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Miss Melissa L Light M. ED
Speech-Language Pathologist
939 S WAKEFIELD ST ARLINGTON VA, 22204About
Dr. Melissa Light is a speech language pathologist practicing in ARLINGTON, VA. Dr. Light specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Light 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. Light 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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