Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg Hamburg
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Kreusch |
| Address: | Asklepios Klinik Nord Heidberg Tangstedter Landstrasse 400 22417 Hamburg |
| Country: | Germany |
| Telephone: | 0049 40 181887 3491 |
| Email: | kreu.mkg-heidberg@web.de |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Prof. Kreusch (CLP) Dr. Dr. Liebehenschel (Bone Grafting) |
| Speech therapist: | Ulrike Meyer |
| Orthodontist: | Multiple |
| Clinical geneticist: | Multiple |
| Otolaryngologist: | Dr. C. Külkens |
| Specialist nurse: | Frau Heermann |
| Psychologist: | multiple |
| Patient follow up: | Prof. Kreusch, Dr.Wysocki |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 30 |
| Pierre Robin: | 5 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 40 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 10 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | plus: revisions, scar corrections bone distraction bone grafting osteotomies |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations (birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)? | Yes |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | All |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | All |
Current research activity and data collection
| Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
| Laboratory genetics/genomics research: | Yes |
| Animal models research: | Yes |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 180 CLP Patients (2011) |