According to reports from multiple media outlets familiar with White House logs, a Parkinson’s specialist visited the White House eight times in eight months — and met with the president’s doctor.
From ABC News:
The doctor, Kevin Cannard, is a neurologist and “movement disorders specialist” who works at Walter Reed. According to the logs, prior to July of 2023 he had only visited the White House once in November of 2022.
The White House will not confirm if he was advising on the president’s personal care, saying only in a statement “a wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds.”
As part of his annual exam, the president was evaluated by a neurologist who found no signs of Parkinson’s, according to the summary released in February.
“An extremely detailed neurologic exam was again reassuring in that there were no findings which would be consistent with any cerebellar or other central neurological disorder, such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s or ascending lateral sclerosis, nor are there any signs of cervical myelopathy,” the report states.
The president has been adamant that his doctors have not recommended any cognitive testing, insisting in an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he passes a cognitive test every day.
During his recent interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, President Biden said he didn’t need to take a cognitive test.
An expert on Parkinson’s disease from Walter Reed visited the White House eight times in eight months from last summer through this spring, including at least once for a meeting with Biden’s physician, according to official visitor logs. @Emily_Baum https://t.co/aYgBEUVI45
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