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Virginia Wilbanks
Speech-Language Pathologist
148 E CHERRY ST ACKERMAN MS, 39735About
Dr. Virginia Wilbanks is a speech language pathologist practicing in ACKERMAN, MS. Dr. Wilbanks specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wilbanks 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. Wilbanks 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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