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Melissa Jane Pina
Speech-Language Pathologist
707 KENTUCKY ST FAIRFIELD CA, 94533About
Dr. Melissa Pina is a speech language pathologist practicing in FAIRFIELD, CA. Dr. Pina specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pina 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. Pina 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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