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Heather Arner
Speech-Language Pathologist
4115 KNOWLES AVE KENSINGTON MD, 20895About
Dr. Heather Arner is a speech language pathologist practicing in KENSINGTON, MD. Dr. Arner specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Arner 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. Arner 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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