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Speech - Language Pathology
Our Speech-Language Pathologists are certified by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association and are licensed by the state of New York.  Through referral from a physician, we provide services to individuals from infancy through geriatrics.

Our department is also an affiliate of the Binghamton Sertoma Club.

Our comprehensive program consists of individualized evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the following:

  • Pediatric and adult patients with feeding and swallowing difficulties.  Our specialized services include video fluoroscopy of swallow, flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallow (FEES), pediatric feeding therapy, neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy (Vital Stim), Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS) and EMG biofeedback.
  • Developmental speech and language problems in children.  We contract with Broome County Health Dept. for core evaluations, supplemental evaluations and therapy for children in the Early Intervention Program and Committee on Preschool Special Education program.
  • Speech and language disorders following a neurological event such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS, etc.
  • Voice disorders due to vocal abuse/misuse or vocal pathology, i.e. vocal nodules.
  • Post laryngectomy voice restoration therapy including esophageal speech training, artificial larynx with electrolarynx training and tracheoesophageal prosthesis consultation and management.
  • Fluency disorders/stuttering.  For additional information contact the Stuttering Foundation of America www.stutteringhelp.org or the National Stuttering Association www.WeStutter.org.
  • Cognitive disorders such as impaired memory, problem solving, etc. following a stoke or traumatic brain injury.
  • Cleft palate and resonance disorders.  We are active members of the Cleft and Craniofacial Care Team of the Southern Tier.  For further information contact the Cleft Palate Foundation at www.cleftline.org.
  • Foreign and regional accent reduction.

Early Intervention Program

Swallowing Evaluation and Therapy Procedures

Our speech-language pathology services are available at both Binghamton, New York and Johnson City, New York locations Monday through Friday 8:00am through 4:30pm.

Contact us at (607) 762-2100 or (607) 763-6033.

For further information about communication and/or swallowing disorders please contact the American Speech-Language Hearing Association at www.asha.org or the New York State Speech-Language Hearing Association at www.nysslha.org.

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