Melanie Sumner Royal MED CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1488 OLD OCILLA RD TIFTON GA, 31794About
Dr. Melanie Royal is a speech language pathologist practicing in TIFTON, GA. Dr. Royal specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Royal 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. Royal 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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