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Mrs. Colleen C. Chester MS
Speech-Language Pathologist
1110 VARNER RD PITTSBURGH PA, 15227About
Dr. Colleen Chester is a speech language pathologist practicing in PITTSBURGH, PA. Dr. Chester specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Chester 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. Chester 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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