ACDE Webinar | A Team Approach to the Care of Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate

Renie Daniel, MD, DMD

Dr. Daniel is the director of the University of Minnesota’s Cleft & Craniofacial Clinic. Dr. Daniel has always enjoyed caring for children with craniofacial anomalies, and it is with this passion that she continues to serve these families. Dr. Daniel completed dental school at Temple University in Philadelphia, graduating valedictorian. She then completed medical school at New York Medical College and surgical training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, NJ. Dr. Daniel furthered her surgical training in Charleston, West Virginia, spending an internship year in general surgery and a year of fellowship training in cleft and craniofacial surgery. Before accepting the position as medical director, she proudly served on the cleft and craniofacial team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel for seven and a half years. Dr. Daniel is board-certified and a member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. In addition to caring for children in the United States, she is a surgical educator and volunteer for Operation Smile. This renowned charity organization provides free cleft surgeries to children around the world.