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Katherine Finnerty
Speech-Language Pathologist
305 CENTRE ST NEWTON MA, 02458About
Dr. Katherine Finnerty is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEWTON, MA. Dr. Finnerty specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Finnerty 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. Finnerty 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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