Mrs. Deborah Eileen Westmoreland M.S.
Speech-Language Pathologist
5314 RIVER RUN DR STE 140 PROVO UT, 84604About
Dr. Deborah Westmoreland is a speech language pathologist practicing in PROVO, UT. Dr. Westmoreland specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Westmoreland 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. Westmoreland 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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