Speech and Communication Disorders
Many disorders can affect a person's ability to speak and communicate. They range from saying sounds incorrectly to being completely unable to speak or understand speech. Causes include:
- Hearing disorders
- Voice problems, such as dysphonia or those caused by cleft lip or palate
- Developmental disabilities
- Learning disorders
- Autism
- Brain injury
- Stroke
Programs + Services
The Department of Speech Language Pathology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston offers comprehensive care to patients with speech, hearing and language issues.
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Tufts Medical Center’s Voice and Swallowing Center in downtown Boston offers a range of cutting-edge treatments for disorders of the larynx.
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Doctors + Care Team
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Accepting New Patients
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Title(s): Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Tufts Medical Center; Otolaryngologist; Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Otolaryngology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-3030
Fax #: 617-636-1479
Head and neck cancer, management of thyroid cancer and hyperparathyroidism, head and neck reconstruction including microvascular techniques, management of radiation-related complications
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Accepting New Patients
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Title(s): Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Department(s): Otolaryngology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-8711
Fax #: 617-636-1479
Head and neck surgical oncology, head and neck reconstruction, management of salivary and thyroid disorders, management of radiation-related complications, maxillofacial trauma, sleep apnea and sleep endoscopy
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Accepting New Patients
Title(s): Speech Language Pathologist; Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist
Department(s): Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
Appt. Phone: 617-636-5300
Fax #: 617-636-0583
Pediatrics, infants, hearing loss, cochlear implants, hearing aids, listening and spoken language
View Full Profile for Joy P. Wilmouth, M.S., CCC-SLP, LSLS, Cert AVT
