
Mr. Brian S. Gekas SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3993 HARLEM RD AMHERST NY, 14226About
Dr. Brian Gekas is a speech language pathologist practicing in AMHERST, NY. Dr. Gekas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Gekas 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. Gekas 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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