Speech-Language Pathology

Speech-Language Pathology at MUSC Children's Health is a part of the Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice and Swallowing. The Institute specializes in therapeutic diagnosis intervention for speech, language, voice, resonance, feeding, and swallowing deficits.

To provide the optimal care for children with complex medical conditions, the speech-language pathology team consults frequently with pediatric specialists in otolaryngology (ENT), pulmonology, developmental pediatrics, neurology, gastroenterology, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Services We Offer

  • Assistive technology communication evaluation
  • Evaluation/treatment of speech, language and communication disorders
  • Evaluation/treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders
  • Flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
  • Modified barium swallow study (MBSS)
  • Nasal endoscopic evaluation
  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) evaluation

Speech-Language Conditions We Treat

  • Apraxia of speech (developmental and acquired)
  • Articulation/phonological disorders
  • Auditory processing disorders
  • Autism spectrum disorders
  • Cardiac disorders
  • Cleft lip/palate
  • Cognitive-communication impairment
  • Congenital and genetic conditions (Down syndrome, spina bifida)
  • Developmental delay
  • Feeding and swallowing disorders, including feeding tube dependent
  • Fluency disorders (stuttering)
  • Hearing impairment, including patients with hearing aids and cochlear implants
  • Neurological disorders linked to traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebral palsy, stroke, seizures and spinal cord injury
  • Pragmatic/social language disorder
  • Premature birth
  • Specific language impairment
  • Tracheostomy/ventilator dependency
  • Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI)
  • Voice disorders

    Childhood Speech Milestones

    While children develop at their own pace, this guide provides general speech-language targets for growing children.

    Hitos del habla en la infancia

    Si bien los niños se desarrollan a su propio ritmo, esta guía proporciona objetivos generales del habla y el lenguaje para los niños en crecimiento.

    Locations

    Speech-Language Pathology - East Cooper

    East Cooper Medical Pavilion

    1600 Midtown Avenue

    Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

    Main: 843-876-7200

    Speech-Language Pathology - Leeds

    4480 Leeds Place West

    North Charleston, SC 29405

    Speech-Language Pathology - Summey

    R. Keith Summey Medical Pavilion

    2250 Mall Drive

    North Charleston, SC 29406

    Our Speech-Language Pathologists

    Lauren Berg

    Lauren Berg, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric language disorders and articulation, cognitive-communication disorders, alternative and augmentative communication, autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome

    Keeley Nichols

    Keeley Nichols, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, tracheostomy and ventilator dependency, early childhood language development, hearing loss

    Diane Andrews

    Diane Andrews, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric speech and language, dysphagia, down syndrome

    Katie Coleman

    Katie Coleman, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Interest: Pediatric language disorders and articulation, pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, alternative and augmentative communication, down syndrome

    Priscilla Brown

    Priscilla Brown, MSR, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Adult dysphagia, pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, traumatic brain injury, tracheostomy and ventilator dependency, neurological disorders

    Jenny Huggins.

    Jenny Huggins, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, pediatric and adult dysphagia, cognitive-communication, aphasia, tracheostomy and ventilator dependency, fluency

    Claire Keiser

    Claire Keiser, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSLS Cert. AVT

    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric language disorders and articulation, pediatric hearing loss (hearing aids and cochlear implants)

    Elizabeth McDonald

    Elizabeth McDonald, MSP, CCC-SLP, LSVT-Loud

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Early childhood language development, pediatric language disorders, fluency, augmentative and alternative communication, phonology and articulation, autism spectrum disorder, down syndrome

    Samantha McDonald

    Samantha McDonald, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, early childhood language development

    Heather McGhee

    Heather McGhee, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, cleft lip/palate, craniofacial anomalies, tracheostomy and ventilator dependency, velopharyngeal insufficiency

    Melissa Montiel

    Melissa Montiel, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Cleft lip/palate, craniofacial anomalies, pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, fluency, phonology and articulation, velopharyngeal insufficiency

    Nevitte Morris

    Nevitte Morris, MS, CCC-SLP, Cert AVT

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Hearing loss, auditory verbal therapy, early childhood language development, pediatric language disorders, phonology and articulation

    Frances Puckette

    Frances Puckette, MSP, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Early childhood language development, childhood apraxia of speech, pediatric language disorders, down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, phonology and articulation

    Stephanie Schank

    Stephanie Schank, MSP, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, early childhood language development

    Stephanie Szafranski

    Stephanie Szafranski, MA, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, multidisciplinary g-tube weaning, pediatric concussion and traumatic brain injury, early language development

    Regan White

    Regan White, MS, CCC-SLP

    Speech-Language Pathologist, MUSC Health
    Areas of Expertise: Pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, pediatric communication and language disorders