
Barbara Coaxum
Speech-Language Pathologist
7051 W. PASSYUNK AVE PHILADELPHIA PA, 19142About
Dr. Barbara Coaxum is a speech language pathologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Coaxum specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Coaxum 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. Coaxum 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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