Kirstie Hughes
Speech Pathologist
South African-trained speech-language therapist and audiologist with over 10 years' clinical experience and a special interest in adult neurology cases.
LocationMediclinic City Hospital
Experience5-10
LanguagesAfrikaans, English
NationalitySouth Africa
About
Kirstie specialises in complex neurological conditions resulting in speech and swallowing disorders, working closely with ICU and ward nursing staff to support patients through acute, outpatient, and home-based care with tailor-made programmes. She manages dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), acquired adult speech-language disorders (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia), and fluency treatment for stammering, alongside paediatric speech sound disorders and neonatal feeding disorders. She is passionate about communication as a basic human need, and is licensed with the HPCSA and the DHA.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
BA Speech and Hearing TherapyUniversity of the Witwatersrand 2015
Areas of expertise
Neurological speech & swallowing disordersDysphagia care & management (swallowing difficulties)Acquired adult speech-language disorders (aphasiaDysarthriaApraxia)Neonatal feeding disordersFluency treatment & management (stammering)Pediatric speech sound disorders
Special interests
Neurological speech & swallowing disordersDysphagia care & management (swallowing difficulties)Acquired adult speech-language disorders (aphasia, dysarthria, apraxia)Neonatal feeding disordersFluency treatment & management (stammering)Paediatric speech sound disorders
