
Meredith Livingston Bates
Speech-Language Pathologist
709 NORTHEAST DR STE 23 DAVIDSON NC, 28036About
Dr. Meredith Bates is a speech language pathologist practicing in DAVIDSON, NC. Dr. Bates specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Bates 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. Bates 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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10030 GILEAD ROAD HUNTERSVILLE NC 28078CAROLINAS MED CTR-UNIVERSITYl
8800 NORTH TYRON STREET CHARLOTTE NC 28262