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Lady Glaucomflecken Honored with American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Champion Award
“Kristin Flanary (aka “Lady Glaucomflecken” or @LGlaucomflecken) is also receiving the ReSS Champion Award. She is an international social media star who has been a tireless advocate for cardiac arrest survivorship and CPR delivery after providing bystander CPR to save the life […]
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Glaucomfleckens Bring the House Down with Opening Keynote
“Couple honors the role emergency physicians play in communities. In front of a standing-room-only crowd, Dr. and Lady Glaucomflecken delivered an opening keynote session packed with laughs (so many laughs!) and important messages. If you’re not familiar with the Glaucomfleckens, […]
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The Washington Post: TikTok doc makes physicians laugh at themselves
“Known to millions as ‘Dr. Glaucomflecken,’ Will Flanary zings the personality types that are drawn to different specializations.”
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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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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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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 […]