Brooke Burfield
Speech-Language Pathologist
3390 SAXONBURG BLVD STE 250 GLENSHAW PA, 15116About
Dr. Brooke Burfield is a speech language pathologist practicing in GLENSHAW, PA. Dr. Burfield specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Burfield 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. Burfield 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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