About Cleft
Cleft Research
Operation Smile conducts impactful research to enhance both surgical and nonsurgical care for patients and families.
Ensuring a Lasting Impact
Our focus is on improving quality of life through evidence-based programs and influencing global health systems and policies.
Our research spans various areas, from cleft-specific care to broader surgical topics like epidemiology, genetics, outcomes, leadership, and education. We aim to understand the causes of cleft lip and palate to develop preventive measures for future generations, ensuring a lasting impact on cleft care.
Explore Research Collaborated with or Conducted by our Global Operation Smile Team
Burn Patient Perspectives on Disability Weights and the Philosophy of Disability: A Gap in the Literature
Authors: Won P., Celie KB, Rutter C., Gillenwater T., Yenikomshian H.
Communicating conviction: A pilot study of patient perspectives on guidance during medical decision-making in the United States
Authors: Celie KB, Auslander A, Kuschner S.
Bearing the mark of pain: mystery in medicine
Authors: Celie KB, Paris JJ.
The Impact of Cleft Lip/Palate and Surgical Intervention on Adolescent Life Outcomes
Authors: Wydick, B., Zahid, M., Manning, S., Maller, J., Evsanaa, K., Skjoldhorne, S., Bloom, M., Das, A., Deshpande, G.
Influence of severity on aesthetic outcomes of unilateral cleft lip repair in 1,823 patients
Authors: Campbell, A., Restrepo, C., Park, E., Navas, G., Deshpande, G., Swanson, J., et al.