Frances Roden
Speech-Language Pathologist
120 BASELINE RD SOUTH HAVEN MI, 49090About
Dr. Frances Roden is a speech language pathologist practicing in SOUTH HAVEN, MI. Dr. Roden specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Roden 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. Roden 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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