
Heather Huhta Kirk
Speech-Language Pathologist
8008 WINFIELD CIR ROME NY, 13440About
Dr. Heather Kirk is a speech language pathologist practicing in ROME, NY. Dr. Kirk specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Kirk 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. Kirk 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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