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Winter 2016
Behind the Smile
Logan Monighan Blending Art
and Science
Poems and Poetry
for LCPC
Happy Retirement
Dr. Leber
Page 2 ___________________________ Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic ••• Behind the Smile eMagazine ••• Winter 2016
Behind the Smile
Letter from Rusty
CONTENTS
2015 was a whirlwind year as we
continued to work with new patients
and congratulate our patients who are
moving into adulthood.
Logan Monighan - Blending Art and Science..................Page 4
Happy Retirement Dr. David Leber!................................... Page 6
Welcome Dr. Elizabeth Prada!.............................................. Page 8
Extragive 2015........................................................................... Page 8
Meet Eagle Scout Dylan Getz...............................................Page 9
Poetry Competition Result, Children’s Poetry....... Pages 10 - 11
LCPC in World-Class Genetics Research........................Page 12
2015 Lombardo Charity Cup Invitational......................... Page 13
In Memoriam.............................................................................. Page 13
Annual Appeal.......................................................................... Page 14
Logan Monighan’s life story is a great
example of someone who’s been with us
for many years and now has chosen to
study dentistry, which she describes
as a blend of art and science.
As we plan for the future and begin a
year of great opportunities, we want to
thank you for your continued support of
the Clinic. People give in so many ways,
through their time, their money, their
introductions and their influence.
pg4
We appreciate what each person can
do and welcome you to visit us here at
the Clinic on Team Days to share in the
special moments that happen when we
see all of the beautiful smiles.
Meet Logan
Monighan
pg12
Sincerely,
University of
Pittsburgh
Center Study
at LCPC
Dr. Rusty Long
We are also grateful to:
Kae G. Wagner, President
North Star Marketing, Inc.
www.northstar-m.com | 717.392.6982 x105
Thanks to Fig Lancaster for
their support of the Clinic during
2015. LCPC was chosen by the
magazine as one of its three
Social Mission Partners and we
were honored to be included in
all issues of the magazine's 10th
Anniversary Year.
pg8
pg6
Welcome
Dr. Prada
Saying Goodbye
to Dr. Leber
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic ••• Behind the Smile eMagazine ••• Winter 2016 ___________________________ Page 3
Logan Monighan - Blending Art and Science
If you were in the Clinic this
summer, you might have seen
Logan, a young woman, among
the many faces around your
dental chair. Logan would not
have looked out of place. The
only person who might have
been surprised to see her there
would have been her younger
self as Logan first came to the
Clinic as a patient. Now she is on
the other side of the chair, shadowing Dr. Long and applying for
admission to dental school. While
there is something fitting about
her return to the Clinic, there was
nothing inevitable about it. Her
personal experience and talents
have, however, equipped her for
a career in dentistry.
Logan was born in Seoul, South
Korea and was adopted and grew
up in Robesonia, near Reading,
PA. She then embarked on a series of cleft lip and palate repairs
Now she is on the
other side of the
chair, shadowing Dr.
Long and applying
for admission to
dental school.
through her childhood and adolescence. While particular times,
such as a bone graft in 4th grade
and the often badly phrased
questions about her appearance
from other children, demanded a
great deal of her either physically
or emotionally, she also gratefully
recalls the support of Clinic staff
and the emotional strength of her
parents. The latter taught her
to see a question about her flat
nose or the shape of her mouth
not as an act of teasing but as “a
teaching moment”; an approach
that Logan has tried to adopt
throughout her life.
As a child Logan had no interest
in math or science. What gave
her most joy was anything
artistic. In preschool she memorably refused to draw with
fat crayons, asking for colored
pencils because they were more
appropriate to her talent. Over
the years she took up sketching,
painting, sculpture, origami, film,
singing and playing the guitar.
At Temple University she took a
double major in film and theatre
before working in art departments
of independent film companies.
Yet while this film career combined many of Logan’s interests,
it did not fulfill her personal desire to create art or make things
that have a lasting emotional
impact on people. Most of her
time was spent on building stage
and film sets that were used
for a brief time and then torn
down. As a result, Logan began
to reconsider her future, looking
for something which would have
lasting impact on her and others
and would use her creativity and
personal experiences for a greater good. It was then she was
drawn to dentistry because she
says, “dentistry values not only
precision and detail, but also
the maintenance of continuous,
trusting relationship built during
excellent patient care.” She was
attracted to a discipline which
sees each patient as an individual rather than a condition that
needs “fixing.” The experience
of shadowing on Team Day only
confirmed her new direction.
