
Melissa Anne Phillips MS CCC SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1011 VETERANS MEMORIAL PKWY RIVERSIDE RI, 02915About
Dr. Melissa Phillips is a speech language pathologist practicing in RIVERSIDE, RI. Dr. Phillips specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Phillips 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. Phillips 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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- Ms. Cynthia P.h. Davis M.ED C.C.C. SLP30 FOREST RD FOXBORO MA 02035
- Beth Marie Amodeo660 COMMONWEALTH AVE WARWICK RI 02886
- Laurie Watts111 BREWSTER ST PAWTUCKET RI 02860
- Ms. Jessica Morse SLP - CCC28 WATER ST ASSONET MA 02702
- Mrs. Trisha A Shotzberger MS, CCC-SLP134 THURBERS AVE STE 220A PROVIDENCE RI 02905
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164 SUMMIT AVENUE PROVIDENCE RI 2906