Harnessing the power of the hub
Published: Aug 22nd, 2018
MBI members discuss how the service and science hub specialty care model is working at the Fixel Center.
Content Tagged “Michael Okun” 
Dr. Michael Okun discusses living with Parkinson’s
Published: Aug 8th, 2018
Following Alan Alda’s announcement that he has Parkinson’s, Dr. Michael Okun explains in an article for The Conversation that it’s a livable disease, but there’s a critical shortage of doctors to treat it.
Reaction to Alan Alda revealing he has Parkinson’s disease
Published: Jul 31st, 2018
Michael Okun, M.D., neurology chair and medical director of the National Parkinson’s Foundation, comments on actor Alan Alda revealing that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three-and-a-half years ago in USA Today and the New York Daily News.
Suspected link between Parkinson’s and diabetes
Published: Jul 16th, 2018
Michael Okun, M.D., UF neurology chair and medical director of the National Parkinson’s Foundation, recently commented in a news story released by South Africa’s health24 on the link between diabetes and Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s medications linked to issues with impulse control
Published: Jun 25th, 2018
Michael Okun, M.D., neurology chair and medical director of the National Parkinson’s Foundation, comments on the link between impulse-control issues and Parkinson’s medications in Health magazine.
Diabetes linked to risk for Parkinson’s disease
Published: Jun 13th, 2018
Michael Okun, M.D., chair of neurology and National Parkinson’s Foundation medical director, weighs in on new Parkinson’s research in Health Magazine.
Dr. Okun named recipient of 2018 ASENT Presidential Award
Published: Feb 26th, 2018
Chair of neurology Michael S. Okun, M.D., has been named the recipient of the 2018 American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics Presidential Award.
Brain injury program gets creative support
Published: Jan 25th, 2018
Cindy LaRoe, M.D., had to give up her medical practice and her other passion — cycling — after an accident while racing left her with a traumatic brain injury.
Dr. Michael S. Okun hosts Reddit Science AMA
Published: Nov 3rd, 2017
Okun answers Reddit users’ questions about Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders.
Advocacy in dysphagia management: A neurologist’s perspective
Published: Jul 5th, 2016
Physicians play a critical role in dysphagia management, even though swallowing may not have been included in their medical training. This installment of the podcast Down the Hatch, hosted by UF speech […]