Mr. Stanford Nead Mead CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1308 E FAIRBANKS ST TACOMA WA, 98404About
Dr. Stanford Mead is a speech language pathologist practicing in TACOMA, WA. Dr. Mead specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Mead 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. Mead 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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