
Mrs. Heather Renee Cooper
Speech-Language Pathologist
140 UPTOWN AVE BROWNSVILLE TX, 78520About
Dr. Heather Cooper is a speech language pathologist practicing in BROWNSVILLE, TX. 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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