Speech Pathology at Highland Hospital
The Speech Pathology Department at Highland Hospital offers evaluation and treatment for communication and swallowing disorders for both inpatients and outpatients. Our role as speech-language pathologists is to assess communication, cognition, swallowing and voice impairments, diagnose the severity of the problem, and implement a treatment plan to help individuals regain as much of their baseline as possible.
Our therapists focus on three key areas of speech pathology:
- Swallowing Evaluation and Treatment
- Modified Barium Swallow Study (aka Pharyngogram or videofluroscopy)
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- Speech/Language Evaluation and Treatment
- Cognitive/Linguistic Evaluation and Treatment
Staffed by Experienced Therapists
Our speech pathologists are licensed by the New York State Department of Education and hold Certificates of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in addition to postgraduate training and certifications in several clinical subspecialties.
Chelsey M. Auburn, M.S., CCC-SLP
Chelsey earned her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Nazareth University (2010) and her Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Ithaca College (2012). Her areas of specialty include oropharyngeal dysphagia, cognitive-communication disorders, aphasia, and tracheostomy/ventilator dependency. She is certified in the SPEAK OUT!
program for patients with Parkinson's Disease. She is certified to perform Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) studies.
Kathryn M. Wilson, MA, CCC-SLP
Katie earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Nazareth College (2000) and her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University at Buffalo (2005). Her areas of specialty include dysphagia (swallowing disorders), head and neck cancer, aphasia and cognitive-linguistic disorders from stroke or other head injury, and tracheostomy/ventilator dependency. She is certified to perform Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) studies and trained in MBSlmP™ standardization to perform Modified Barium Swallow studies.
Emily J. Horsington, M.S., CCC-SLP
Emily earned her undergraduate degree in Education from SUNY Oswego (2005), Master's degree in English Literature from University of Rochester (2007), and Master's degree in Speech Pathology from Nazareth College (2014). She is certified in the SPEAK OUT! program for patients with Parkinson's Disease. Her areas of specialty include oral-pharyngeal dysphagia, aphasia, and cognitive-communication disorders. She is certified to perform Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) studies.
Contact Us
For appointments (with physician referral)
Telephone: (585) 341-8285
Fax: (585) 341-6426
Office hours
Mon - Fri, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Important Information for Outpatients
|
Test |
Parking Location |
Check-in Location |
Follow Signs to |
Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
FEES |
North Lot (Mt. Vernon & Rockingham) |
Speech Pathology |
Minor Surgery Center / Speech Pathology |
15 minutes prior to appointment |
|
Speech/Language Cognitive Linguistic Swallow Evaluation |
North Lot (Mt. Vernon & Rockingham) |
Speech Pathology |
Minor Surgery Center / Speech Pathology |
15 minutes prior to appointment |
|
Barium Swallow Test |
Main Parking Garage |
Medical Imaging (Level 2) |
Medical Imaging |
15 minutes prior to appointment |
Please note that appointment cancellations should be made at least 24 hours in advance.
These tests do not require any prior preparation; therefore you can eat and drink prior to the study.