Timberly L Leite MA,CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
2236 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd New York NY, 10027Practice Philosophy
Functional Medicine
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Dr. Timberly Leite is a speech language pathologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Leite specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Leite 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. Leite 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.
Education and Training
South Carolina State University Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 2007
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