Dr.
Bart van de Ven was born in the Netherlands in 1961. He studied Medicine
and Dentistry in Utrecht. He was trained in the Department
of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Utrecht Academic
Hospital for 2 years and then in General surgery for
3 years.
He
spent 8 months working in Plastic and reconstructive surgery
at the Maastricht Academic Hospital before moving to the
academic Hospital in Aachen, Germany. There he spent almost
2 years finishing his specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery.
He now works as an Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon
and he leads the European Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation
wich travels to operate children in Kenia and Vietnam twice
a year.