Heather Leigh Dallas
Speech-Language Pathologist
659 TOWER MEWS OAKDALE NY, 11769About
Dr. Heather Dallas is a speech language pathologist practicing in OAKDALE, NY. Dr. Dallas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Dallas 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. Dallas 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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