CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ACPA has officially recognized the Carolinas Center for Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery with full accreditation. They are now the only ACPA-accredited team in the Charlotte area and one of only four teams in North Carolina.
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"This was a huge undertaking," said administrative manager DeeDee Katopodis, "and the whole team put many, many hours into getting us to this point. We are extremely thrilled to be continually recognized by such an important organization."
The ACPA recognized the Carolinas Center for Cleft Lip & Palate team for exceeding rigorous standards required for accreditation, including Team Composition, Management, Patient Communication, Cultural Competence, Psychological & Social Services and Outcomes Assessment.
"This ACPA accreditation puts us in league with Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Wake Forest. What makes our team most unique is we are a collection of private practitioners across Charlotte focused on pooling resources to create a 'patient-first' standard of care. Our patients benefit from a flexible, collaborative and community-based environment," said Dr. Rick Kapitan, Co-Founder and Director at Carolinas Center for Cleft Lip & Palate Surgery.
About CCOFS – Founded by Dr. Rick Kapitan and Dr. Daniel Cook, the Cleft Lip & Palate team at CCOFS consists of our own oral and maxillofacial surgeons along with our community-based plastic surgery, speech pathology, pediatric dental and orthodontic partners. The entire Cleft Lip & Palate (CLP) team is committed to bringing this collaborative model of care to CLP patients and their families in the Carolinas region. In addition to their work in treating cleft lip & palate patients, Dr. Rick Kapitan & Dr. Byron Henry are volunteer surgeons and on the Board of Directors of the Free-To-Smile Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Dr. Byron & Stacy Henry, that was established to provide free cleft lip & palate surgery around the world (www.freetosmile.org).
Under the umbrella of Carolinas Center for Oral & Facial Surgery, the Cleft Lip & Palate team works primarily out of their Ballantyne/Blakeney office located at 8840 Blakeney Professional Dr #300, Charlotte, NC 28277. More information can be found at www.mycenters.com/ACPA.
About The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) - An international non-profit medical society of health care professionals who treat and/or perform research on birth defects of the head and face. The members of ACPA serve an extremely important role in the management of children and adults with cleft lip, palate, and craniofacial anomalies. For over 65 years, their goal has been to provide optimal care for this group of patients and their families. ACPA is considered the standard of care worldwide for cleft lip & palate.
If you would like more information, please visit us at www.mycenters.com/ACPA, contact Abby Arthur, RN – Program Coordinator at (704) 716-9840 or email at [email protected].
Contact: Abby Arthur, RN – Program Coordinator
Telephone: (704) 716-9840
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Website: www.mycenters.com
SOURCE Carolinas Center For Oral & Facial Surgery
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