Chair: Chris D. Glover, MD
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Executive Committee
Chair-Elect: Courtney A. Derderian, MD
Immediate Past Chair: Allison M. Fernandez. MD
Database Director: Paul A. Stricker, MD

Members-at-Large:
Brad M. Taicher, DO, MBA
Olivia Nelson, MD
Lilian Zamora, MD
Srijaya Reddy, MD, MBA

The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group (PCCG) is a group of individuals representing 33 institutions interested in the care of children with craniofacial defects, particularly craniosynostosis. These children require surgical correction that is complicated and with attendant perioperative risks. The goal of the PCCG is to leverage our data, experiences, and expertise in caring for these children, with an aim of improving their perioperative care. The Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group established the Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Perioperative Registry PCSPR) to elucidate practices and outcomes in children undergoing craniofacial surgery. We have published several manuscripts on this topic. Currently, all participating institutions receive quarterly quality improvement reports. Work is currently underway to develop a consensus statement regarding the care of children undergoing open craniosynostosis repair during the perioperative period.

Publications:

1. Fernandez PG, Taicher BM, Goobie SM, Gangadharan M, Homi HM, Kugler JA, Skitt R, Cai L, Polansky M, Stricker PA; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Predictors of transfusion outcomes in pediatric complex cranial vault reconstruction: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Can J Anaesth. 2019 May;66(5):512-526. doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01307-w. Epub 2019 Feb 14. PMID:30767183
2. Goobie SM, Zurakowski D, Isaac KV, Taicher BM, Fernandez PG, Derderian CK, Hetmaniuk M, Stricker PA; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Predictors of perioperative complications in paediatric cranial vault reconstruction surgery: a multicentre observational study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Feb;122(2):215-223. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.10.061. Epub 2018 Dec 19. Erratum in: Br J Anaesth. 2019 May;122(5):703. PMID: 30686307
3. Fernandez AM, Reddy SK, Gordish-Dressman H, Muldowney BL, Martinez JL, Chiao F, Stricker PA; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative Outcomes and Surgical Case Volume in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Observational Study From the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesth Analg. 2019 Oct;129(4):1069-1078. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000003515. PMID: 30222655
4. Glover CD, Fernandez AM, Huang H, Derderian C, Binstock W, Reid R, Dalesio NM, Zhong J, Stricker PA; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative outcomes and management in midface advancement surgery: a multicenter observational descriptive study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2018 Aug;28(8):710-718. doi: 10.1111/pan.13418. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PMID:29920872
5. Thompson DR, Zurakowski D, Haberkern CM, Stricker PA, Meier PM, Bannister C, Benzon H, Binstock W, Bosenberg A, Brzenski A, Budac S, Busso V, Capehart S, Chiao F, Cladis F, Collins M, Cusick J, Dabek R, Dalesio N, Falcon R, Fernandez A, Fernandez P, Fiadjoe J, Gangadharan M, Gentry K, Glover C, Goobie S, Gries H, Griffin A, Groenewald CB, Hajduk J, Hall R, Hansen J, Hetmaniuk M, Hsieh V, Huang H, Ingelmo P, Ivanova I, Jain R, Koh J, Kowalczyk-Derderian C, Kugler J, Labovsky K, Martinez JL, Mujallid R, Muldowney B, Nguyen KP, Nguyen T, Olutuye O, Soneru C, Petersen T, Poteet-Schwartz K, Reddy S, Reid R, Ricketts K, Rubens D, Skitt R, Sohn L, Staudt S, Sung W, Syed T, Szmuk P, Taicher B, Tetreault L, Watts R, Wong K, Young V, Zamora L; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Endoscopic Versus Open Repair for Craniosynostosis in Infants Using Propensity Score Matching to Compare Outcomes: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Anesth Analg. 2018 Mar;126(3):968-975. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000002454. PMID:28922233
6. Goobie SM, Cladis FP, Glover CD, Huang H, Reddy SK, Fernandez AM, Zurakowski D, Stricker PA, Gries H; the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Safety of antifibrinolytics in cranial vault reconstructive surgery: a report from the pediatric craniofacial collaborative group. Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Mar;27(3):271-281. doi: 10.1111/pan.13076. Epub 2017 Feb 17. Erratum in: Paediatr Anaesth. 2017 Jun;27(6):670. Gries, Heike [added]; Meier, Petra [added]; Haberkern, Charlie [added]; Nguyen, Thanh [added]; Benzon, Hubert [added]. PMID:28211198
7. Stricker PA, Goobie SM, Cladis FP, Haberkern CM, Meier PM, Reddy SK, Nguyen TT, Cai L, Polansky M, Szmuk P, Fiadjoe J, Soneru C, Falcon R, Petersen T, Kowalczyk-Derderian C, Dalesio N, Budac S, Groenewald N, Rubens D, Thompson D, Watts R, Gentry K, Ivanova I, Hetmaniuk M, Hsieh V, Collins M, Wong K, Binstock W, Reid R, Poteet-Schwartz K, Gries H, Hall R, Koh J, Bannister C, Sung W, Jain R, Fernandez A, Tuite GF, Ruas E, Drozhinin O, Tetreault L, Muldowney B, Ricketts K, Fernandez P, Sohn L, Hajduk J, Taicher B, Burkhart J, Wright A, Kugler J, Barajas-DeLoa L, Gangadharan M, Busso V, Stallworth K, Staudt S, Labovsky KL, Glover CD, Huang H, Karlberg-Hippard H, Capehart S, Streckfus C, Nguyen KT, Manyang P, Martinez JL, Hansen JK, Levy HM, Brzenski A, Chiao F, Ingelmo P, Mujallid R, Olutoye OA, Syed T, Benzon H, Bosenberg A; Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. Perioperative Outcomes and Management in Pediatric Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction: A Multicenter Study from the Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group. 2017 Feb;126(2):276-287. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000001481. PMID:27977460