
Nancy Murphy
Speech-Language Pathologist
1408 LINCOLN TER PEEKSKILL NY, 10566About
Dr. Nancy Murphy is a speech language pathologist practicing in PEEKSKILL, NY. Dr. Murphy specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Murphy 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. Murphy 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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