Mrs. Leah Rankinen
Speech-Language Pathologist
1870 WINTON RD S ROCHESTER NY, 14618About
Dr. Leah Rankinen is a speech language pathologist practicing in ROCHESTER, NY. Dr. Rankinen specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Rankinen 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. Rankinen 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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