Patricia Lipinski, MS, CCC-SLP

Patricia Lipinski, MS, CCC-SLP, is a certified speech-language pathologist who evaluates and treats adult patients with speech, language, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders at Perlman Medical Offices. She provides outpatient evaluations and treatments for adults with a variety of disorders, including aphasia, dysphagia, movement disorders, neurological disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, and traumatic brain injuries.

Ms. Lipinski aims to take a functional approach to speech therapy, prioritizing her patients' interests and goals. She has received positive feedback regarding her strengths in educating patients and caregivers, establishing professional rapport, and assisting patients in gaining their confidence in their abilities to communicate, eat safely, and become more independent.

Ms. Lipinski is trilingual, speaking English, Polish and Spanish. She is a qualified medical interpreter for the Polish language, and takes pride in her ability to serve patient populations in the Polish and Spanish languages.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Ms. Lipinski was a speech-language pathologist at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Marlton, N.J. for six years, where she was involved in numerous hospital-wide committees, as well as supervised graduate student clinicians. She has worked as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of hospital settings, including inpatient rehabilitation and acute care.

Ms. Lipinski earned both her bachelor's and master's degrees in speech language and hearing sciences from La Salle University in Philadelphia, Pa. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and holds speech language pathology licenses in both New Jersey and California.

Ms. Lipinski is certified by SPEAK OUT!, which specializes in strengthening and preserving speech and voice for people with Parkinson's disease and related disorders, as well as in McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP), a systemic exercise-based approach to dysphagia therapy. She is also trained in modified barium swallow studies (MBSS).

In her free time, Ms. Lipinski enjoys traveling, cooking, going to the gym, spending time outdoors, using her calligraphy skills to create projects for weddings and special occasions. She is a proud dog mom to her Miniature Pinscher mix, Yela.

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