Gail Lee Brooker MS CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
10 SPRING ST BROADALBIN NY, 12025About
Dr. Gail Brooker is a speech language pathologist practicing in BROADALBIN, NY. Dr. Brooker specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Brooker 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. Brooker 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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