Ms. Rena K Girard MSED SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
5005 CENTER STREET TACOMA WA, 98409About
Dr. Rena Girard is a speech language pathologist practicing in TACOMA, WA. Dr. Girard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Girard 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. Girard 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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