Marcia Filmer
Speech-Language Pathologist
7700 MALIBU DR PARMA OH, 44130About
Dr. Marcia Filmer is a speech language pathologist practicing in PARMA, OH. Dr. Filmer specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Filmer 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. Filmer 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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