Kristen Henker Van houten
Speech-Language Pathologist
351 WILMINGTON ISLAND RD SAVANNAH GA, 31410About
Dr. Kristen Van houten is a speech language pathologist practicing in SAVANNAH, GA. Dr. Van houten specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Van houten 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. Van houten 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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