Patient Services
The Division of Speech-Language Pathology provides inpatient and outpatient services.
Inpatient Service
UPMC’s team of speech-language pathologists provides service to UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC Montefiore (including the Rehabilitation Unit, Transitional Care Unit, and Select Specialty Hospital), UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, and Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.
Our diverse patient population includes patients with:
- head and neck cancer
- swallowing problems after surgery (head and neck, transplants, cardiac, cardiothoracic, and spinal cord surgeries)
- tracheostomized and ventilator dependent patients who have difficulty communicating and swallowing
- neurological disorders (stroke or head injury)
- geriatric diseases (dementia, Alzheimer's disease)
- degenerative neuromuscular diseases (Parkinson’s disease, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Muscular Dystrophy)
- inability to verbally communicate and require assistive communication devices
Outpatient Service