Karen Teresa Malone
Speech-Language Pathologist
701 MENCHVILLE RD NEWPORT NEWS VA, 23602About
Dr. Karen Malone is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Dr. Malone specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Malone 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. Malone 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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