Overview
Children’s Minnesota ENT and facial plastic surgery program provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for simple and complex conditions affecting infants, children, and adolescents. As the only program in the state dedicated exclusively to pediatric head and neck disorders, we partner with referring clinicians to deliver timely, coordinated care across a full spectrum of ENT services.
We offer expert care for complex conditions, including airway abnormalities, hearing loss, cleft and craniofacial disorders, and head and neck masses and cysts. Our multidisciplinary approach includes prenatal counseling, advanced imaging, and innovative reconstructive surgical care, allowing us to support patients from diagnosis through long-term management.
About our research program
We’re committed to advancing care through ongoing research, driving innovation and compassionate treatments for kids. Our studies inform clinical decision-making and help improve health outcomes for the children we treat every day. Learn more about our research program.
About our fellowship program
Children’s Minnesota’s otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery fellowship is recognized by residents and teaching faculty as one of the top pediatric fellowships in the country. Many of today’s advanced ENT techniques were pioneered through our program. Learn more about our fellowship program.
- Airway abnormalities
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic nosebleeds
- Cleft lip and palate
- Congenital aural atresia
- Craniofacial malformations
- Craniosynostosis
- Ear and nasal foreign bodies; cerumen impactions
- Ear shape differences
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Facial weakness/paralysis
- Head and neck masses
- Hearing loss
- Hemangiomas and other birthmarks
- Hoarseness/voice changes
- Laryngomalacia; tracheomalacia
- Lymphatic malformations
- Perforated ear drum
- Plagiocephaly
- Port wine stains
- Protruding and prominent ears
- Recurrent ear infections
- Sinus disease/sinusitis
- Sleep apnea/snoring
- Speech disorders
- Swallowing disorders
- Thyroid and parathyroid tumors
- Tongue tie
- Tonsils and/or adenoid concerns
- Tumors of the head and neck
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Airway reconstruction
- Audiogram
- Audiology services
- Cochlear implant surgery, pre/post-operative therapies
- Common ENT surgeries such as:
- Adenoidectomy
- Ear tube placement
- Tonsillectomy
- Complex ear surgery
- Custom ear molds, swim molds and hearing protection
- Ear reconstruction
- Facial and neck mass/cyst excisions
- Facial fracture repair
- Facial plastics:
- Animal bite repair
- Cleft and craniofacial
- Ear molding
- Scar revision
- Trauma follow up repair
- Hearing aids
- Hearing loss expertise
- Hearing milestones
- Microtia reconstruction
- Sleep apnea surgery
- Speech, language pathology
- Aerodigestive
- Cancer (head and neck)
- Cleft palate and craniofacial
- Down syndrome
- Plagiocephaly
- Prenatal with Midwest Fetal Care Center
- Endocrine thyroid
- 22q11.2 deletion/ Velocardiofacial Syndrome/ DiGeorge Syndrome
Scheduling for Children’s Minnesota locations
Maple Grove, Minneapolis, Minnetonka, St. Paul, Woodbury: 612-874-1292
