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  • UT Physicians debuts patient portal UT Physicians patients now have the opportunity to access their health records online through the patient portal, My UTP.
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  • Orthodontics Dr. Ellis was asked to answer some of the most common questions that we hear from parents. Here are his answers: There is a tooth in the roof of my child’s mouth/ in the cleft/ growing sideways/, what should I do? It is very common for extra teeth to form and erupt in the area […]
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  • Gift establishes Center of Excellence for West Syndrome Research A $1 million endowment has established the UT Physicians Center of Excellence for West Syndrome Research and the Geissler Distinguished Chair in West Syndrome Research.
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  • Marco Born with: Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Marco’s story: (This is an excerpt from Paola’s website celebrating her son’s first birthday.) I remember that Wednesday, it was March 2, 2011. I was 21 weeks pregnant and we were incredibly excited about seeing our little boy on the anatomy ultrasound. When the obstetrician came in to […]
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  • Connor Born with: Bilateral cleft lip and palate (A letter to the Team from Connor’s father) I hope that you are doing well. I wanted to take a second to say thanks. I know you guys probably hear this all the time, but you and the rest of Dr.T’s team changed our lives forever. There is […]
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  • Ryan Born with: Craniosynostosis Ryan’s Story When Leah and Jason Burke became first time parents to Ryan they were thrilled. They were not immediately concerned that he was born with a misshapen head – a common occurrence that usually corrects itself. Ryan was a healthy baby in all other aspects. But when the lopsidedness seemed to […]
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  • Jax Born with: Pierre Robin Sequence Leslie Kruszynski’s third pregnancy led her down an unexpected path. Formerly the manager of a daycare center, she now volunteers her time to photograph children with special needs. “While I was pregnant with Jax, I met a little girl named Alana who later passed away from cancer,” Kruszynski says. “She […]
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  • The Story of Jax Leslie Kruszynski’s third pregnancy led her down an unexpected path. Formerly the manager of a daycare center, she now volunteers her time to photograph children with special needs. “While I was pregnant with Jax, I met a little girl named Alana who later passed away from cancer,” Kruszynski says. “She was my first reality check, […]
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