
Whitney Marie Sturm SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1766 E RIVER RD STE 115 TUCSON AZ, 85718About
Dr. Whitney Sturm is a speech language pathologist practicing in TUCSON, AZ. Dr. Sturm specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Sturm 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. Sturm 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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