infants, children and adolescents with cleft lip and craniofacial anomalies. This team approach ensures that all of the health care providers work together to implement a single, coordinated treatment plan for each child. The plan is shared with the family, the child’s pediatrician and all other pertinent providers.
Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:
- Cleft lip
- Cleft palate
- Craniofacial anomalies
The Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Clinic is located in the Ambulatory Care Center at Children's Hospital.
For additional information, visit www.neworleanscleftteam.org.

Michael H. Moses, MD
Director, Cleft Lip and Palate/Craniofacial Team, Children’s Hospital
Professional School:
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Specialty Training:
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Special Interests:
Cleft lip and palate and craniofacial surgery
In Area Since: 1985
In Practice Since: 1985
Hugo St. Hilaire, MD
Plastic surgeon, Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center
Professional School:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Specialty Training:
Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Special Interests:
Craniofacial and maxillofacial surgery, microsurgery
In Area Since: 2008
In Practice Since: 2001