
Portia Tome
Speech-Language Pathologist
482 SPRUCE DR EXTON PA, 19341About
Dr. Portia Tome is a speech language pathologist practicing in EXTON, PA. Dr. Tome specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Tome evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Tome helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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