Annette Rivera Brooks
Speech-Language Pathologist
915 COURT ST LYNCHBURG VA, 24504About
Dr. Annette Brooks is a speech language pathologist practicing in LYNCHBURG, VA. Dr. Brooks specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Brooks 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. Brooks 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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