Speech

Overview

The Donald R. Reed Speech & Hearing Center was founded in 1950 as a not-for-profit voluntary agency committed to helping children and adults with communication impairments. In 1996, the Center was expanded to include audiology services. The Center formally merged with Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in 2001. The Institute for Voice and Swallowing Disorders was established in 2005 to provide specialized services to children and adults with vocal pathology or swallowing dysfunction.

The Director of the Speech & Hearing Center is Judith Christopher, Ph.D. The Medical Director of the Institute is Dr. Craig Zalvan, Laryngologist. All services are provided by New York State licensed and ASHA certified speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Staff who provide clinical services to professional singers are trained in classical singing as well. All staff work as a team, integrating various aspects of patient care into a seamless process of diagnosis and individualized treatment planning that result in the most effective clinical service available in Westchester County.

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Pediatric and Adult Speech-Language Services

Services for children aged 2-18 include evaluation and treatment of disorders of articulation, oromotor development, language and fluency.

Adult disorders of speech and language can result from strokes, traumatic brain injury or degenerative neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease.

All staff are certified in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) program for building vocal strength for those with Parkinson’s disease.

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Treatment

Speech Disorders

• Articulation
• Oromotor (oral movement disorder)
• Voice
• Fluency

Language Delays and Disorders

• Preschool Children
• Elementary-aged Children
• Adults with Strokes, Head Trauma, Progressive Neurological Diseases

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Contact

The Donald R. Reed Speech & Hearing Center
777 North Broadway
Suite 303
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
(914) 366-3010

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