Kathleen Shipos
Speech-Language Pathologist
484 MAIN ST WORCESTER MA, 01608About
Dr. Kathleen Shipos is a speech language pathologist practicing in WORCESTER, MA. Dr. Shipos specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Shipos 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. Shipos 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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