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.
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.
Chair of neurology Michael S. Okun, M.D., has been named the recipient of the 2018 American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics Presidential Award.
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.
Okun answers Reddit users' questions about Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.
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 pathologists Ianessa Humbert, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, and Alicia Vose, M.A.,CCC-SLP, features a conversation with Dr. Michael Okun, chair of the UF Department of…
While Muhammad Ali knocked out a slew of boxing greats inside the ring, his toughest battle was that against Parkinson’s disease. Michael Okun, M.D., chair of the UF Department of Neurology in the McKnight Brain Institute, explains the disease and shares how he worked with Muhammad Ali during his battle. Watch the…
Chronic neurological diseases — Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Huntington’s disease, neuromuscular disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy, to mention only a few — afflict millions of Americans worldwide and account for tremendous morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, age is the largest risk factor for many…
