
Frances Jeramie Alvaro
Speech-Language Pathologist
759 AVE AVELINO VICENTE SAN JUAN PR, 00909About
Dr. Frances Alvaro is a speech language pathologist practicing in SAN JUAN, PR. Dr. Alvaro specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Alvaro 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. Alvaro 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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