Shawnna Lee Matheny
Speech-Language Pathologist
333 FOUNDRY ST NEW MARTINSVILLE WV, 26155About
Dr. Shawnna Matheny is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEW MARTINSVILLE, WV. Dr. Matheny specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Matheny 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. Matheny 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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