
Roxanna Chitwood
Speech-Language Pathologist
768 S MAIN ST JELLICO TN, 37762About
Dr. Roxanna Chitwood is a speech language pathologist practicing in JELLICO, TN. Dr. Chitwood specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Chitwood 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. Chitwood 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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