Alexa Mackenzie Ponick
Speech-Language Pathologist
6 EDWIN ST MORGANTOWN WV, 26501About
Dr. Alexa Ponick is a speech language pathologist practicing in MORGANTOWN, WV. Dr. Ponick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ponick 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. Ponick 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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