Office Address:
725 Irving Avenue
Physician’s Office Building Suite 504
Syracuse, NY
Mailing Address:
Upstate Medical University
750 East Adams Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone: 315-464-6597
FAX : 315-464-6598
VCFS@upstate.edu
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The Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome
International Center
A Unique Method of Delivering Care
The Center coordinates care for every patient with personal attention that is unparalleled anywhere. There is ample opportunity
for the review of treatment plans and discussion of long and short term approaches to care. However, care does not stop once the patient leaves the offices of the Center. The Center prides itself on a system of DISTANCE CARE.
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome, also known as VCFS, DiGeorge syndrome, and 22q11 deletion syndrome, and Shprintzen Syndrome, is one of the most common genetic disorders in humans.
It was first described in 1978 by Dr. Robert J. Shprintzen, Professor of Otolaryngology and Professor of Pediatrics at Upstate Medical University. Since that first report that delineated this complex condition, Dr. Shprintzen has published many scientific papers, chapters, and texts on the subject, and more importantly, he has seen and evaluated thousands of patients with VCFS over the past 30 years.
In 1997, Dr. Shprintzen established the most comprehensive program designed to assess the needs of people with VCFS and to develop the most effective treatments. The Center has a faculty of over 30 professionals from more than 20 medical and ancillary disciplines who are devoted to the special needs of children and adults with this common genetic condition. The Center is a full time program with the most comprehensive care available anywhere and a large and active, full time research program devoted to this single disorder.
Inquiries:
Contact the Center by telephone at 315-464-6597, by fax at 315-464-6598, or by email at vcfs@upstate.edu.
A Center of Excellence
Our Center has been a magnet for people from all over the world who wish to seek the best care for their children with VCFS. Patients have come to the Center from nearly every state in the U.S. and from more than a dozen countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Similarly, scientists from all over the world have come to study with us and observe our Center’s techniques and outcomes.
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