
Melinda Levens
Speech-Language Pathologist
800 TREE HILL CT MCKINNEY TX, 75070About
Dr. Melinda Levens is a speech language pathologist practicing in MCKINNEY, TX. Dr. Levens specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Levens 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. Levens 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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MEDICAL CENTER OF MCKINNEYl
4500 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE MCKINNEY TX 75069METHODIST MCKINNEY HOSPITALl
8000 W ELDORADO PKWY MCKINNEY TX 75070BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE MEDICAL CENTER MCKINNEYl
5252 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE MC KINNEY TX 75071