Medical College of Wisconsin Intensive Program of Aphasia Therapy (IPAT)
The Intensive Program of Aphasia Therapy (IPAT) is a comprehensive language therapy program led by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in speech therapy, neurology, neuropsychology, and biomedical engineering. Our mission is to offer cutting-edge, evidence-based treatments for aphasia in a daily, intensive format that is generally not available elsewhere. The program is tailored to individual needs and goals while emphasizing a sense of community and well-being through functional communication.
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Meet Our Team
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Jeffrey R. Binder, MD
Vice Chair for Research, Professor of Neurology, Professor of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Professor of Biophysics, Director of Stroke and Neurobehavior Programs, Department of Neurology, Director of Language Imaging Laboratory, Department of Neurology
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Sara B. Pillay, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor
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Priyanka Shah-Basak, PhD
Assistant Professor
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Samantha Drane, MS
Program Manager
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Anna Freiberg, BA
Head Research Psychometrist
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Katie Koutnik, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
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Shelley Laitinen, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
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