Children’s Hospital Niño Jesus
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Dr Gonzalez-Meli |
| Address: | Avenida Menendez Pelayo 63- 65 Madrid 28009 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Telephone: | +34915035900 |
| Email: | bgmeli@yahoo.es |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Dr Enrique Olivares (Plastic surgeon), Dr Jesus Sastre (Maxillofacial) |
| Speech therapist: | Dr Vidaurrazaga |
| Orthodontist: | Dr MJ Cimadevilla |
| Otolaryngologist: | Dr S Santos |
| Patient follow up: | Dr B Gonzalez-Meli |
Support group
| Support group address: | Afilapa (Parents support group). www.afilapa.com Aspanif (Parents support Gr.) blog.aspanif.org Aficaval (Parents support gr.) www.aficaval.com Alafina (Parents support Gr.) www.alafina.es Ficat (Parents support gr.) www.actiweb.esassociacioficat |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 15 |
| Pierre Robin: | 4 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 10 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 322012 |
| Number of syndromic cases: | Only about 10 % of cases are syndromic, with Van der Woude (2-3) and Stickler syn (3-4) being the most prevalent. |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 3-5 months (withoutwith NAM) |
| Complete BCLP: | 3-5 months (withoutwith NAM) |
| Isolated CP: | 9-12 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: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | Part |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | Part |
| Comments on the service provision: | NHS in Spain is divided in different subservices for differents communities. Orthodontics is provided in some and not in others, |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Dr Beatriz Gonzalez-Meli (Plastic Surgeon) Dr Maria Jose Cimadevilla (orthodontist) |
Non-clinical and laboratory research
Non-clinical and laboratory team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
| Member details: | Dr Beatriz Gonzalez Meli (Plastic Surgeon) |
Current research activity and data collection
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Details of projects: | Member of the UCM Research Group ( Complutense University , Madrid) Several projects on the development of cleft palate; currently working with clefts dogs developping a minimally invasive technique for cleft palate repair |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Details of publications: | Elena Martınez-Sanz, Mohammad H. Alkhraisat, Irene Paradas, Yamila Lopez, Estela Maldonado, Beatriz Gonzalez-Meli, Beatriz Berenguer, Enrique Lopez-Cabarcos, Maria Luisa Martınez, and Concepcion Martınez-Alvarez T: Osteoinduction in the Palatal Submucosa by Injecting BMP-2 on 2 Different Carriers R: J Craniofac Surg. 2012 Mar;23(2):594-8. Elena Martinez-Sanz, Inmaculada Casado-Gómez, Concepción Martín, Yamila López-Gordillo, Pablo González, Cruz Rodriguez, Irene Paradas, Beatriz González-Meli, Estela Maldonado, Carmen Maestro, JC. Prados, Concepción Martinez-Alvarez * A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research REVISTA: Laboratory Animals (2011) DOI: 10.1258/la2010.010044 Elena Martinez-Sanz, Inmaculada Casado-Gómez, Concepción Martín, Yamila López-Gordillo, Pablo González, Cruz Rodriguez, Irene Paradas, Beatriz González-Meli, Estela Maldonado, Carmen Maestro, JC. Prados, Concepción Martinez-Alvarez * A new technique for feeding dogs with a congenital cleft palate for surgical research REVISTA: Laboratory Animals (2011) DOI: 10.1258la2010.010044 |
| Research grant funding received: | Yes |
| Details of funding: | FISS grant |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| 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 |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | There is a National Society for Facial Clefts (SOCEFF) that groupes professionals involved in cleft care. Web under construction: www.soceff.org |
Useful websites or links
| Useful websites or links: | www.acpa-cpf.org |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 35-40 |