
Miss Melissa Elizabeth Silvia
Speech-Language Pathologist
484 MAIN ST WORCESTER MA, 01608About
Dr. Melissa Silvia is a speech language pathologist practicing in WORCESTER, MA. Dr. Silvia specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Silvia 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. Silvia 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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