Mrs. Karen April Leyba MS CCCSLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1025 SHOSHONI RD THERMOPOLIS WY, 82443About
Dr. Karen Leyba is a speech language pathologist practicing in THERMOPOLIS, WY. Dr. Leyba specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Leyba 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. Leyba 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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