Melissa Compton is a Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathologist, have practice in Speech Pathology Feeding in Parramatta, NSW in Cherrybrook, NSW. Melissa Compton has 299 views and no reviews. 0 patients voted for medical provider, average rating 0.00 out of 5.
  • Phone 0412696245
  • E-mail mcomptonspeechpathology@hotmail.com

B.App.Sc (Speech Pathology) M.S.P.A.A., C.P.S.P

Melissa has over 19 years of clinical experience working in Sydney, in rural communities, and hospitals in England. She has worked in the Special Care Nursery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Postnatal Ward at Westmead Hospital where she has gained extensive experience in the assessment and management of feeding difficulties in neonates and infants.Melissa's areas of expertise include feeding difficulties related to craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip &/or palate, prematurity, complex medical conditions in the newborn and tongue tie. Melissa has many years of clinical experience working with infants who have breast and bottle feeding difficulties, difficulties transitioning to solid foods as well as transitioning infants from tube to oral feeding. She has worked in the tongue tie clinic at Westmead Centre For Oral Health and is an expert in this field having been involved in research looking at The Impact of Lingual Frenotomy on breast and bottle feeding in babies up to 6 months of age.Melissa was part of the multidisciplinary Oral Motor Functional Therapy Clinic at Westmead Hospital for many years. She has experience in saliva management working with infants and children with disabilities. Melissa was awarded the Churchill Scholarship in 2004 where she visited universities in Japan to study Oral Motor Functional Therapy and using palatal plates.Melissa has extensive postgraduate training in Paediatric feeding. She has a certificate of accreditation in the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Feeding Program. She is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS).Melissa also practices at the below location:Macquarie University ClinicSuite 402, Level 42 Technology PlaceMacquarie University 2109. Special interest: Specialised in Paediatric feeding Melissa sees Newborns through to 12 year old children with feeding difficulties. This includes feeding difficulties caused by tongue and lip tie, prematurity, cleft lip and palate, complex medical issues, genetic and chromosomal abnormalities, breast and bottle feeding difficulties, fussy/picky eating, Autism spectrum disorder, saliva control-dribbling, tube feeding and tube weaning.

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  • Practice name Speech Pathology Feeding
  • Address 19 Grose Street, Parramatta NSW
  • Suburb or City Parramatta, NSW
  • Practice name
  • Address 62 Tallowwood Avenue, Cherrybrook, NSW 2126
  • Suburb or City Cherrybrook, NSW
What is the Melissa Compton's specialty?
Melissa Compton is a Paediatric Feeding Speech Pathologist.
What is the address of the Melissa Compton's practice?
Melissa Compton works at 19 Grose Street, Parramatta NSW
What is Melissa Compton's email address?
Melissa Compton's work email is mcomptonspeechpathology@hotmail.com
What is Melissa Compton's work phone number?
Melissa Compton's work phone number is 0412696245
What is Melissa Compton's website?
Melissa Compton's website is http://www.speechpathologyfeeding.com/
What are the Melissa Compton's qualifications?

B.App.Sc (Speech Pathology) M.S.P.A.A., C.P.S.P

Melissa has over 19 years of clinical experience working in Sydney, in rural communities, and hospitals in England. She has worked in the Special Care Nursery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Postnatal Ward at Westmead Hospital where she has gained extensive experience in the assessment and management of feeding difficulties in neonates and infants.Melissa's areas of expertise include feeding difficulties related to craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip &/or palate, prematurity, complex medical conditions in the newborn and tongue tie. Melissa has many years of clinical experience working with infants who have breast and bottle feeding difficulties, difficulties transitioning to solid foods as well as transitioning infants from tube to oral feeding. She has worked in the tongue tie clinic at Westmead Centre For Oral Health and is an expert in this field having been involved in research looking at The Impact of Lingual Frenotomy on breast and bottle feeding in babies up to 6 months of age.Melissa was part of the multidisciplinary Oral Motor Functional Therapy Clinic at Westmead Hospital for many years. She has experience in saliva management working with infants and children with disabilities. Melissa was awarded the Churchill Scholarship in 2004 where she visited universities in Japan to study Oral Motor Functional Therapy and using palatal plates.Melissa has extensive postgraduate training in Paediatric feeding. She has a certificate of accreditation in the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Feeding Program. She is a registered provider with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIS).Melissa also practices at the below location:Macquarie University ClinicSuite 402, Level 42 Technology PlaceMacquarie University 2109. Special interest: Specialised in Paediatric feeding Melissa sees Newborns through to 12 year old children with feeding difficulties. This includes feeding difficulties caused by tongue and lip tie, prematurity, cleft lip and palate, complex medical issues, genetic and chromosomal abnormalities, breast and bottle feeding difficulties, fussy/picky eating, Autism spectrum disorder, saliva control-dribbling, tube feeding and tube weaning.

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