Vanessa Salgado-colon
Speech-Language Pathologist
66 URB CATALANA BARCELONETA PR, 00617About
Dr. Vanessa Salgado-colon is a speech language pathologist practicing in BARCELONETA, PR. Dr. Salgado-colon specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Salgado-colon 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. Salgado-colon 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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