
Lisa Michelle Cruz
Speech-Language Pathologist
525 AVE ESCORIAL SAN JUAN PR, 00920About
Dr. Lisa Cruz is a speech language pathologist practicing in SAN JUAN, PR. Dr. Cruz specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cruz 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. Cruz 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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