Melissa Cook
Speech-Language Pathologist
401 HIGHWAY 82 W INDIANOLA MS, 38751About
Dr. Melissa Cook is a speech language pathologist practicing in INDIANOLA, MS. Dr. Cook specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cook 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. Cook 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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