Craniofacial and Cleft Program Team

Cleft Team

Plastic Surgery

Otolaryngology (ENT)

Pediatric Denistry

Nurse Practitioner

Other Members of Our Team

Orthodontics

Bill Parris, DDS

Genetics

Jill Yelland, MS, CGC

Speech-Language Pathology

Catherine Snyder, MS, CCC-SLP

Program Coordinator

Brandy Vaughn, RN

Craniofacial Team

Plastic Surgery

Neurosurgery

Paul Klimo, MD, is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and is certified by the American Board of Pediatric Neurosurgery. Dr. Klimo specializes in brain tumors, spinal surgery, epilepsy surgery, vascular neurosurgery and endoscopy.

Nir Shimony, MD, is a pediatric neurosurgeon with Le Bonheur's Neuroscience Institute. Shimony is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, Society of Neuro-Oncology and American Epilepsy Society. His clinical and research areas of expertise include epilepsy surgery, tumors and lesions of the brain, brainstem and spinal cord, intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring for advanced epilepsy and tumor resection, use of minimally invasive techniques such as advanced endoscopy and keyhole surgeries for brain lesions and intractable epilepsy.

Neuropsychology

Christen Holder, PhD, is the clinical director of Pediatric Neuropsychology and specializes in epilepsy, congenital heart disease and high-risk newborn populations. She serves as co-director of the Movement Disorders and Tourette Syndrome Center.

Nurse Practitioner

Neuro-ophthalmology

Lauren Ditta, MD, specializes in pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. She treats children with a wide range of abnormal eye movements including complex strabismus, nystagmus, cranial nerve palsies affecting eye movement and congenital cranial dysinnervation syndromes.

Other Members of Our Team

Genetics 

Jill Yelland, MS, CGC

Program Coordinator

Brandy Vaughn, RN

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