Heather Stapleton Walters SLP-CF
Speech-Language Pathologist
78 OPAL ST CARTERSVILLE GA, 30120About
Dr. Heather Walters is a speech language pathologist practicing in CARTERSVILLE, GA. Dr. Walters specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Walters 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. Walters 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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