Alexandria L Alves MA-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1101 STROUD AVE KINGSBURG CA, 93631About
Dr. Alexandria Alves is a speech language pathologist practicing in KINGSBURG, CA. Dr. Alves specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Alves 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. Alves 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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