The Cleft Lip and Palate Clinic at NSMC North Shore Children's Hospital in Salem provides consultation and treatment for children with cleft lip and palate defects. Under the direction of a plastic surgeon, a multidisciplinary team of specialists delivers comprehensive care. The team includes a dentist, an oral surgeon, an otolaryngologist, a cleft palate nurse, a social worker, a speech therapist, a genetic counselor and a pediatrician.

The Cleft Palate Clinic is headed up by Dr. Keith Rae. The clinic meets on the second Thursday of every OTHER month, from 7:30-9 a.m.