
Melissa Garcia
Speech-Language Pathologist
835 N EXPRESSWAY BROWNSVILLE TX, 78520About
Dr. Melissa Garcia is a speech language pathologist practicing in BROWNSVILLE, TX. Dr. Garcia specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Garcia 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. Garcia 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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