April Pasterick
Speech-Language Pathologist
448 OLD CLAIRTON RD JEFFERSON HILLS PA, 15025About
Dr. April Pasterick is a speech language pathologist practicing in JEFFERSON HILLS, PA. Dr. Pasterick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pasterick 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. Pasterick 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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