Ms. Coleen Smith-loughney
Speech-Language Pathologist
225 THUNDER HILL RD WOODBOURNE NY, 12788About
Dr. Coleen Smith-loughney is a speech language pathologist practicing in WOODBOURNE, NY. Dr. Smith-loughney specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Smith-loughney 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. Smith-loughney 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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