Kathryn Susan Cavanaugh SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
845 PADDOCK AVE MERIDEN CT, 06450About
Dr. Kathryn Cavanaugh is a speech language pathologist practicing in MERIDEN, CT. Dr. Cavanaugh specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cavanaugh 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. Cavanaugh 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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