Carrie Whitt CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
201 BAKER BLVD LELAND MS, 38756About
Dr. Carrie Whitt is a speech language pathologist practicing in LELAND, MS. Dr. Whitt specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Whitt 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. Whitt 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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