Brittany Lee Hughes
Speech-Language Pathologist
4880 MACARTHUR BLVD NW WASHINGTON DC, 20007About
Dr. Brittany Hughes is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHINGTON, DC. Dr. Hughes specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Hughes 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. Hughes 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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