
Virginia De costa Cooper
Speech-Language Pathologist
21014 SHERMAN DR CASTRO VALLEY CA, 94552About
Dr. Virginia Cooper is a speech language pathologist practicing in CASTRO VALLEY, CA. Dr. Cooper specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cooper 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. Cooper 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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