Mr. Joseph Alexander Santamaria CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
12400 SW 18TH TER MIAMI FL, 33175About
Dr. Joseph Santamaria is a speech language pathologist practicing in MIAMI, FL. Dr. Santamaria specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Santamaria 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. Santamaria 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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