This comprehensive textbook, edited by world-renowned experts in the field, provides answers to challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of craniofacial anomalies.The book integrates basic science and clinical perspectives, creating a more unified and practical “patient centered” approach. Organized in a logical, easy-to-follow structure, this reference reviews and presents cutting-edge findings, covering the state of the art in craniosynostosis and facial clefting from molecular, genetic, cellular, tissue, organismic, and populations levels. Using standardized nomenclature and consistent terminology, Understanding Craniofacial Anomalies incorporates the recent explosion of growth in studying genetic and epigenetic etiologies of syndromes, thereby providing a unique and holistic review of this important topic.
About the Author
Mark P. Mooney, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Oral Medicine and Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh. He has conducted research and published extensively on craniofacial anomalies for over 20 years. He also teaches health professional, graduate, and undergraduate courses in Anatomy, Physical Anthropology, and Growth and Development.
Michael I. Siegel, Ph. D. is a Professor of Physical Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. For over 30 years he has taught research design courses as well as Anatomy, Physical Anthropology and Human Biology. He has conducted research and published extensively on the topic of craniofacial anomalies.
