International and U.S. Teams
The World Craniofacial Foundation is developing International Teams that provide a high quality care of craniofacial and cleft patients through a Core Team Approach. The International Teams have as a secondary mission provision of specialized medical education to physicians and medical staff from abroad to promote excellence and innovation in multidisciplinary care for craniofacial patients.
Where WCF Serves
Patients Treated
Partnership Countries
Both
International Team Locations
Through on-site visits to international locations, the WCF has identified the following sites and teams to support by providing education and surgical training.
WCF International Centers
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| Location | Doctor(s) | Hospital |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina | Martin Chavanne | Austral Hospital |
| Hangzhou, China | Han Kai | Operation Smile Charity Hospital |
| Shanghai, China | Mu Xiongzheng, Guomin Wang | People’s 9th Hospital |
| Chandigarh, India | Ramesh Sharma | Post Graduate Institute |
| Chennai, India | Jyostna Murthy | Sri Rama Chandra University |
| Lucknow, India | Arun Singh | King George Medical College |
| Tripoli, Libya | Mustafa Zaidi | Burn and Plastic Surgery Hospital |
| Mexico City, Mexico | Fernando Molina, Fernando Ortiz-Monasterio |
Manual Gea Gonzalez General Hospital |
| Manila, Philippines | Bernard Tansipek | Philippines General Hospital |
| Paris, France | Daniel Marchac, Eric Arnaud | Hospital Necker |
| Taipei, Taiwan | Yu Ray Chen, Phillip Chen | Chang Gung Memorial Hospital |
U.S. Center Locations
In the U.S., the WCF also matches and refers patients to the following craniofacial centers of excellence.
| WCF U.S. Centers |
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| Location | Doctor(s) | Hospital |
| New Haven, CT | John Persing | Yale Craniofacial Center, Yale University Medical Center |
| New York City, NY | Joseph G. McCarthy, Barry H. Grayson, Court B. Cutting |
NYU Medical Center |
| Winston-Salem, NC | Louis C. Argenta | Bowman Gray School of Medicine |
| Tampa, FL | Mutaz B. Habal | Tampa Bay Craniofacial Center |
| Cleveland, OH | Arun Gosain | University Hospitals Case Western Reserve University Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital |
| Cincinnati, OH | David A. Billmire | Cincinnati Children’s Hospital |
| Indianapolis, IN | Michael Sadove | St. Vincent Craniofacial Center Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital |
| Lexington, KY | Henry C. Vasconez | University of Kentucky Medical Center |
| Dallas, TX | David Genecov, Raul Barcelo | International Craniofacial Institute |
| Phoenix, AZ | Stephen Beals, Edward Joganic | The Barrow Neurological Institute Craniofacial Center St. Joseph’s Hospital |
