
Ms. Melanie Malca Oudkerk CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
5208 CATHARINE ST PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143About
Dr. Melanie Oudkerk is a speech language pathologist practicing in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dr. Oudkerk specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Oudkerk 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. Oudkerk 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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