
Gretchen Smith Bourgeois SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1011 N CAUSEWAY BLVD STE 25 MANDEVILLE LA, 70471About
Dr. Gretchen Bourgeois is a speech language pathologist practicing in MANDEVILLE, LA. Dr. Bourgeois specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Bourgeois 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. Bourgeois 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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