Joy Dugan TSHH
Speech-Language Pathologist
7 HILLDALE DR ALBERTSON NY, 11507About
Dr. Joy Dugan is a speech language pathologist practicing in ALBERTSON, NY. Dr. Dugan specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Dugan 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. Dugan 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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