Virginia Schmidt Dugas MCD, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
8130 KELWOOD AVE BATON ROUGE LA, 70806About
Dr. Virginia Dugas is a speech language pathologist practicing in BATON ROUGE, LA. Dr. Dugas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Dugas 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. Dugas 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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