Elizabeth Hager
Speech-Language Pathologist
8730 TRANSIT RD EAST AMHERST NY, 14051About
Dr. Elizabeth Hager is a speech language pathologist practicing in EAST AMHERST, NY. Dr. Hager specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hager 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. Hager 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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