
Sheila Marie Higgins
Speech-Language Pathologist
1025 N COUNTRY CLUB DR MESA AZ, 85201About
Dr. Sheila Higgins is a speech language pathologist practicing in MESA, AZ. Dr. Higgins specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Higgins 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. Higgins 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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