Melissa R Salazar
Speech-Language Pathologist
8199 SOUTHPARK LN STE 120 LITTLETON CO, 80120About
Dr. Melissa Salazar is a speech language pathologist practicing in LITTLETON, CO. Dr. Salazar specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Salazar 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. Salazar 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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