Heather Joy Salas
Speech-Language Pathologist
125 N PARKSIDE DR COLORADO SPRINGS CO, 80909About
Dr. Heather Salas is a speech language pathologist practicing in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. Dr. Salas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Salas 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. Salas 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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