Mrs. Catherine Fontenot Sample CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
7784 INNOVATION PARK DR. BATON ROUGE LA, 70820About
Dr. Catherine Sample is a speech language pathologist practicing in BATON ROUGE, LA. Dr. Sample specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Sample 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. Sample 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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