NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk announced he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 53. University of Michigan Health has an expert available to discuss the condition (signs and symptoms, treatments, etc.) if you would like more information for your reporting.
* [**Vikas Kotagal, M.D.**,](https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uofmhealth.org%2Fprofile%2F2585%2Fvikas-kotagal-md&data=05%7C02%7Cfromsonn%40med.umich.edu%7Cf3f2fbfc91d24a36db5a08deec162b8d%7C1f41d613d3a14ead918d2a25b10de330%7C0%7C0%7C639207777111389358%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6VPicfJNeBfPyV46fUmsDsRohP3kE4JPMqqaJzN8j3Y%3D&reserved=0) is a Parkinson’s disease neurologist and researcher, associate professor of neurology at the U-M Medical School and associate chief of staff for research at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
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