Joan Rivard
Speech-Language Pathologist
7550 FOREST AVE CINCINNATI OH, 45255About
Dr. Joan Rivard is a speech language pathologist practicing in CINCINNATI, OH. Dr. Rivard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Rivard 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. Rivard 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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