Karissa Jenney Keating
Speech-Language Pathologist
60 CHAMBERLAIN RD SCARBOROUGH ME, 04074About
Dr. Karissa Keating is a speech language pathologist practicing in SCARBOROUGH, ME. Dr. Keating specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Keating 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. Keating 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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