Miss Erin B Poma
Speech-Language Pathologist
3505 BROADWAY OAKLAND CA, 94611About
Dr. Erin Poma is a speech language pathologist practicing in OAKLAND, CA. Dr. Poma specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Poma 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. Poma 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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