Valeria Tovar
Speech-Language Pathologist
3355 MISSION AVE STE 123 OCEANSIDE CA, 92058About
Dr. Valeria Tovar is a speech language pathologist practicing in OCEANSIDE, CA. Dr. Tovar specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Tovar 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. Tovar 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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