Palatopharyngeal Incompetence: Follow-up

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Further Reading

Keywords

palatopharyngeal incompetence, velopharyngeal insufficiency, velopharyngeal incompetency, cleft palate, hypernasality, nasal emissions, velopharyngeal dysfunction, VPD, velocardiofacial syndrome, VCF syndrome, treatment, diagnosis, symptoms

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Michael J Biavati, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Southwestern; Private Practice, ENT Care for Kids, Dallas, TX
Michael J Biavati, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Laryngological Rhinological and Otological Society, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Advances in Children, and Texas Medical Association
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Kathleen Sie, MD, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine; Medical Director, Hearing Loss Clinic, Co-Director, Cochlear Implant Program, Director, Childhood Communication Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle
Kathleen Sie, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, and American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
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Gregory J Wiet, MD, FACS, FAAP, Associate Professor, Departments of Otolaryngology and Biomedical Informatics, Director, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health, Columbus
Gregory J Wiet, MD, FACS, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, and Ohio State Medical Association
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Gina Rocha-Worley, CCC/SLP, MS, Speech Pathologist, Department of Speech Pathology, Harlem Hospital Center
Gina Rocha-Worley, CCC/SLP, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
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