Ellen Marie Hedden MSPA CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
91 IRA AVE COLONIA NJ, 07067About
Dr. Ellen Hedden is a speech language pathologist practicing in COLONIA, NJ. Dr. Hedden specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hedden 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. Hedden 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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