About

Tara is the owner and chief endoscopist at Doorstep Dysphagia Diagnostics. She received her master’s degree in speech language pathology from California State University East Bay and began her career in an inpatient medical setting. During this time, she discovered her passion for swallowing disorders. Through her training and experience as a medical SLP, she has gained an understanding of the importance in using instrumentation to properly diagnose and treat swallowing disorders. After continued education and advanced training in swallowing evaluation and treatment, Tara wanted to provide patients with a way to access the gold standard in swallowing diagnostics and created the first mobile FEES business in the Bay Area.

Certifications & Special Skills

• Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow Function

• LSVT Loud certified clinician

• MBSImp certified clinician

• MDTP certified clinician

Professional Affiliations

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• California Board of Speech-Language Pathology