
Barbara Chiocca
Speech-Language Pathologist
91 ELM ST WESTFIELD MA, 01085About
Dr. Barbara Chiocca is a speech language pathologist practicing in WESTFIELD, MA. Dr. Chiocca specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Chiocca 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. Chiocca 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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- Ms. Renee Cote MS CCC-SLP30 OLD LYMAN RD SOUTH HADLEY MA 01075
- Elizabeth Quintin CFY SLP209 ROOT RD WESTFIELD MA 01085
- Dr. Neva Leslie Frumkin PH.D., CCC-SLP650 FRONT ST CHICOPEE MA 01013
- Ms. Erin Marie Andrew CF SLP1506A ALLEN ST SPRINGFIELD MA 01118
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