Miss Rachel Elizabeth Dempsey MS CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
30 RICHARD AVE MERRICK NY, 11566About
Dr. Rachel Dempsey is a speech language pathologist practicing in MERRICK, NY. Dr. Dempsey specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Dempsey 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. Dempsey 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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