Dr. Cey, played by Nestor Carbonell is supposed to be working with Costa Rican children with cleft palates. On Scrubs (2001) ("My Moment of Un-Truth," Season 3, Episode 17), Carbonell played Dr. Ramirez, a plastic surgeon who fixes cleft palates in third world countries.
This episode was released online on March 9, 2007, more than 5 weeks prior to its NBC broadcast.