
Jaira Billups
Speech-Language Pathologist
4451 PARLIAMENT PL STE A LANHAM MD, 20706About
Dr. Jaira Billups is a speech language pathologist practicing in LANHAM, MD. Dr. Billups specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Billups 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. Billups 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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