Karen Czarnecki Shapleigh
Speech-Language Pathologist
100C STATE RD SOUTH DEERFIELD MA, 01373About
Dr. Karen Shapleigh is a speech language pathologist practicing in SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA. Dr. Shapleigh specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Shapleigh 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. Shapleigh 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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