Kathleen Ryan Beard
Speech-Language Pathologist
4800 FILLMORE AVE ALEXANDRIA VA, 22311About
Dr. Kathleen Beard is a speech language pathologist practicing in ALEXANDRIA, VA. Dr. Beard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Beard 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. Beard 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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