
Alice Mcfarland
Speech-Language Pathologist
ROUTE 5 BOX 3210 MARBLE HILL MO, 63764About
Dr. Alice Mcfarland is a speech language pathologist practicing in MARBLE HILL, MO. Dr. Mcfarland specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Mcfarland 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. Mcfarland 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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- Mrs. Amy Elizabeth Brueckner M.A.,CCC-SLP414 KNOX ST JACKSON MO 63755
- Cassandra Bollinger614 E ADAMS ST JACKSON MO 63755
- Mrs. Elizabeth Keith Merideth M.A. CCC-SLP/L347 SPRING HILL RD JACKSON MO 63755
- Mrs. Shawna A. Read MA, CCC-SLP108 N JANE ANN ST ADVANCE MO 63730
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MADISON MEDICAL CENTERl
611 W MAIN ST FREDERICKTOWN MO 63645