
Shelley Adger
Speech-Language Pathologist
1764 MARCO POLO WAY BURLINGAME CA, 94010About
Dr. Shelley Adger is a speech language pathologist practicing in BURLINGAME, CA. Dr. Adger specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Adger 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. Adger 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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