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Mrs. Kimberly Lavearne Shead SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1665 PETE ST GREENVILLE MS, 38701About
Dr. Kimberly Shead is a speech language pathologist practicing in GREENVILLE, MS. Dr. Shead specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Shead 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. Shead 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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