About the Craniofacial Centre

Craniofacial conditions can be divided into three groups: facial and craniofacial malformations, facial fractures and craniofacial tumours. The Craniofacial Centre brings together the expertise in the different types of craniofacial conditions. Craniofacial surgery is interdisciplinary. This means that several different specialists work together in treatment teams. Craniofacial surgery is often performed jointly by surgeons from different specialities, such as plastic surgery, neurosurgery and oral surgery. The Centre was established with the aim of creating the best possible conditions for interdisciplinary patient care.

The Craniofacial Centre provides National Highly Specialised Care (NHV) for children with craniofacial malformations and is a member of a European Reference Network (ERN) for rare craniofacial diagnoses.

The Centre's quality management system has been certified according to ISO 9001 and SS-EN 15224 since 2016. Se verifikat på svenska (pdf). (See the voucher in Swedish)

Contact us

Responsible Head Physician: Daniel Nowinski, switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Referral for craniosynostosis

Referral information for mail:

Akademiska sjukhuset 
Plastikkirurgmottagningen 
Att: Kraniofacialt centrum 
751 85 Uppsala

Contact details

Responsible Head Physician: Daniel Nowinski, switchboard 018-611 00 00.

Contact nurse for craniosynostosis: Anna Stenson Zerpe, 018-611 94 66.

Referral to cleft lip and palate (CLP)

Referral information for mail:

Academic Hospital 
Plastic surgery centre 
Att: Craniofacial centre 
75185 Uppsala

Internal referrals in Cosmic are made to "Plastic Surgery".

Contact details

Responsible Head Physician: Malin Hakelius, switchboard 018-611 00 00

Contact nurse: 018-611 93 74

The CLP team

We are a group of specialists who treat children with cleft lip and palate (CLP). Treatment is similar across the country and follows a specific care programme that has been developed. The specialist group is called the CLP team and consists of plastic surgeons, orthodontists, phoniatrists and speech therapists specialising in the treatment of children with cleft lip, palate and other craniofacial disorders. This allows the CLP team to provide qualified full treatment. For children with special needs, the team has access to all the other expertise that may be required for treatment.

• Plastic surgeon: plastic surgeon with specialised training in CLP
• Orthodontist or orthopaedic surgeon: a dentist specialising in orthodontics and occlusal development
• Phoniatrists: ear specialists with specialised training in voice, speech and language
• Speech and language therapist: a speech and language therapist, specialised in CLP, assesses speech and language development and treats speech disorders
• CLP nurse: contact person/coordinator for newborn visits and CLP conferences
• Surgical coordinator: nurse who schedules and gives notification for surgery
• Children's group: staff with paediatric training. Participate in newborn visits and care for babies on the ward

The CLP team participates in the national CLP register. Several clinical research projects are ongoing. 
Referrals to facial trauma