
Mrs. Lisa Brooks Washington
Speech-Language Pathologist
3600 ALABAMA AVE SE WASHINGTON DC, 20020About
Dr. Lisa Washington is a speech language pathologist practicing in WASHINGTON, DC. Dr. Washington specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Washington 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. Washington 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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