
Maria G Valencia-durak
Speech-Language Pathologist
313 W NOLANA AVE MCALLEN TX, 78504About
Dr. Maria Valencia-durak is a speech language pathologist practicing in MCALLEN, TX. Dr. Valencia-durak specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Valencia-durak 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. Valencia-durak 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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