Speech Language Pathology

A subdivision of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the division provides comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and counseling for individuals with communication difficulties, including hearing aid assessment.

Some of the treatments used include:

  • Aural rehabilitation
  • Language therapy
  • Infant stimulation
  • Tongue thrust therapy
  • Articulation therapy
  • Dysphagia (swallowing) therapy

Specialized testing services for children with pervasive developmental disorders and autism are also available.

Patient Stories

  • “It was the working together of many different teams, all working in synchrony, that saved the life and saved the leg of this 12-year-old girl."

    Jissel
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  • Following a heart and lung transplant at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Ethiel Fontalvo said, “I can walk — I do three miles now — and I can climb up the stairs. Before, I was out of breath after 12 steps.”

    Ethiel
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