Velina L Snowden
Speech-Language Pathologist
REPUBLIC R-III REPUBLIC MO, 65738About
Dr. Velina Snowden is a speech language pathologist practicing in REPUBLIC, MO. Dr. Snowden specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Snowden 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. Snowden 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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