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Rachel Siobhan Wheat
Speech-Language Pathologist
512 HOUSTON ST STAUNTON VA, 24401About
Dr. Rachel Wheat is a speech language pathologist practicing in STAUNTON, VA. Dr. Wheat specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wheat 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. Wheat 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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