Ms. Duaa Khaled

Ms. Duaa Khaled

Speech language pathologist

Speech language pathologist

16 Years Experience

Arabic , English , Sign Language

About Ms. Duaa Khaled

Medical Speech language pathologist with more than 16 years of experience of international practice in Jordan, UAE, Austria, and the UK. She is specialized in diagnosing and treating a wide range of speech, language, hearing, voice, and swallowing disorders for both pediatric and adult patients with extensive experience across hospitals, clinics, associations, and rehabilitation centers, she have worked in critical care settings including ICU, NICU, and stroke units. Duaa has contributed to pioneering initiatives such as adapting the first standardized Arabic hearing test and has extensive experience in cochlear implant rehabilitation. 

 

Clinical Expertise

    • Craniofacial anomalies (cleft lip, cleft palate) 
    • Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties) 
    • Fluency disorders (stuttering, cluttering) 
    • Aural rehabilitation for hearing loss 
    • Neurological speech disorders (e.g., Parkinson's, ataxia, strokes, cerebral palsy, dysarthria, Guillain barre syndrome, apraxia of speech) 
    • Voice and resonance disorders (polyps, nodules, vocal fold paralysis) 
    • Articulation and language disorders  


Education

    • M.Sc. in Speech Pathology 
    • Bachelors in Speech and Hearing Science


Professional Experience

    • Skilled in neurological disorder rehabilitation, including aphasia and dysphagia 
    • Experienced in hearing rehabilitation and cochlear implant programming 
    • Actively involved in student supervision and international medical volunteer work. 
    • Speech Therapist with 16+ years’ experience – Jordan, UAE, Austria, and UK 
    • Mentoring  Speech Therapy Internship Students from – UAEU and Dar Al Hikmah University, KSA 
    • Volunteer Speech Therapist – Operation Smile Foundation, UAE 
    • Standards & Innovation — co-developed the first standardized Arabic hearing test with other doctor  in Austria, Dubai, Bahrain, KSA, and Jordan 
    • Experience in hearing tests, also in Cochlear implant programming (Austria) 
    • Standardized Global Hearing Therapy Assessments in Arabic 
    • Certified Specialists in Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation, MBSImP, LSVT for Parkinson’s and AVT . 
    • Certified specialist in tracheostomy care and therapy. 
    • Extensive experience in speech and language disorder management for inpatients and outpatients (adults and pediatrics) 


Certifications & Memberships

    • Certified in Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation 
    • Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist (AVT-MED EL) 
    • Certified in Dysphagia Training & MBSImP 
    • Certified Specialists in MBSImP, LSVT  
    • Trained in Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing 
    • Trained in Tracheostomy Care 
    • Trained in PROVOX 
    • Trained in Inspiratory and Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (IMST & EMST)