Steven Breitenfield
Speech-Language Pathologist
40 1ST ST SE WAUKON IA, 52172About
Dr. Steven Breitenfield is a speech language pathologist practicing in WAUKON, IA. Dr. Breitenfield specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Breitenfield 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. Breitenfield 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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