Mrs. Melissa Fran Rojas
Speech-Language Pathologist
887 KELLUM ST LINDENHURST NY, 11757About
Dr. Melissa Rojas is a speech language pathologist practicing in LINDENHURST, NY. Dr. Rojas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Rojas 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. Rojas 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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