Logan is now back at Temple
taking the remaining science
and math pre-requisites for dental school. For the first time she
truly understands that dentistry
is a field that perfectly blends
art and science. Looking back
on her journey, Logan feels that
“my personal experiences and
maintaining a balance between
“...being a patient
and caregiver will
make me a stronger,
more compassionate
doctor…”
being a patient and caregiver
will make me a stronger, more
compassionate doctor with the
ability to provide care to both
patients and their families.”
Happy Retirement Dr. David Leber!
We are sad to report that in
October, Dr. David Leber retired
from plastic surgery and therefore
will no longer be treating LCPC
patients. We are grateful for his
37 years of care and service to
so many people. To mark the
occasion the LCPC staff gave him
a luncheon celebration. We wish
him a happy retirement and hope
to see him when he is next in
Lancaster.
David Leber in his
own words
While a senior in high school in
South Williamsport, PA, I entered
the Science Fair competition with
a life size model of the human
torso showing cut-away views of
the various organs. Through the
contact with my family doctor, I
was fascinated with the human
anatomy as illustrated in the
anatomy books he let me borrow. At that time I knew I wanted
to become a doctor.
I attended Albright College in
Reading, PA for pre-medical
school and then was accepted
at Temple University School of
Medicine in Philadelphia. While
in medical school, I learned that
I wanted to be a surgeon where
I could work with my hands. A
department of Plastic Surgery
was started during my Junior year
and I had the opportunity to see
the intricate operations they were
doing including hand surgery and
cleft lip and palate. From that time
on, there was no question that I
wanted to be a Plastic Surgeon.
My interest in painting, drawing
and sculpture and the human
form further convinced me that
plastic surgery would encompass
all my interests.
The war in Vietnam was going
on at the time and so I signed
up in the US Army as an intern,
spent one year in Vietnam and
then completed my remaining
two years at Letterman Hospital
in San Francisco.
In 1971, I was invited to return
to Temple University Hospital to do six years of residency
training in General Surgery and
Plastic Surgery. I was fortunate
to train with three talented
surgeons, each having varied methods of cleft lip/palate
repair. We had a well organized
cleft palate clinic through Saint
Christopher's Hospital for Chil-
“I was fortunate
to train with three
talented surgeons,
each having
varied methods
of cleft lip/palate
repair.”
dren and there I learned the
technique necessary to perform
successful lip and palate repairs, jaw surgery as well as total ear reconstruction for those
born without ears.
Dr. David Leber
When I completed my residency
training, I became temporary
chief of the Plastic Surgery
Department responsible for the
training of the remaining residents. Realizing that I would
rather be in private practice, I
found my way to Harrisburg in
1978 where I joined Dr. Robert Harding and Dr. Stephen
Hereeg, both plastic surgeons
who were working through the
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic. For
the past 37 years, I have been
coming to the LCPC one day
a month and for a number of
years attended the Phillipsburg
Cleft Palate Clinic every other
month until that clinic closed.
What do I remember most? First
of all, it's all about the children,
seeing how they endure the
long process of becoming as
oral as possible through as
many as six major operations
over their first 16 to 18 years of
life. When working in one location over a length of time, one
gets to see these young ones
from the day they are born, go
to school, graduate from high
school, some go on to college,
get married and then on occasion have a child of their own,
born with a cleft lip or palate.
It is pretty much like watching
your own children grow up but
in spurts between the various
operations. I am convinced that
these children are better able to
handle the tough times life offers
due to the many surgical experiences they have to endure and
the frustrations with difficulties
in speech, and always the problems of looking different from
their peers.
The other aspect that I remember most is the close knit team
of professional experts in many
different medical specialties that
I have had the privilege to work
with at the Lancaster Cleft Palate
Clinic. There is no other med-
ical condition that involves as
many different specialties for a
common condition such as cleft
lip and palate and I have always
enjoyed learning from these
people who donate their time
and efforts for a common cause.
This includes: speech, hearing,
orthodontics, dentistry, genetics,
social workers, feeding specialists, ENT, prosthedontics, pediatricians and plastic surgeons.
There is so much we can learn
from each other.
One of my biggest thrills came
just weeks ago when seeing
one of my cleft palate patients, a
13 year old Amish boy who had
a pharyngeal flap procedure.
When I asked his mother
what she thought of his
speech after the operation,
she said “Well, the horses
can understand him better
now.” I guess that says it all.
It has been a privilege
and a pleasure working
with the Lancaster Cleft
Palate Clinic all these
years. It is a wonderful
organization with great
leaders such as Dr. Mo Mazaheri,
and Dr. Rusty Long.
