
Kristen Skoff
Speech-Language Pathologist
1524 PENN AVE SCRANTON PA, 18509About
Dr. Kristen Skoff is a speech language pathologist practicing in SCRANTON, PA. Dr. Skoff specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Skoff 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. Skoff 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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