Melanie Cantos Lavides
Speech-Language Pathologist
76 Amador St Staten Island NY, 10303About
Dr. Melanie Lavides is a speech language pathologist practicing in STATEN ISLAND, NY. Dr. Lavides specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Lavides 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. Lavides 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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