The Formmed Center for congenital disorders (and defects)

Principle contact details

Contact name:phone: +48 22 827 48 22, +48 22 350 47 05 FAX: +48 22 350 47 06
Address:ul. Warszawska 197 D,
05-082 Babice Nowe, POLAND
Country:Poland
Telephone:+48 22 827 48 22, +48 22 350 47 05
Email:formmed@formmed.com.pl
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Other team members

Surgeon:Włodzimierz B. Piwowar, M.D., Ph.D. Orest Szczygielski, M.D. Zbigniew Surowiec, M.D.
Speech therapist:Elżbieta Radkowska, M.A.
Orthodontist:Dorota Świątek, M.D. , Magdalena Tomasz, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical geneticist:Kamil K. Hozyasz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine
Otolaryngologist:Sylwia Baczyńska -Świerczyńska, M.D.
Patient follow up:Zofia Dudkiewicz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine

Support group

Support group address:Rozszczepowe marzenia Foundation
[For Polish residents only]
Public benefit organization involved in helping people with developmental defects and disorders.
Contact person:
Małgorzata Zawada-Jaster, tel.: +48 797 199 745

Annual case load

Cleft palate:44
Pierre Robin:14
Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL):43
Bilateral (BCL):17

Primary surgical protocol

Timing of first repair and type of operation.

Complete UCLP:6 months- one stage (lip and palate)
Complete BCLP:6 months- one stage (lip and palate)
Isolated CP:6 months

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:None
Orthodontic costs:All
Speech and language therapy costs:None

Current research activity and data collection

Published research papers:Yes
Details of publications:Zofia Dudkiewicz, Włodzimierz Piwowar, Zbigniew Surowiec, Piotr Fudalej, Barbara Obłoj, Dorota Cudziłło, Maria Hortis- Dzierzbicka, Elżbieta Radkowska, Joanna Stankiewicz, Grażyna Nowicka, „ 30-years experience in one stage treatment of unilateral cleft lip and plate – multidisciplinaty assessment of late results – new strategy of treatment”
(“30 lat doświadczenia w leczeniu jednoetapowych całkowitych jednostronnych rozszczepów wargi i podniebienia – wielospecjalistyczna ocean wyników odległych- nowa strategia leczenia”).2011, T.1 8-18,
Research grant funding received:Yes
Details of funding:Zofia Dudkiewicz, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine , Włodzimierz B. Piwowar, M.D., Ph.D. Zbigniew Surowiec, M.D. Dorota Cudziłło Ph.D. orthodontist, Barbara Obłoj Ph.D. orthodontist.
One stage Surgery of Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate – AN Effective Strategy of Treatment.
Running title:Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate - One Stage Surgery.

National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation

Organisation details:Instytut Matki I Dziecka
01-211 Warszawa ul. Kasprzaka 17a,
tel. +48 22 32 77 000, +48 22 32 77 001