Miss Sandra Portela
Speech-Language Pathologist
6 CARUSO LN GLEN HEAD NY, 11545About
Dr. Sandra Portela is a speech language pathologist practicing in GLEN HEAD, NY. Dr. Portela specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Portela 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. Portela 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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