Marisue Heffner MA CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
518 GENTILLY RD STATESBORO GA, 30458About
Dr. Marisue Heffner is a speech language pathologist practicing in STATESBORO, GA. Dr. Heffner specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Heffner 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. Heffner 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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