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Key craniofacial team members Deborah Leach, speech therapist, Stephen Beals, MD, plastic surgeon; and Patricia Glick, DMD, orthodontist, admire the renovated lobby of the new center.
Glick behind them, the odds for a healthy, happy life are good. “I love these kids. I just adore them,” says Dr. Glick. “There’s just some specialness about patients who face life’s challenges.” Dr. Beals has been dedicated to caring for craniofacial kids since he was in his surgical residency. When he moved to Phoenix in 1986, he was the only surgeon in the Valley with craniofacial training. “I find it extremely rewarding because it makes such a drastic change in their lives. A relatively small procedure can be truly lifechanging.” ■
Help finish the new center for children with craniofacial differences. Call 602-406-3041 for more information.
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A beautiful home, thanks to donors
On November 2, the Barrow Children’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center opened phase one of a renovation project on the third floor of the Children’s Health Center at 124 W. Thomas Road on the St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center campus. “This is like moving to the Taj Mahal—clean and bright and modern,” says Patricia Glick, DMD, orthodontist. The new area houses the orthodontics part of the program and features a digital x-ray room, two exam rooms, a three-chair treatment area, offices, and a lab for making dental devices. Speech therapy, psychology, plastic surgery, and others in the program have offices in an adjoining area that badly needs remodeling. That area is the target of phase two of the project. The new facility is a big step forward in reaching the center’s goal of providing families coordinated care with the least stress possible. With the core team now together, families can receive most of the care their children need in one location instead of several. Generous contributions from Guy and Stephanie Inzalaco, John Dawson, Rusty Lyon, and Shawn Green financed the $700,000 cost of phase one of the project. An additional $400,000 is needed for phase two. The Barrow Children’s Cleft and Craniofacial Center is the only comprehensive program of its kind in the Southwest. The center cares for about 6,400 children, ages zero-21, with patients coming from parts of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Arizona has three other cleft programs—in Yuma, Flagstaff, and Tucson—but the Barrow program is the only one to provide care for more complicated craniofacial disorders, as well as clefts. About two thirds of patients in the Barrow program have clefts; one third have craniofacial deformities. For information on how you can contribute to this project, call Barrow Neurological Foundation at 602-406-3041.