SG 1
Suraj Subramaniyan
SLP, India
Subramaniyan B, (A) Suraj, is Professor & Lead Consultant- Speech Language Pathologist, The Cleft & Craniofacial Centre, Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital in Chennai, India.
He has spent over a decade working in remote regions in South India setting up an accessible model of comprehensive care for individuals with cleft lip and palate. He has worked with organisations supporting cleft care in India and other LMIC regions through consultancy and capacity building programs.
David Gillett
Surgeon, Australia
David is a Paediatric Plastic and Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon in Perth, Western Australia. He is committed to caring for children born with clefts and other facial anomalies.
SG 2
Solomon Obiri-Yeboah
Surgeon, Ghana
Dr. Solomon Obiri-Yeboah BDS, FGCS, IFCS is a Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgeon and Senior Lecturer and Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.
Emily Gallagher
Pediatrician, USA
Dr. Gallagher is a pediatrician with fellowship training in Craniofacial Medicine, practicing at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and a faculty member of University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics and Department of Global Health. She has been a leader in PACT (Partners in African Cleft Training) since 2019, working to broaden educational opportunities for multidisciplinary providers on cleft teams in sub-Saharan Africa.
SG 3
Omolola Orenuga
Pediatric Dentist, Nigeria
Dr. Orenuga is a Professor and Consultant Paediatric Dentist College of Medicine University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital (Nigeria) and the Paediatric Dentistry Lead- Cleft Team of Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Ruben Ayala
NGO, USA
Ruben Ayala, MD, MSc. is the Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer, Operation Smile. Immediate Past-President, Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetrics, Trauma and Anesthesia Care. He is a public health physician with more than 30 years of experience in planning of comprehensive cleft care programs, advocacy, and health policy engagement.
SG 4
Sara Horne
SLP, USA
Sara Horne, MS, CCC-SLP is a cleft and craniofacial speech language pathologist and Director of Global Speech & Hearing Programs at Smile Train. In her role at Smile Train, she leverages her clinical background and subject matter expertise to guide program strategy, lead quality evaluation processes, and advance capacity-building efforts for Smile Train’s speech and hearing programs across the globe.
Nicola Stock
Psychologist, UK
Dr. Nicola Stock is a Research Psychologist at the Centre for Appearance Research, leading multiple national and international craniofacial projects to improve psychological health and treatment experiences for individuals and their families globally