Elana Melnick
Speech-Language Pathologist
1 SOUTH AVE GARDEN CITY NY, 11530About
Dr. Elana Melnick is a speech language pathologist practicing in GARDEN CITY, NY. Dr. Melnick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Melnick 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. Melnick 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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