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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Speech Pathology Program Awarded Parkinson Voice Project Grant

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Marta Kazandjian, who leads the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, assesses swallow physiology during a videofluoroscopic radiological procedure with her student, Maureen Gavin. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Marta Kazandjian, who leads the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, assesses swallow physiology during a videofluoroscopic radiological procedure with her student, Maureen Gavin. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Marta Kazandjian, who leads the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, assesses swallow physiology during a videofluoroscopic radiological procedure with her student, Maureen Gavin. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Marta Kazandjian, who leads the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, assesses swallow physiology during a videofluoroscopic radiological procedure with her student, Maureen Gavin. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Marta Kazandjian, head of the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

Marta Kazandjian, head of the speech pathology and swallowing program at Stony Brook Southampton Hospital. COURTESY STONY BROOK SOUTHAMPTON HOSPITAL

authorMichelle Trauring on Jul 11, 2023
A staggering 90 percent of people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease are at risk of developing a weak voice, which can lead to life-threatening swallowing complications — which is where the... more

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