Having the ability to perform cleft
lip and palate
surgery and ear
reconstruction
has given me
the opportunity
to travel on 35
surgical mission
trips to nine different countries,
including India, Philippines, China, Thailand, Bangladesh, Nepal,
Iran, Honduras and Ecuador.
“There is no other
medical condition
that involves as many
different specialties
for a common
condition such as cleft
lip and palate and I
have always enjoyed
learning from these
people who donate
their time and efforts
for a common cause.”
My interests now with retirement
will include many things I have
been doing throughout my life
but now I will have more time
to pursue them. They include
more travel (I have been to all
continents at least twice for bird
watching), tennis, golf, art work,
photography, stamp collecting
and spending more time with
family and friends.
31 December 2015
Welcome Dr. Elizabeth Prada!
We are pleased to announce
that Dr. Elizabeth Prada, a
pediatric dentist, will be joining
us in January. Dr. Prada studied
dental medicine at the University of Pennsylvania before undertaking her residency in pediatric
dentistry at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She has worked in both private
dental practices and public
health settings.
Lime Street Pediatric Dentistry.
She is married to a pediatric
otolaryngologist and has two
young children and a dog.
She first became interested in
treating children with craniofacial
anomalies when, as chief resident, she had the opportunity to
participate in team care at the
UNC Hospitals. Dr. Prada is excited to be joining LCPC as well
as offering dental care through
•••
Dr. Elizabeth Prada
and her family
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Extragive
2015
We are extremely grateful to
all our friends who participated in the Extragive, 24 hours
of online giving on November
20. Organized by the Lancaster
County Community Foundation,
more than 360 nonprofits took
part and raised $6.1 million. We
are delighted to have over 120
generous friends who helped us
raise $21,000 for our patients.
Meet Eagle Scout Dylan Getz
Last Spring, LCPC patient Dylan
Getz earned his Eagle Scout,
a feat that had not been completed by a scout in Troop 32 in
Denver, PA in 10 years. To earn
Eagle Scout, Dylan proposed and
supervised the landscaping of
the recreation center in Denver
Memorial Park. He was responsible for the funding, clearing,
designing, planting, and labor
recruitment for the project. Dylan
acknowledges that the landscaping project was stressful at times,
but that ultimately he enjoyed the
work and feels gratified with what
he accomplished.
Dylan started scouting as a Tiger
Cub many years ago, with mom
Sallie and dad Kerwin serving
as den masters. He continued
through the years, eventually
joining Troop 32, Boys Scouts of
America. Dylan earned 33 merit
badges and served in many
leadership positions. He relished the outdoor opportunities
offered by the Boys Scouts, particularly camping, first aid, and
outdoor living skills. He believes
that the Boys Scouts taught him
the valuable lessons of teamwork, flexibility, and leadership.
Sadly, Dylan’s father was battling health issues during much
of his Eagle Scout project and
passed away on Father’s Day,
just a week before Dylan’s Eagle
Scout pinning ceremony. Dylan
says that his father was partly an
inspiration for the project, as he
had always enjoyed landscaping. Dylan knows his father was
proud of his scouting accomplishments, and even had the
Eagle Scout “father pin” buried
with his dad.
Dylan has just completed his first
semester at Pennsylvania College of Technology, majoring in
computer networking systems.
Beyond scouting and college,
Dylan remains passionately
interested in firefighting. He
has been a volunteer firefighter
with Denver Fire Company 13
since age 14 and has earned
certifications in firefighting and
vehicle rescue.
Dylan’s chosen career path of IT
was also inspired by his father.
Poetry
Competition
Result
IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA, A CHIL
D’S “WONDER”
Where in the world were kids like me?
Sixty-five years ago at LCPC?
Mixed blessings awaited one there
Long trips to go to access the car
e!
In the summer the Clinic held
its first poetry competition. The
theme was “self” with the prize of
being featured in this magazine.
We are delighted to announce
that the winner was Peg Bryner,
long time patient and supporter
of the Clinic.
Congratulations, Peg!
When did they come – those social
connections
Amid all those medical projections?
Her poem is as follows-
Novacaine shots
Hours waiting – lots!
Speech repetitions
Tongue repositions
Parental stress
Patient distress
Lots of confusion
Sometimes delusion
Resident programs – what a gift!!
There are kids like me – what a spir
itual lift!!
Millard, Farkas, Mazaheri, Long
Hours they spent to help make us
strong!
Strong in spirit and physically too
Nurturing our psyches – if only they
knew!!
A “forever” moment remains in me
The invaluable people at LCPC!!
