Gayle Turnage
Speech-Language Pathologist
6915 LAUREL BOWIE RD BOWIE MD, 20715About
Dr. Gayle Turnage is a speech language pathologist practicing in BOWIE, MD. Dr. Turnage specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Turnage 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. Turnage 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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