Former U.S. Attorney General Reno to open new Movement Disorders Center at UF
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will be the first to receive a 鈥減atient-centric鈥� tour of the University of Florida鈥檚 Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration on Monday, April 18.
Reno will tour the center at approximately 10 a.m. Monday. A short program will begin at 11 a.m and be streamed live at or at .
In 1995, while still serving as attorney general, Reno announced she had Parkinson鈥檚 disease. Her sister, Maggy Hurchalla, an advocate in the fight against Parkinson鈥檚 disease, will speak on her behalf at Monday鈥檚 ribbon-cutting event at the UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, 3450 Hull Road.
The new center will give patients with Parkinson鈥檚, dystonia, tremor and movement problems access to the latest research-based care and opportunities to help shape the therapies of tomorrow.
In addition to Reno and Hurchalla, the event will feature Michael Good, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine; Kelly Foote, M.D., co-director of the Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration; and Michael Okun, M.D., center co-director and national medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation.