President Biden’s Amid concerns about the president’s health and mental state, a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders visited the White House as part of the president’s annual physical, a doctor said.
In a letter released Monday night, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said Dr. Kevin Canard was selected for President Biden’s annual physical not “because he specializes in movement disorders, but because he is a highly trained and respected neurologist at Walter Reed and throughout the military health system, with an exceptionally broad range of expertise and the flexibility to work with a wide variety of patients and issues.”
The president had not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, the letter said.
O’Connor said she received permission from Biden and Canard to release the neurologist’s identity and details of his examination.
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President Biden’s physician said Monday night that a neurologist specializing in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders visited the White House as part of the president’s annual physical. (Hannah Beyer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“To protect the privacy of the White House Medical Unit’s thousands of patients and the physicians who treat them, we generally do not release the names of the specialists with whom we work,” the letter said.
O’Connor said Biden’s February medical examination found no signs of Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, ascending lateral sclerosis, stroke or cervical myelopathy.
He returned the Feb. 28 letter, stating that he was “again reassured that a very thorough neurological examination revealed no findings consistent with cerebellar or other central nervous system disease.”
This came after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a press conference on Monday that she would not identify Canard or provide details about his White House visit to protect his privacy, though she did say Biden has an annual physical that includes a visit with a neurologist, noting that the results have been made public.
O’Connor’s letter also highlighted that the results of Biden’s annual medical exams are always made public.
FILE – President Biden speaks with White House Physician Kevin O’Connor at the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 28, 2023. (Getty Images)
Concerns about Biden’s cognitive abilities continue to grow following reports that a Parkinson’s disease expert visited the White House. New York Post The Parkinson’s disease specialist from Walter Reed Hospital reportedly visited the White House at least eight times over an eight-month period, including meeting with O’Connor on Jan. 17.
O’Connor’s letter outlines Cannard’s background as a neurologist, explaining that he has served as a consultant neurologist at the White House Medical Unit since 2012. It also notes that Cannard has seen Biden for each of his annual physicals, most recently in February.
Parkinson’s disease specialist meets with Biden’s physician at White House
White House physician Kevin O’Connor said President Biden does not see a neurologist outside of annual physicals. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
According to the letter, Canard noted that before and after the COVID-19 pandemic, he has held regular neurology clinics at the White House Medical Clinic for thousands of active-duty military personnel supporting White House operations, and that many are experiencing duty-related neurological issues.
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Questions about Biden’s health and mental state have been heightened following his shaky performance in last month’s debate with former President Trump, leading several Democratic lawmakers to call on him to withdraw from the presidential race, even as others in his party continue to voice their support for the president’s reelection campaign.
Since the debate, Biden has repeatedly said he intends to continue his campaign with the goal of defeating Trump again in November.
