Heather Marlene Dodsworth MS CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
11 HOSPITAL DR MACHIAS ME, 04654About
Dr. Heather Dodsworth is a speech language pathologist practicing in MACHIAS, ME. Dr. Dodsworth specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Dodsworth 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. Dodsworth 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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