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Diane Felton, MA/CCC-SLP is a clinical speech language pathologist who is a board certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association and is licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
Ms. Felton was formerly at Duke University Medical Center where she worked from 1993 until March of 2007. While at Duke, she was part of the Auditory Processing Disorders team, the cleft palate board and the feeding team. She has continued to work in these areas at NCEENT. Diane received training in videolaryngoscopic examinations for voice disorders conducted at Emory University and manages patients referred for voice evaluation and treatment. She is also certified in Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy.
Ms. Felton welcomes patients of all ages. Her primary interests are the following: voice disorders, auditory processing disorder, language related learning disabilities, and feeding disorders.
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Sabrina Schneider, MA/CCC-SLP, is a clinical speech pathologist, board certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association and licensed by the North Carolina Speech, Language and Hearing Association.
Ms. Schneider is originally from Texas where she worked at Easter Seals of Greater Dallas and Children's Medical Center of Dallas from 2000-2004. She specialized in pediatric speech and language disorders and feeding disorders. Upon arriving in North Carolina, she worked at Duke University Medical Center for approximately three years. While at Duke, she specialized in infant and pediatric feeding disorders.
Ms. Schneider welcomes patients of all ages. Her primary interests include: pediatric language disorders, auditory processing disorder, language related learning disabilities, and feeding disorders.
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Lou Anne Teague, MA/CCC-SLP is a clinical speech pathologist who comes to NCEENT with more than 20 years experience. Ms. Teague is board certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association, and licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists.
Prior to joining NCEENT, Ms. Teague was on the faculty at Duke University Medical Center working with a wide variety of medically complex patients, Ms. Teague participated in research and teaching efforts in addition to providing evaluation and therapy for patients.
Ms. Teague worked on a grant funded by the Duke Endowment focusing on medical and developmental care for premature infants, presenting workshops locally and nationally on feeding, speech and language assessment and intervention.
Lou Anne received her training in videolaryngostroboscopic evaluation of voice disorders conducted at Emory University and manages patients referred for voice evaluation and treatment. She welcomes patients of all ages, with diagnosis including: voice, feeding and swallowing disorders, autistic spectrum disorders and language disorders.
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Andrea Yurcisin , MA CCC/SLP
We would like to welcome speech pathologist, Ms. Yurcisin. Ms. Yurcisin previously was a medical speech pathologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she specialized in evaluating and treating patients with all types of swallowing difficulties in the outpatient and acute care setting, including patients with head and neck cancer and patients with tracheostomies. Ms. Yurcisin is also certified to provide foreign accent modification services for individuals who would like to improve their communication and speech skills. We would appreciate referrals to our department for any patient/client who needs:
- Individualized treatment programs for swallowing difficulties brought on by neurologic diseases such as ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and myasthenia gravis
- Head and neck cancer swallowing rehabilitation program including oral motor/pharyngeal strengthening exercises, swallowing strategies, and dietary education
- Generalized oral-pharyngeal strengthening exercise program
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) studies for initial or ongoing evaluation to assess effectiveness of swallow strategies across all viscosities.
- Follow-up swallowing treatment after Modified Barium Swallow studies
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Ms. Yurcisin is also certified to provide foreign accent modification services for individuals who would like to improve their communication and speech skills.
In addition to providing general speech and language therapy, Ms. Yurcisin enjoys seeing clients who need treatment programs for swallowing difficulties brought on by neurologic diseases such as ALS, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, and myasthenia gravis. She is experienced with head and neck cancer swallowing rehabilitation program including oral motor/pharyngeal strengthening exercises, swallowing strategies, and dietary education and generalized oral-pharyngeal strengthening exercise programs. Ms. Yurcisin performs Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) studies for initial or ongoing evaluation to assess effectiveness of swallow strategies across all viscosities and follow-up swallowing treatment after Modified Barium Swallow studies.
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