Ernest D. Cronin, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Ernest D. Cronin, a Houston native, attended Tulane University and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He received his medical degree in 1971 from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

Dr. Cronin completed his internship at Kansas City General Hospital, received general surgery training at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, and then obtained an Otolaryngology Residency from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, completing his Plastic Surgery Residency Program at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas.

In 1988, Dr. Cronin established the Cohen and Cronin Clinic Association along with Dr. Benjamin E. Cohen.  In January 2002, Dr. Cronin became Chief of Staff at St. Joseph Hospital. At the present time, he is the president-elect of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgery, where he has also served as vice-president and treasurer in previous years. He has also been past president of the Houston Society of Plastic Surgeons. Since Dr. Cronin has been the Medical Director of the Cronin and Brauer Cleft Palate and Facial Reconstruction Clinic.  Since 1983 and on an annual basis, Dr. Cronin has served as the Founder and Medical Director of Operation San Jose, a surgical mission project dedicated to provide plastic surgery services to children with cleft lip and palate deformities in underserved countries in Latin America. Dr. Cronin is one of 77 plastic surgeons in the United States and one of only five plastic surgeons in Houston chosen by his peers to be included in the recently published The Best Doctors in America since 1995.

Dr. Cronin has published approximately 32 medical journal or book chapters on plastic surgery and has helped train many plastic surgeons. He is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He is a member in good standing of a number of national medical societies including the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, from which he has received the Certificate of Advanced Education in Cosmetic Surgery; and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.  Currently, he serves as the President-Elect of the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons and has received numerous awards.

Daniel D. Louie, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Dr. Louie was born in China. In 1960, he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Tulane University and a Masters of Science in Chemistry from Arizona State University in 1963. Dr. Louie completed his Doctorate in Biochemistry from Kansas State University in 1967. In 1983, Dr. Louie received his D.D.S. from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. He then completed his orthodontics certification in 1989, also from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston.

Dr. Louie is a member of the following organizations: The American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, the American Dental Association, the American Association for Dental Research, American Association of Orthodontists, Texas Dental Association, Houston District Dental Society, and the International Association of Dental Research.

Donna R. Fox, Ph.D.

Dr. Fox received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington in Seattle and her Master of Arts at the University of Iowa. She received her Ph.D. in Speech & Psychology at the University of Missouri. Teaching experience has been at William Jewel College, the University of Nebraska and the University of Houston. She has been both Area Head and Director of Graduate Studies for Communication Disorders. She has published texts in Voice Disorders, Cleft Palate and Private Practice along with numerous articles in these areas. Her most recent book is a "Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers with Cleft Palate" authored with Joan Lynch and Bonnie Brookshire. In addition, she has published several chapters in various new texts in Cleft intervention. She is a member and Fellow of the American Speech Hearing and Language Association, The American Psychological Association, The International Association of Logapedics and Phoniatrics and the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association where she has served as a board member and secretary to the Cleft Palate Foundation. She is past President of the American Academy of Private Practice, in addition to being a member of various state and local professional organizations. She has received the Honors of the American Academy of Private Practice as well as the Honors for both Arkansas and Texas Speech Language and Hearing Association.

Leticia Reyes Lopez

Leticia obtained an Associates of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts from Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas, later pursuing a degree in social work and psychology from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. She got involved in the Operation San Jose Mission Project in 1993, assisting the former Administrative Director of Operation San Jose with the logistics of this outreach international program. In 1986, she was employed at St. Joseph Hospital, which later became known as CHRISTUS St. Joseph Hospital, working in different capacities and departments. She is currently a member of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association and the Cleft Palate Foundation. In 2003, she obtained certification as a Board Certified Christian Counselor from the Messiah Method Institute in Houston, Texas. During 2002-2003, she served as secretary to the President of HAMAH (Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston). She is also actively involved in her community through an organization known as “ROC” (Renewing Our Community), designated to involve leaders seeking to make a difference in their communities, and through LeadersEdge, a leadership certification training program, also offered to community leaders in the Houston area.

Leticia also gained educational experience working with special needs and children with disabilities, more specifically with preschool autistic children. She currently serves as the Program Coordinator of the Cronin & Brauer Cleft Palate and Facial Reconstruction Clinic in Houston, Texas. She also coordinates Operation San Jose, an international mission project founded in 1983 by Dr. Ernest D. Cronin, which offers surgical procedures to underserved children with cleft lip, palate, and facial deformities in Latin American countries, of which Dr. Cronin is also the Medical Director.