Shearin Light
Speech-Language Pathologist
150 HOLBROOK AVE DANVILLE VA, 24541About
Dr. Shearin Light is a speech language pathologist practicing in DANVILLE, VA. Dr. Light specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Light 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. Light 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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