About the VPI Clinic
The VPI (Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Incompetence) Clinic consists of a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of patients with hypernasality and other resonance disorders.
The team members of the VPI Clinic work together to assess the patient's speech, resonance, velopharyngeal function and genetic background. Through a comprehensive team assessment, these specialists try to determine the cause of the speech problem and the contributing factors.
Immediately after the assessment, team members meet briefly to discuss their findings and impressions, and to determine recommendations for treatment. The findings and recommendations are communicated with the parents at that time.
The interdisciplinary interaction and communication that occurs in VPI Clinic results in increased quality of care for the patient.
Conditions Treated in the VPI Clinic
The Velopharyngeal Insufficiency/Incompetence (VPI) Clinic at Cincinnati Children’s provides the following information for more detail on treating velopharyngeal insufficiency disorders:
Contact Us
For more information about the VPI Clinic or to refer patients, call Sharon Burger at 513-636-0336.
