Ginger W Shifflett SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
243 WOODROW WILSON LANE FISHERSVILLE VA, 22939About
Dr. Ginger Shifflett is a speech language pathologist practicing in FISHERSVILLE, VA. Dr. Shifflett specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Shifflett 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. Shifflett 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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