Wendy Guadalupe Portillo CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1125 NEW JERSEY AVE NW WASHINGTON DC, 20001About
Dr. Wendy Portillo is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHINGTON, DC. Dr. Portillo specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Portillo 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. Portillo 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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