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Hello Reddit!

We're excited to join you for an Ask Me Anything about Parkinson's disease.

I'm Richard B. Dewey III, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. I specialize in Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia, and other complex movement disorders. My work focuses on improving care and quality of life for people living with movement disorders, and I've served as an investigator on more than 50 clinical trials studying emerging therapies for Parkinson's disease and related conditions.

And I'm D. Campbell Dewey, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. I specialize in Parkinson's disease, tremor, gait disorders, ataxia, and other movement disorders. My interests include helping patients navigate diagnosis and treatment while developing personalized care plans using the latest evidence-based therapies and advanced treatment options.

We're also brothers, which means Parkinson's disease and movement disorders have been a topic of conversation both at work and around the family dinner table for years. Together, we're looking forward to answering your questions and sharing insights from our clinical experience caring for people with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders.

On October 14 at 11:45 a.m. ET, we'll be here live to answer questions about:

·       Parkinson's disease diagnosis and symptoms

·       Early signs and disease progression

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·       Treatment options and medications

·       Deep brain stimulation (DBS)

·       Tremor and movement disorders

·       Exercise and lifestyle considerations

·       Current research and emerging therapies

·       Supporting a loved one with Parkinson's disease

Whether you're living with Parkinson's disease, recently diagnosed, caring for a loved one, or simply interested in learning more, we'd be happy to answer your questions.

Learn more about us:

·       View Dr. Richard Dewey's Mayo Clinic Profile

·       View Dr. Campbell Dewey's Mayo Clinic Profile

We're looking forward to the conversation. Feel free to start leaving your questions, and we'll see you on October 14!

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Hi, r/lungcancer. We are Dr. Vamsi Velcheti, a medical oncologist subspecialized in lung cancer and Chair of Hematology and Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Florida, and Dr. Mathew Thomas, an expert lung cancer surgeon and Director of Thoracic Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Florida. 

Between us we see lung cancer from both sides of the treatment plan - one of us manages the drug therapy, one of us performs surgery. We also work on the research side: immunotherapy, targeted therapy, clinical trials, AI applications in diagnosis and planning, and minimally invasive surgical techniques including single-port robotic surgery. 

Here is what's changed: a diagnosis that was once treated as one disease is now treated as a dozen different ones, sorted by the specific mutation driving it. Some patients who would have been inoperable ten years ago now get drug therapy first and go to surgery months later. Screening catches lung cancers small enough to remove through a single small incision. Not everyone benefits equally from these advances, and that gap is worth talking about too. 

Things we're happy to dig into with you all: 

• Who should get screened, and why so few eligible people do 
• What "biomarker testing" and "precision medicine" actually mean when you're the one holding the pathology report 
• Immunotherapy - who it works for, who it doesn't, and how we're trying to tell the difference in advance 
• Minimally invasive and robotic surgery and what recovery really looks like 
• Lung cancer in never-smokers, and why it's often caught later 
• How clinical trials work, and how to find one you're eligible for 
• Where AI is genuinely useful in cancer care versus where it's mostly hype 
• What we think the next five years look like 
• One thing we can't do: give personal medical advice, interpret your scans or reports, or second-guess your treating physician. We don't know your case, and it wouldn't be responsible to pretend otherwise. But if you want to understand your options well enough to ask your own team better questions, that's exactly what we're here for. Ask the general version of your specific question and we'll go deep on it.

 

 

Meet the Experts 

Dr. Velcheti is an internationally recognized thoracic oncologist who specializes in treating patients with lung cancer through precision medicine, immunotherapy and biomarker-driven therapies. He leads Mayo Clinic in Florida’s multidisciplinary cancer program, where his work focuses on advancing novel therapeutics, early-phase clinical trials and personalized treatment approaches for patients with lung cancer.  

A unique aspect of Dr. Velcheti's work is his leadership in integrating artificial intelligence and automation into cancer care. His research explores how AI-driven tools can improve diagnostics, optimize treatment planning and create a more seamless experience for patients throughout their cancer journey. He is also actively involved in developing next-generation targeted therapies and immunotherapies designed to improve outcomes for patients with complex thoracic cancers.  

Dr. Thomas is a nationally recognized thoracic surgeon whose practice focuses on advanced surgical treatment of lung, airway, esophageal, diaphragm and chest wall conditions. He specializes in innovative minimally invasive surgical techniques designed to help patients recover more quickly while achieving excellent clinical outcomes.  

His program utilizes advanced surgical technologies, including robotic-assisted thoracic surgery, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), virtual reality surgical planning and 3D printing. These tools help surgeons precisely plan and perform complex procedures while reducing the impact of surgery on patients. Dr. Thomas is also actively involved in research and innovation aimed at advancing the future of surgery. In his spare time, he enjoys painting, drawing, studying history, and catching up on the latest advances in AI and quantum computing.  

We hope you'll join us on Monday, August 31 at 11 a.m. Eastern. Please feel free to leave your questions in advance as well!

Edit: Drs. Velcheti and Thomas here. We’re online and looking forward to answering your questions. Ask us anything!

>Thanks for joining us today for our first lung cancer AMA! We appreciate all of your time and the engaging questions. Until next time!

Join Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. Jami Kinnucan for an Ask Me Anything focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis.

💬 Don't wait until tomorrow to participate! If you have questions about symptoms, treatments, disease management, nutrition, research, or living with IBD, go ahead and post them in the comments now. Dr. Kinnucan will be answering questions during the live AMA.

👉 Submit your questions and join the discussion

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hi r/IBD!

We’re excited to announce an upcoming AMA with Dr. Jami Kinnucan, a Mayo Clinic Florida gastroenterologist and IBD specialist with expertise in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Dr. Kinnucan is part of Mayo Clinic Florida's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic. Join us on Wednesday, July 22 from 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET.

Dr. Kinnucan will be here to share insights on IBD diagnosis, treatment options, disease management, and the latest research. Whether you’re newly diagnosed or have been living with IBD for years, this is a great opportunity to ask questions and learn from a leading specialist.

Please note: Dr. Kinnucan cannot provide personalized medical advice or respond to individual case-specific treatment questions but will answer as many educational and broadly relevant questions as possible for the IBD community.

We look forward to your participation and encourage you to start submitting your questions in advance!

Join us for the conversation!

Receiving questions in advance is incredibly helpful, so feel free to start submitting yours now – ask away!

Jami Kinnucan, MD

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Hi r/pancreaticcancer!

We’re really looking forward to joining you here for an AMA with Drs. John Stauffer and Hani Babiker, pancreatic cancer experts at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, May 21 from 1:30-2:30pm ET.

Drs. Stauffer and Babiker bring perspectives from both pancreatic surgical oncology and medical oncology, and they’ll be sharing insights into current treatment approaches, emerging research, and Mayo Clinic’s multimodal care – meaning how different cancer subspecialties coordinate and combine treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, clinical trials and other therapies to help improve outcomes.

They’ll also be able to discuss some topics of specific interest for pancreatic cancer care: how tumors with vascular involvement are evaluated and managed from a treatment standpoint, and how some recent treatment advancements have shown to improve survival rates for certain patients.

A quick note: the hosts won’t be able to provide personalized medical advice or respond to individual case-specific treatment questions but will answer as many questions as possible that are educational and relevant to the broader pancreatic cancer community.

We’re looking forward to the conversation and hope you’ll join us!

Receiving questions in advance is incredibly helpful, so feel free to start submitting yours now – ask away!