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Rachel Lauren Riback
Speech-Language Pathologist
1350 UPSHUR ST NW WASHINGTON DC, 20011About
Dr. Rachel Riback is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHINGTON, DC. Dr. Riback specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Riback 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. Riback 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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- Shulani Ross8715 1ST AVE APT 1531C SILVER SPRING MD 20910
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