Over the years, changes may have
been many
Experts, compassion remain there
aplenty!!
Still my Gibraltar in these older yea
rs
We celebrate their success with unlim
ited cheers!
We also thank Le Hinton, editor of Fledgling Rag and
renowned poet, for judging this competition. In October
Le also generously hosted an evening of poetry reading
by the poets featured in the latest issue of Fledgling Rag.
It was a fun evening and brought in over $900 for the
Clinic. Thank you to everyone who took part!
Peg Bryner, with Poet Le Hinton and Dr. Rusty Long
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Children΄s Poetry
These poems can be found in the
special children's issue of
Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century.
FIREFLY
By Abigail Rose Ca
rgo (age 10)
Dipping,
dancing,
flying high,
beautiful soaring fir
efly.
I watch it flicker
as it passes by.
BIG SIS
By James Dailey (age 10)
My big sister is a little creepy
She leaves the faucet sometimes leaky
I think my big sister is Goth
er
She smells like honey and peanut butt
But somehow I still love her
CAT LOVE
Lick. Lick.
By Natalie Belle Neal (age 9)
My cat’s tongue is like sandpaper.
It’s a nice sensation.
It feels like a warm kiss.
If my cat could talk I’d say, kissy, and he’d say, okay.
Then I’d ask, do you love me, and he’d answer,
love is not divided.
It goes on forever.
I love you.
Lick. Lick.
LCPC in World-Class Genetics Research
A few busy days in August and
again in October saw lots of new
faces and activities here at
the Clinic. The busy days
launched the start of LCPC’s
participation as a testing site for
researchers from the University
of Pittsburgh investigating genetic patterns and other factors
that may indicate a risk for the
occurrence of clefts in families
with cleft lip/palate. This NIH
sponsored project is being
conducted by the University of
Pittsburgh Center for Craniofacial & Dental Genetics and has
testing sites around the world.
The Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
is proud to be one of these sites
for this important research that
hopes to identify the inherited
genes that may play a role in the
development of oral-facial clefts.
Researchers are collecting data
from families with a history of
cleft lip/palate, including the affected family member(s) and also
any unaffected siblings, children,
and parents. We
are enormously
grateful to the many
LCPC family members who have volunteered to participate in the project
thus far. Some
of the interesting
testing procedures
that families have
to undergo include:
a dental examination with dental
impressions, an ultrasound of
the upper lip, photographs of the
lip and face, a saliva sample, a
speech recording, a smell test,
and a complete medical and
dental family history. Here’s
what some of our LCPC
study participants have to
say about their experience
with the project:
The study was explained
very thoroughly beforehand so the testing was
pretty much what we expected. Our family really
enjoyed being a part of
this study. My 4-year-old
daughter asked if she
could come back again
tomorrow for another appointment. The staff was so
friendly and that made the
experience very enjoyable.”
– S
tacey, mother of Noah, 9 yr.,
Rebekah, 7 yr., Corin, 4 yr.,
and Isaac, 3 months.
...continued on page 13
“Our family is blessed
with the rare occurrence of two cleft boys.
Apparently we have
something specific
in our genes and we
were hoping that we
would add something
unique to the study.
LCPC in World-Class
Genetics Research,
continued
“If we can help a family in
the future understand why
clefts happen, then it was
worth our time. Our family
had no prior history of clefts
so we were very interested
in helping! Our daughter
Rozalynn thought it was
cool, and knowing she
could help another child or
family made her happy.”
– R
obyn, mother of
Rozalynn, 8 yr.
Our next testing dates are April
28th and April 29th. If you are
interested in participating in the
program or want to learn more,
please contact Lexi Weaver at
[email protected] or
Suzanne Woodard at
[email protected].
2015 Lombardo Charity
Cup Invitational
In September, over 50 golfers played in the
Lombardo Charity Cup Invitational hosted by Sam
and Dena Lombardo in the beautiful surroundings
of the Stonewall Golf Club at Elverson, PA. Both the
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic and the Clinic for
Special Children received $25,000 as a result
of this highly enjoyable event. We are extremely
grateful to all those players and sponsors who
participated so generously.
IN MEMORIAM
We are very grateful for the gifts
recently received in loving memory of:
June Cass
John Allan Cooper
John & Evelyn Eby
Vincent Lattanzio
(former board member)
Allan J. Steffy
If you have questions about gifts
or would like to make a gift to the
Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic in memory
of a loved one, please contact
Cordelia Moyse at [email protected]
or at 717 394-3793 Ext. 117. Thank you!
223 N. Lime Street | Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 394-3793
www.cleftclinic.org

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