Mrs. Whitney Wellborn
Speech-Language Pathologist
322 NUWAY CIR LENOIR NC, 28645About
Dr. Whitney Wellborn is a speech language pathologist practicing in LENOIR, NC. Dr. Wellborn specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wellborn 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. Wellborn 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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