Marisa Portanova, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD

Marisa Portanova, MS, CCC-SLP, TSSLD is a Lead Clinician and a member of the Assistive Technology Core Team and Infant Feeding Evaluation Team at Blythedale Children’s Hospital. She started her career working with pediatrics in private practice, home care, and long-term care settings as well as providing services through CPSE and Early Intervention programs prior to joining Blythedale staff more than four years ago.

Ms. Portanova earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and master’s degree from New York Medical College.

Ms. Portanova’s passion and area of specialty is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) as well as Infant Feeding. She participates in multidisciplinary Assistive Technology evaluation and treatment of children with varying needs. Ms. Portanova also provides training for Hospital and School staff in addition to families of children who are AAC users. Ms. Portanova works with families to obtain speech-generating devices and continues to support caregivers through ongoing education. She treats children with a variety of medical diagnosis, as well as speech, language and feeding deficits on the Hospital’s Infant & Toddler, Pediatric, Adolescent, Day Hospital and outpatient units in addition to supporting the Hospital’s graduate student clinician rotation program.