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We\u2019ll provide tips for finding a doctor that best fits your individual needs and we\u2019ll share ways to best prepare for your appointments and how to communicate with your healthcare professionals to optimize your care.<\/p>\n<p>Our panel will feature Cindy Zadikoff, MD, MSc, an associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University&#8217;s Feinberg School of Medicine\u00a0and one of the movement disorders neurologists on the multidisciplinary team at the Parkinson&#8217;s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Northwestern University, Carey Christensen, Michael J. Fox Foundation Patient Council and person with PD, and Margarita Llibre Rogers, Parkinson&#8217;s disease advocate. This webinar is moderated by Soania Mathur who is a family physician who had to resign her practice as a result of her Young Onset Parkinson&#8217;s Disease a full twelve years after her diagnosis at age 27. Now she is a dedicated speaker, writer, educator and Parkinson&#8217;s advocate. 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