Parkinsons: Drs. Ray Dorsey/Sara Ann Whittingham
Title: Facing Parkinson’s: New Science, New Strategies, Real Lives
Featuring Dr. Ray Dorsey and Dr. Sara Ann Whittingham
Moderated by Maggie Kuhl, Head of Patient Engagement at The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Parkinson’s disease affects more than one million Americans and is one of the world’s fastest growing brain diseases. Why? What is the cause of Parkinson’s Disease and what can we do to prevent or slow it down?
Dr. Ray Dorsey, neurologist and co-author of The Parkinson’s Plan, joins Dr. Sara Ann Whittingham, Air Force veteran, physician, and person living with Parkinson’s disease, for a timely conversation on prevention, care, and the future of Parkinson’s research. Moderated by Maggie Kuhl of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, this discussion brings together cutting-edge science and lived experience to explore paths forward for patients, families, and clinicians. We are pleased to partner with regional Parkinson’s organizations in support of this event.
Talk Information
This conversation will explore emerging research on preventing and slowing Parkinson’s disease, improving care delivery, and elevating patient perspectives in shaping research and policy. With insights from both clinical science and lived experience, the discussion highlights where progress is being made—and what still needs to change.
Speakers’ Information
Ray Dorsey, MD, MBA, is a part-time Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and the Director of the Center for the Brain & the Environment at the Atria Research and Global Health Institute. The center’s mission is to identify the root causes of brain diseases from autism to Alzheimer’s so that we can prevent them. With his colleagues, he wrote Ending Parkinson’s Disease and The Parkinson’s Plan, which details a new path to preventing and treating this terrible disease.
Ray previously directed the Center for Health and Technology at the University of Rochester, chaired the international Huntington Study Group, led the movement disorders division at Johns Hopkins, and consulted for McKinsey & Company.
Sara Ann Whittingham, MD, is a clinical faculty member at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), an Air Force veteran, and a physician living with Parkinson’s disease. She serves on the Advisory Council on Parkinson’s Research, Care, and Services, convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she helps guide national priorities around research, care models, and patient support.
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Theatre opens at 2:00pm - Seating begins 3:30pm – Show begins 4:00pm