William Hoffman Spearheads Successful Effort to Expand Insurance Coverage for Children with Disfiguring Craniofacial Deformities

William Y. Hoffman, M.D., Chief of the Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, has led a successful effort to pass legislation in California via the Cleft Palate Foundation greatly expanding insurance coverage for children with disfiguring cleft palate and other craniofacial anomalies. Hoffman, a pioneer of cranial re-animation surgery and acknowledged innovator in the field, performs complex and intricate surgeries at the UCSF Craniofacial Center.