Cleft Lip and Palate Center

Our Nationally Recognized Team's Singular Focus — Caring for the Whole Child
Our Cleft Lip and Palate Center provides comprehensive, family-centered care for children with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other craniofacial conditions. Our multidisciplinary team offers personalized treatment plans, focusing on achieving the best outcomes for each child’s health, appearance, and quality of life.

Led by experienced specialists in craniofacial and reconstructive surgery, our team includes experts in plastic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, otolaryngology (ENT), speech-language pathology, audiology, nursing, social work, and genetics. We work closely with families to guide them through every step of the treatment process, from diagnosis to surgery and ongoing care.

Conditions We Treat


Cleft Lip and Palate
Submucous Cleft Palate
Craniofacial Syndromes
Feeding and Speech Challenges Associated with Cleft Conditions

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131 Madison Ave 3rd floor, Morristown, NJ 07960

Phone: (973) 326-9009

Office Hours

Monday – Friday: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Closed

Our Team

Torin W. Rutner, DMD, MD

Expertise: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery, Pediatric and Adult Oral Surgery, Orthognathic Surgery, Facial Cosmetic Surgery

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Robert Morin, MD, MBA, FACS

Expertise: Facial Reconstruction, Ear and Nose Reconstruction, Craniofacial Surgery


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Gregg A. Jacob, DMD, FACS

Expertise: Orthognathic and Craniofacial Corrective Jaw Surgery, TMJ Surgery, Cleft Surgery, Maxillofacial Reconstruction Surgery


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Gerard A. Begley, DMD

Expertise: Alveolar Cleft Bone Grafting, Orthognathic Surgery, Craniomaxillofacial Trauma



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NOTICE: This website is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice or as a substitute for a patient/physician relationship.

NJCFC is committed to creating a culturally diverse, inclusive and collaborative community for patients and their families, employees and associates where each person is celebrated and has a sense of equal belonging. See our DEI Statement Page for more information.

NJCFC does not exclude, deny benefits to, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, or national origin, or on the basis of disability or age in admission to, participation in, or receipt of the services and benefits of any of its programs and activities or in employment therein. This statement is in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Regulations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued pursuant to the Acts, Title 45 Code of Federal Regulations part 80, 84, and 91.
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