Marva Shand Mcintosh
Speech-Language Pathologist
1200 1ST ST NE WASHINGTON DC, 20002About
Dr. Marva Mcintosh is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHINGTON, DC. Dr. Mcintosh specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Mcintosh 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. Mcintosh 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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