Mrs. Diane Marie Kortz
Speech-Language Pathologist
926 FORTY FOOT RD HATFIELD PA, 19440About
Dr. Diane Kortz is a speech language pathologist practicing in HATFIELD, PA. Dr. Kortz specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Kortz 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. Kortz 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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