Dr. Will Flanary (AKA Dr. Glaucomflecken)

Better known to millions as Dr. Glaucomflecken, Will Flanary is one of the most recognizable voices in medicine today, reaching a combined audience of well over six million online followers with medical comedy and satire that has become required viewing across the healthcare world. His sketches, podcasts, and public commentary have turned the absurdities of the US healthcare system, insurance, and academic publishing into a cultural touchstone for clinicians and patients alike, and his reach extends well beyond social media to keynote stages, the 2022 Yale School of Medicine commencement address, and collaborations with the US Surgeon General. Behind the persona is a board-certified ophthalmologist who earned his MD at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Iowa, with honors including the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Secretariat Award and Ophthalmology Management's 40 Under 40. A two-time cancer survivor and sudden cardiac arrest survivor, he turned lived experience as a patient into comedy that resonates because it is rooted in real clinical and personal stakes. In his nonexistent free time, Will hosts the podcast "Knock Knock, Hi! with the Glaucomfleckens" alongside his wife Kristin Flanary to bring the wider healthcare community a warm, curious, and fascinating exploration of being a practitioner (warts and all). On Medlines, his unmatched voice and genuine medical authority make him both a draw and a trusted guide.