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Elizabeth Valade
Speech-Language Pathologist
5659 STADIUM DR KALAMAZOO MI, 49009About
Dr. Elizabeth Valade is a speech language pathologist practicing in KALAMAZOO, MI. Dr. Valade specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Valade 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. Valade 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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