Mark Urata, MD, DDS News

Born with frontonasal dysplasia, the college freshman credits Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and its Junior Ambassadors program with giving him confidence and helping to shape his life.

A CHLA study finds that racial and socioeconomic disparities contribute to delayed care and treatment for babies with craniosynostosis.

A specialized team at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles takes a multidisciplinary approach to this condition in babies.

Positional plagiocephaly can be confused with lambdoidal synostosis, which also causes flattening of the back of the head. Referrals for positional plagiocephaly and “rule-out craniosynostosis” are

How Lloyd’s little brother overcame a skull condition and became the coolest kid at the playground

Kathy Hauck and her daughter, Jia, a longtime patient, dedicate time and effort to fundraising for CHLA—and having fun.

As the best-selling book “Wonder” gains more traction with its film adaption so does the awareness of individuals with facial differences and especially for syndromes like Treacher Collins. “Wonder”

This story originally appeared in the TroDent , the official publication for the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC. Read more stories like this in their Summer 2017 issue . Madison Carmenate