Whitney Meeks
Speech-Language Pathologist
419 WARD ST E DOUGLAS GA, 31533About
Dr. Whitney Meeks is a speech language pathologist practicing in DOUGLAS, GA. Dr. Meeks specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Meeks 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. Meeks 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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