Brittany Drake
Speech-Language Pathologist
1881 TELEGRAPH RD RISING SUN MD, 21911About
Dr. Brittany Drake is a speech language pathologist practicing in RISING SUN, MD. Dr. Drake specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Drake 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. Drake 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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