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Yvette Yeung, MD, Organizes Moving Day, A Walk for Parkinson’s,

for Fourth Consecutive Year

Helping those with Parkinson’s disease means a lot to Yvette $15,000 last year. If you can’t participate in the walk, you
Yeung, MD, Neurology, Glenoaks. Her fellowship training at are still welcome to support her team by making a donation.
USC was in movement disorders, a specialty that primarily
involves taking care of those with Parkinson's disease Recently, Dr. Yeung shared her thoughts and goals.
(among other disorders). She found National
Parkinson Foundation (NPF) while looking for You have been dedicated to helping
resources such as educational materials and with Parkinson’s for a long time.
support groups for her patients and their How do you stay motivated with
caregivers. She will also start serving the the cause? Why is this cause impor-
community as Movement Disorders Specialty tant to you – from a personal and a
Consultant at Silverado Sierra Vista, a mem- professional standpoint.
ory care community, to help develop and a Treating people with Parkinson’s is
Parkinson’s disease pilot program. rewarding because it is satisfying
when I can help people with the nu-
On Saturday, October 28, at Marina Green ances and complications that come
Park in Los Angeles, Dr. Yeung will host her with Parkinson's disease. When you
team’s walk for Parkinson’s for the fourth Yvette Yeung, MD, at right, with Ella help people go through these very
Shadmon, MD, at last year’s Moving
year in a row. Her team, Movadopa, has an personal challenges, you build a re-
Day event.
event/fundraising page: lationship and trust that is very spe-
www3.parkinson.org/goto/movadopa2017. All proceeds cial. It is important to me because it shows that I care
raised from this event go directly to the National Parkinson about them as a whole person, not as an academic disease
Foundation. (Vitality eligible teammates who participate in interest. The more engaged and active a person is, the bet-
the 5K event can earn 350 Vitality points). ter their quality of life, both physically and emotionally. I
can’t say I've done well if I’ve helped a person be able to
In spring of this year, Dr. Yeung was featured as a guest speaker walk independently but they won’t get out of bed because
on Behind the White Coat. Started by Los Angeles physician of depression.
Kien Vuu, MD, Behind the White Coat is “medutainment”—
fun, entertaining, educational content around health, medi- What do you want people to know about Parkinson’s?
cine, and wellness. You can view Dr. Yeung’s segment here: How does it potentially touch everyone’s lives in some
https://youtu.be/ml1ss31Nsm4. She spoke about Parkinson’s way?
and her goals for helping patients improve their quality of life. It is not a death sentence. Family members need to know
this, in particular. It is highly likely we all know someone
Last year, Region 1 sites contributed their funds for non- with Parkinson's disease. It is an opportunity to make the
profit causes and collectively supported her annual walk. most of every minute we spend with each other. Together,
“We did really well and a lot of patients benefited from their as a family and care team, we can improve quality of life
generosity. I super appreciate everyone who supported us. and quality of relationships. And, of course, the recom-
We do it every year in October and everyone is welcome to mendation to be more physically active is a recommenda-
join!” Dr. Yeung said. Her team, with members from tion for everyone, not just those with Parkinson’s.
throughout the community, was able to raise almost