Sheylah Gaona SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
14409 GREENVIEW DR STE 102 LAUREL MD, 20708About
Dr. Sheylah Gaona is a speech language pathologist practicing in LAUREL, MD. Dr. Gaona specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Gaona 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. Gaona 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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