
Rachel Ravitch
Speech-Language Pathologist
425 MONROE ST PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147About
Dr. Rachel Ravitch is a speech language pathologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Ravitch specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ravitch 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. Ravitch 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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