
Laura Renee Medema MA CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
420 DELAWARE ST SE MINNEAPOLIS MN, 55455About
Dr. Laura Medema is a speech language pathologist practicing in MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Dr. Medema specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Medema 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. Medema 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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