Mrs. Karen Michele Sansom MA, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1340 HAL GREER BLVD HUNTINGTON WV, 25701About
Dr. Karen Sansom is a speech language pathologist practicing in HUNTINGTON, WV. Dr. Sansom specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Sansom 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. Sansom 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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