Our Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic Team

Director/Cleft and Craniofacial Surgeon

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Renie Daniel, DMD, MD, FACS

Director & Cleft and Craniofacial Surgeon

Cleft Nurse / Care Coordination

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Karla Gruenheid (Olesen), BSN, RN, PHN, LDA

Nurse Coordinator

Audiology

Kerry Witherell

Kerry Witherell, AuD, CCC-A

Audiologist
Shae Fagre

Shae Fagre, AuD, CCC-A

Audiologist

Pediatric Dentistry

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Mackensie McBeain, DDS

Associate Professor
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James Nickman, DDS, MS

Pediatric Dentist

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Carolina Sandoval

Carolina Sandoval Garcia, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Otolaryngology

David Hamlar

David Hamlar MD, DDS

Assistant Professor

Pediatric Psychology

Kelly King

Kelly King, PhD, LP

Associate Professor
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Eric Riklin, PhD, LP

Pediatric Clinical Psychologist

Prosthodontics

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Mark Wilhelm

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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Robert A. Nadeau

Robert A. Nadeau, DDS, MD

Division and Residency Director for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthodontics

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Brent Larson, DDS, MS

Professor
Office Phone
612-626-9202
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Thorsten Gruenheid, DDS, Dr. med. dent., PhD, MHA

Associate Professor
Amy Tasca

Amy Tasca, DDS, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
John Beyer

John Beyer, DDS, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor
Cheryl Anderson Cermin

Cheryl Anderson-Cermin, DDS, MS

Craniofacial Orthodontist
Petra Bachour

Petra Bachour, DMD

Assistant Professor

Speech and Language Pathology

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Anna Thurmes Barigayomwe, PhD, MA, CCC-SLP

Clinical Assistant Professor
Office Phone
612-626-3478
Janet Jacobs

Janet Jacobs, MS, CCC-SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist
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Angie Morillas, MD, CCC-SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

Clinic Administration

Ashely Boege

Ashley Boege, LDA

Clinic Manager

Email:
[email protected] 

Medical Assistant

Sue Ramirez

Sue Ramirez

Medical Assistant

The Cleft and Craniofacial Clinic partners with a variety of experts

  • Child Life Specialists
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Family Marriage Therapy 
  • Genetics
  • Ophthalmology 
  • Radiology 
  • Social Work