Chad Pettingill
Speech-Language Pathologist
13416 79TH AVENUE CT NW GIG HARBOR WA, 98329About
Dr. Chad Pettingill is a speech language pathologist practicing in GIG HARBOR, WA. Dr. Pettingill specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pettingill 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. Pettingill 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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