Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial Center

Edna Carter Young, Ph.D.

Experience. Edna Carter Young, Ph.D., has been working with children and adults with cleft lip and palate, and other craniofacial differences, all of her career. She has been an active member of the American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association since 1975. She tells her patients, and their parents, that her primary interest in speech pathology is the work she does with individuals who have speech problems related to cleft and other orofacial differences. Patients quickly come to realize the broad range of her skills. She combines a proven track record of excellence in clinical outcomes with compassion and understanding in the delivery of patient care.

Dr. Young has been a speech pathologist on multidisciplinary cleft/craniofacial teams in three states, and she has collaborated with teams in Russia and Sweden. Dr. Young begins her work with newborns that have cleft palate in order to help them to overcome eating and swallowing problems. She follows their speech and language development from the time they are toddlers until they no longer need speech therapy. Continuity of care and treatment is essential. To see these children grow into happy and successful communicators is enormously satisfying to her, both personally and professionally.

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