Laura Monts Spears MSP CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
520 MAIN ST GILBERT SC, 29054About
Dr. Laura Spears is a speech language pathologist practicing in GILBERT, SC. Dr. Spears specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Spears 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. Spears 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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