Mrs. Joann Welch Lyons
Speech-Language Pathologist
1 MADELON HICKEY WAY COHOES NY, 12047About
Dr. Joann Lyons is a speech language pathologist practicing in COHOES, NY. Dr. Lyons specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Lyons 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. Lyons 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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