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Melissa Tregle Cortez 235Z00000X
Speech-Language Pathologist
110 BOWIE RD THIBODAUX LA, 70301About
Dr. Melissa Cortez is a speech language pathologist practicing in THIBODAUX, LA. Dr. Cortez specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cortez 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. Cortez 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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