
Melanie Penn Griffith
Speech-Language Pathologist
9881 BRIDGEPORT WAY SW LAKEWOOD WA, 98499About
Dr. Melanie Griffith is a speech language pathologist practicing in LAKEWOOD, WA. Dr. Griffith specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Griffith 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. Griffith 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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