Leah Yates SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
225 WES PARK DR PERRY GA, 31069About
Dr. Leah Yates is a speech language pathologist practicing in PERRY, GA. Dr. Yates specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Yates 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. Yates 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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