Speech Language Pathology

The Speech Language Pathology team offers inpatient and outpatient treatment. Services are provided by professional speech language pathologists holding master’s level degrees, as well as being both licensed by the Kentucky Board of Speech Language Pathology and nationally certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association.

Patient appointments

Request an appointment online or call 859-257-7918 

Clinic locations

Outpatient services:

• UK Communication Sciences and Disorders Clinic is located on the first floor, room 110, of the Charles T. Wethington Building, adjacent to Kentucky Clinic.
• Otolaryngology Clinic is located on the 3rd floor of Kentucky Clinic.

Inpatient services, depending on service needed:

• UK Chandler Hospital
• Markey Cancer Center
• Kentucky Children’s Hospital
• UK Chandler Hospital radiology department  

Physician and self referrals are accepted.

Specialties 

The Speech Language Pathology team provides evaluation and treatment of a variety of different diagnoses in both adults and children on a daily basis, including the following:

• Childhood Speech and Language Disorders (PDF, 102 KB)
• Stuttering 
• Pediatric feeding disorders
• Dysphagia (PDF, 93 KB) (swallowing disorder) evaluation and treatment
• Evaluation and treatment of acquired neurogenic and other adult speech and language disorders 
• Cognitive evaluations and treatment
• Communication assistance to patients status post-laryngectomy
• Pre-operative education for patients prior to laryngectomy
• Modified barium swallow studies
• Assessment for Passy Muir Speaking Valve for patients with tracheostomy tubes
• Assessment of velopharyngeal port insufficiency

Our team offers specializations including:

• Socialization play groups
• Aphasia group treatment
• Traumatic brain injury group treatment
• Involvement in the Lost Chords Club for patients post-laryngectomy

UK HealthCare Speech Language Pathologists

Sarah Campbell, MS, CCC-SLP, Director of Clinical Services  

Mary Beth Allen, MS, CCC-SLP

Josie Andersson, MA, CCC-SLP

Ellen Hagerman, MA, CCC-SLP

Lauren C. Hicks, MS, CCC-SLP

Anne Lattin, MS, CCC-SLP

Meg Shake, MS, CCC-SLP

Leah Olson Shearer, MS, CCC-SLP