Joan Marie Jernigan travers
Speech-Language Pathologist
9256 COLGATE ST INDIANAPOLIS IN, 46268About
Dr. Joan Jernigan travers is a speech language pathologist practicing in INDIANAPOLIS, IN. Dr. Jernigan travers specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Jernigan travers 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. Jernigan travers 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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