Chelsea Leigh Melgar
Speech-Language Pathologist
105 N PECOS RD HENDERSON NV, 89074About
Dr. Chelsea Melgar is a speech language pathologist practicing in HENDERSON, NV. Dr. Melgar specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Melgar 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. Melgar 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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