Helena Marshall Pittman CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
19465 DEERFIELD AVE LANSDOWNE VA, 20176About
Dr. Helena Pittman is a speech language pathologist practicing in LANSDOWNE, VA. Dr. Pittman specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pittman 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. Pittman 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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