Heather Michelle Burford
Speech-Language Pathologist
1036 S MAIN ST HAMBURG AR, 71646About
Dr. Heather Burford is a speech language pathologist practicing in HAMBURG, AR. Dr. Burford specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Burford 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. Burford 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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