Mrs. Ivy Spadafina
Speech-Language Pathologist
75TH AVENUE AND 30TH STREET JACKSON HEIGHTS NY, 11370About
Dr. Ivy Spadafina is a speech language pathologist practicing in JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY. Dr. Spadafina specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Spadafina 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. Spadafina 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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