
Mary Katherine Koch
Speech-Language Pathologist
1915 PHILADELPHIA ST AMES IA, 50010About
Dr. Mary Koch is a speech language pathologist practicing in AMES, IA. Dr. Koch specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Koch 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. Koch 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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