
Melissa Ferdas CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
3400 SPRUCE ST PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104About
Dr. Melissa Ferdas is a speech language pathologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Ferdas specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ferdas 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. Ferdas 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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