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Dr. Will Flanary’s Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Story
Will Flanary, M.D., a young and healthy Ophthalmologist and Comedian (known as Dr. Glaucomflecken), suffered a Sudden Cardiac Arrest in his sleep. His wife, Kristin Flanary, saved his life by providing CPR. Will spoke to Avive about his experience, SCA […]
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STAT News: The internet’s funniest doctor is in on the joke
“Will Flanary’s days are spent conducting eye exams and cataract surgeries at a private practice outside Portland, Ore. The evenings are for family, and a standing commitment to make dinner for his wife and two daughters. That leaves nights and […]
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Critical Illness Cosurvivors: An Interview with Lady Glaucomflecken
“We all will be at the receiving end of critical illness for ourselves or our loved ones. It is almost guaranteed. A family’s needs are the blind spot of the overstretched and dysfunctional healthcare system that needs to be addressed. […]
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Co-Survivors
“There are side effects to caregiving, and Kristin Flanary wants a health care system that recognizes the people who support patients when they leave doctors’ offices and hospitals. Before he had turned 35, Mrs. Flanary’s husband, Will Flanary, MD, had […]
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Medscape: Dr. Glaucomflecken on Why We Can All Use a Laugh Right Now
Podcast interview by Dr. Eric Topol.
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CTV News: TikTok star Dr. Glaucomflecken uses humour as prescription in hard times
“TORONTO — By the time Dr. Will Flanary was 29-years-old, he had already survived cancer – twice. So the ophthalmologist, who moonlights as a comedian on social media, knows well the importance of laughter as a prescription for coping with […]
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Today: Doctor, TikTok star who had testicular cancer twice in his 20s urges men to ‘check yourself’
“Dr. Glaucomflecken” is Dr. Will Flanary, an ophthalmologist with a serious medical history who makes funny videos about the medical world.”
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The Quiet Place
“One dark morning last May, I wrecked my body giving 10 minutes of CPR. My 34-year-old husband, Will, had been lying peacefully next to me, both of us fast asleep. I woke up suddenly to a loud noise I will […]
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Medscape: How Dr. Glaucomflecken Overcame Death to Get Internet Laughs
“Will Flanary, MD, is not a typical ophthalmologist. By day, the 35-year-old cares for the eyeballs of Oregonians in his practice near Portland. Also by day, Flanary uses his spare time — a plentiful thing in any ophthalmology practice, he […]
