Christine Creighton
Speech-Language Pathologist
90 ROCHELLE AVE PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128About
Dr. Christine Creighton is a speech language pathologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Creighton specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Creighton 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. Creighton 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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