
Miss Jackie Marie Confer CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3317 PARK RIDGE LN NE GRAND RAPIDS MI, 49525About
Dr. Jackie Confer is a speech language pathologist practicing in GRAND RAPIDS, MI. Dr. Confer specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Confer 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. Confer 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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