There is a severe lack of formally trained craniofacial surgeons in India, a country with an approximate population of 1.3 billion. Most craniofacial surgery centres are located in teaching medical hospitals/institutions. The team at the new centre, started in January 2014, consists of a Plastic Surgeon, Neurosurgeon, Neuro-anaesthesiologist and Paediatrician and Pediatric Intensivist.