Mrs. Karissa Riter SPEECH THERAPIST
Speech-Language Pathologist
815 TRIPLETT ST OWENSBORO KY, 42302About
Dr. Karissa Riter is a speech language pathologist practicing in OWENSBORO, KY. Dr. Riter specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Riter 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. Riter 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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