Gail Valerie Jenkins SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
302 DARE RD YORKTOWN VA, 23692About
Dr. Gail Jenkins is a speech language pathologist practicing in YORKTOWN, VA. Dr. Jenkins specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Jenkins 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. Jenkins 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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