Altagracia Santana SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1680 83RD ST BROOKLYN NY, 11214About
Dr. Altagracia Santana is a speech language pathologist practicing in BROOKLYN, NY. Dr. Santana specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Santana 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. Santana 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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