Heather Pfeifer SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1724 S HARVARD AVE TULSA OK, 74112About
Dr. Heather Pfeifer is a speech language pathologist practicing in TULSA, OK. Dr. Pfeifer specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pfeifer 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. Pfeifer 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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