Rebecca Sylvest Coker MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
5422 SUPERIOR DR STE A BATON ROUGE LA, 70816About
Dr. Rebecca Coker is a speech language pathologist practicing in BATON ROUGE, LA. Dr. Coker specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Coker 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. Coker 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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