When a child is born with a cleft lip or palate, SIU Medicine surrounds families with a team devoted to expert care and compassion, from a baby’s first breath to a teen’s final surgery. Our specialists walk alongside families, providing clarity, confidence and lifelong support every step of the way.

When a child is born with a cleft lip or palate, SIU Medicine surrounds families with a team devoted to expert care and compassion, from a baby’s first breath to a teen’s final surgery. Our specialists walk alongside families, providing clarity, confidence and lifelong support every step of the way.

A first-generation physician from a rural community in southern Illinois, Dr. Jennifer Cook says she has often reflected throughout her career on the opportunities her medical degree created and on the patients and colleagues who shaped her path. That sense of gratitude inspired her to give back.

A first-generation physician from a rural community in southern Illinois, Dr. Jennifer Cook says she has often reflected throughout her career on the opportunities her medical degree created and on the patients and colleagues who shaped her path. That sense of gratitude inspired her to give back.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.

In a laboratory at SIU School of Medicine in Carbondale, scientists are working quietly toward a future that could change the outlook for families affected by rare neurodevelopmental disorders.