SAMC offers speech-language pathologist, who is a licensed professional and is certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association and trained to evaluate and treat a variety of communication and swallowing disorders for all ages. Our speech pathologists have a master's degree and are licensed by the state of Alabama. They have also achieved the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology.

SAMC offers the following Speech-Language programs:

Infants/Pediatrics/Adolescents

• Feeding/swallowing problems

• Stuttering/fluency disorders

• Voice disorders

• Articulation disorders

• Language disorders

• Cognitive-linguistic disorders

Adults/Geriatrics

• Swallowing therapy

• Aphasia following a stroke

• Apraxia/Dysarthria of speech following neurological trauma

• Cognitive-linguistic rehabilitation

• Voice disorders

• Stuttering/fluency disorders

Other programs

• Modified barium swallow studies to identify swallowing problems and assist with planning treatment

• Multidisciplinary approach for traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis