
Katherine Helen Simmons CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1775 DEMPSTER ST PARK RIDGE IL, 60068About
Dr. Katherine Simmons is a speech language pathologist practicing in PARK RIDGE, IL. Dr. Simmons specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Simmons 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. Simmons 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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- Dr. Guliz Barkan MDLoyola University Medical Center Maywood IL 60153
- Laura Schmidtke MA, CCC-SLP310 S MAIN ST STE D LOMBARD IL 60148
- Bethany Ann Hayes M.A.348 55TH ST CLARENDON HILLS IL 60514
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