Melissa A Podewils
Speech-Language Pathologist
620 Schoenhaar Dr West Bend WI, 53090About
Dr. Melissa Podewils is a speech language pathologist practicing in West Bend, WI. Dr. Podewils specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Podewils evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Podewils helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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