A top neurologist at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center met with President Biden’s physician at the White House earlier this year, according to White House records.
According to records first reported by the New York Post, Parkinson’s disease expert Dr. Kevin Canard met with Dr. Kevin O’Connor and two others at the White House Residence Clinic on Jan. 17.
The reports come amid heightened scrutiny of the 81-year-old president’s age and mental state following his shaky, wobbly performance at the June 27 debate in Atlanta, Georgia.
Biden repeatedly dodged questions about whether he would undergo a neurological exam, saying, “Nobody’s saying I have to.”
President Joe Biden speaks in Cloth Hall at the White House in Washington, D.C. According to records, Parkinson’s disease expert Dr. Kevin Canard met with White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor in January at the residence’s clinic. (AP/Jacqueline Martin)
Dr. John E. Atwood, a cardiologist at Walter Reed Hospital, also attended the 5 p.m. meeting, according to White House visitor records.
The fourth attendee has not been identified.
The meeting took place on the same day that Biden visited the White House and hosted House and Senate leaders to discuss financial aid to Ukraine, according to the president’s schedule.
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Upon returning to the White House in Washington, DC, Biden spoke with White House physician Kevin O’Connor, who has repeatedly maintained Biden is mentally sound and physically healthy ahead of the November election. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
O’Connor says Biden ‘fit for the job’ He took over as president in February after undergoing a medical examination.
“President Biden remains a healthy and vibrant 80-year-old man with the physical strength to successfully perform the duties of the presidency,” the doctor said at the time.
O’Connor said Biden’s medical exam included a neurological exam, which specifically showed he did not have Parkinson’s disease.
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Biden and first lady Jill Biden, wearing dresses with “VOTE” printed on them, waved to supporters at a post-debate rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Alison Joyce/Getty Images)
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters after the debate that Biden had not had a recent medical check-up.
Biden suggested he had spoken with his doctor after the debate, but a spokesman clarified that it was just a “verbal confirmation” of a recent minor illness.
“He recently had a short verbal check-up about the cold, but it was not a medical check-up or physical exam,” Jean-Pierre said.
