
Katheryn Venetia Furnari, MA, CCC-SLP, TSSLD
Speech-Language Pathologist
2985 Terrace Rd Wantagh NY, 11793About
Dr. Katheryn Furnari is a speech language pathologist practicing in Wantagh, NY. Dr. Furnari specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Furnari 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. Furnari 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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Professional Society Memberships
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
What do you attribute your success to?
- Growing up, her grandmother and mother were passionate and very involved in helping the disabled. She saw the care and attention they gave and the impact they were making and knew she wanted to do exactly that. That exposure early on gave her this drive and passion in helping others especially the deaf.She not only loves being a patient advocate, but is driven to do the research and put the time in to ensure she is capable of doing that to the best of her ability. She stands up to bring the humanity into it and remind they arent just a number or data they are a person just like me or you. Her flexibility, ability to face a challenge and willingness to take a leap of faith allow to help others in such a successful way.
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Nearby Providers
- Ms. Joan Diane Kamerman SLP14737 CHARTER RD JAMAICA NY 11435
- Nicole DePalma3250 Westchester Blvd Suite 204 New York NY 10461
- Ms. Renee Yvette Banks CCC-SLP11520 142ND ST SOUTH OZONE PARK NY 11436
- Deborah Karman Friedman1 SOUTH AVE GARDEN CITY NY 11530
- Danna Sobiecki MS CCC-SLP15041 78TH AVE FLUSHING NY 11367
- Barbara Ann Romanasky SLP1424 PULASKI RD EAST NORTHPORT NY 11731
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