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Christopher John Drakos
Speech-Language Pathologist
10500 NE 86TH ST VANCOUVER WA, 98662About
Dr. Christopher Drakos is a speech language pathologist practicing in VANCOUVER, WA. Dr. Drakos specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Drakos 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. Drakos 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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