Laura Kate Herriff
Speech-Language Pathologist
1340 BRADDOCK PL ALEXANDRIA VA, 22314About
Dr. Laura Herriff is a speech language pathologist practicing in ALEXANDRIA, VA. Dr. Herriff specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Herriff 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. Herriff 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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