Newborn, aunt benefit from continuum of OHSU cleft lip, palate care

July is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month; OHSU provides specialty care from birth through adulthood

By Amy Manning July 30, 2024 Portland, Oregon

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August Poirier, 2, with his mother, Jessica, at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. August has received care for a cleft lip at OHSU since shortly after his birth. (OHSU)

Lori K. Howell, M.D., FAAP (OHSU)

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Catherine Chau Henning, a craniofacial nurse practitioner, with August Poirier, 2, at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Henning has helped guide his family through his treatments for a cleft lip since shortly after his birth. (OHSU)

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August Poirier, 2, with his aunt, Grace Poirier, at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Both August, as a newborn, and Grace, as an adult, received care at OHSU for cleft lips. (OHSU)

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August Poirier's family — aunt, Grace, 5-year-old brother, Cash, mother, Jessica — with August, 2, at Elizabeth Caruthers Park near OHSU, where August and Grace both received treatment for cleft lips. (OHSU)

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Lori K. Howell, M.D., with August Poirier, 2, at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Howell did August's cleft lip repair when he was a month old, and his OHSU team will continue to provide care as he grows up. (OHSU)