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Mary Swickard
Speech-Language Pathologist
1650 RESPONSE RD SACRAMENTO CA, 95815About
Dr. Mary Swickard is a speech language pathologist practicing in SACRAMENTO, CA. Dr. Swickard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Swickard 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. Swickard 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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