Melissa Leigh Willingham SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
101 CUNNINGHAM DR RIPLEY MS, 38663About
Dr. Melissa Willingham is a speech language pathologist practicing in RIPLEY, MS. Dr. Willingham specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Willingham 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. Willingham 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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