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Heather Michelle Wood
Speech-Language Pathologist
7651 N OLDFATHER DR TUCSON AZ, 85741About
Dr. Heather Wood is a speech language pathologist practicing in TUCSON, AZ. Dr. Wood specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wood 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. Wood 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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