Karen Sperti
Speech-Language Pathologist
1 INGALLS DR HARVEY IL, 60426About
Dr. Karen Sperti is a speech language pathologist practicing in HARVEY, IL. Dr. Sperti specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Sperti 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. Sperti 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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