Jennifer Acosta Roddy MCD
Speech-Language Pathologist
512 FOCIS STREET METAIRIE LA, 70005About
Dr. Jennifer Roddy is a speech language pathologist practicing in METAIRIE, LA. Dr. Roddy specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Roddy 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. Roddy 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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