Shasta Lee Whitford
Speech-Language Pathologist
187 MARGARET ST PLATTSBURGH NY, 12901About
Dr. Shasta Whitford is a speech language pathologist practicing in PLATTSBURGH, NY. Dr. Whitford specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Whitford 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. Whitford 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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