Institute for Mother and Child Health care of Serbia “Dr Vukan Cupic”
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Radoje Simic M.D. |
| Address: | 6 Radoja Dakica Str. New Belgrade 11 070 Serbia |
| Country: | Serbia |
| Telephone: | '+381 3108 121 |
| Email: | simicradoje@yahoo.com |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Radoje Simic, pediatric plastic surgeon, Aleksandar Vlahovic pedatric plastic surgeon, Djordje Kravljanac, pediatric plastic surgeon |
| Speech therapist: | Ivana Ristic |
| Orthodontist: | Faculty of Dentistry Belgrade University |
| Clinical geneticist: | Marija Guc-Scekic |
| Otolaryngologist: | Vladan Subarevic, Ivan Baljosevic |
| Specialist nurse: | Marija Legetic |
| Psychologist: | Svetlana PetrovicMarija L |
| Patient follow up: | pediatric plastic surgeons |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 15 |
| Pierre Robin: | 5 |
| Cleft lip & palate (CLP) Unilateral (UCLP): | 12 |
| Bilateral (BCLP): | 4 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 8 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 1 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | Yes |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | cheiloplasty 1-3m, palatoplasty 10-12m |
| Complete BCLP: | cheiloplasty 1-3m, palatoplasty 10-12 m |
| Isolated CP: | 9-12m |
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 |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Radoje Simic, MD pediatric plastic surgeon Aleksandar Vlahovic, MD pediatric plastic surgeon Djordje Kravljanac, MD pediatric plastic surgeon Vladan Subarevic, MD, ENT |
Current research activity and data collection
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | Plastic Reconstr Surg 2003; 112(3):935, case report |
| 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 |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | no |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 45 |