
Ms. Kathleen Elizabeth Fitzgerald CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
17535 15TH AVE NE SHORELINE WA, 98155About
Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald is a speech language pathologist practicing in SHORELINE, WA. Dr. Fitzgerald specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Fitzgerald 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. Fitzgerald 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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