Dr. Glaucomfleken at ASCRS 2022 in Washington, DC.

[@ARedGinger]

I love that Jonathan has perfected his Dr. Flanery impression. Good show Jonathan.

[@livenishikireaction]

He's nodding his head so hard it's sounding and looking like speech! Incredible. Only Jonathan could.

[@---l---]

It's good of Texaco Mike to hold down the fort.

[@retired5218]

We forget Will Flanary is an intelligent & articulate doctor because we only see the many character stylings of DR. Glaucomflecken. DR. Flanary is not only Glaucomflecken, but we are glad he has brought us DR. Glaucomflecken. ❤️

[@peytonmacphail2294]

Everything and sa

[@AtotehZ]

To be honest, to be able to deliver that many characters, often convincingly and with different speech patterns and quirks... you must be intelligent and articulate.

[@robertocorti9845]

Did you Just Do an ortho marathon?

[@doctorsammy883]

Ima be honest, I thought he just had a very apt last name until now

[@erinnorwood6124]

No!!!!! He has a real name :( :(

[@jcortese3300]

Actually, he has a passion for bringing truth to healthcare, wrapped in a comfortable gel capsule of humor. :-)

[@davidskeith]

For some it might be considered a suppository ;)

[@jcortese3300]

@@davidskeith He's an ophthalmologist -- that's the other end of the body. 😀

[@davidskeith]

@@jcortese3300 I’m a family Doc/OB so I’d be happy to administer the other side ;)

[@joshnova9163]

Well said

[@charlottesghost2845]

He's like the Ryan Reynolds of Ophthalmology / Med comedy. Love this guy.

[@JohnMushitu]

He plays Dr Will Flanary so well. But seriously, I really appreciate his work and it's good seeing get all the love in the world 🙌

[@edwardadler1972]

As a physician, I can personally attest that all of the videos I have viewed so far are absolutely true. The same nonsense (insurance denials, not medically necessary even though the patient is in the ICU, etc.) has been personally experienced, and it is only getting worse.

[@renny3816]

Are you serious? It’s getting worse?

[@annmarieknapp2480]

@@renny3816 I'm not surprised. :(

[@kellyharper367]

Retired R.N. here: I've done my share of utilization reviews and pre-authorizations with insurance companies. It's ridiculous! It robs the patients of needed care, ties up clinical man hours better spent with patients, and provides inadequate funding compensation for services rendered thereby crippling an already flailing delivery system.

[@annmarieknapp2480]

​@kellyharper367 Thank you. What do you and all the patients you helped. And saved!! I detest the insurance companies.

[@crossorion2004]

An eye doctor is probably the best person to help us see all the ills in the system.

[@thundercactus]

One of my favorite bits is the "Code royal blue". "It's like a code blue, but the nearest doctor to the patient is an ophthalmologist"

[@pinkgirlsuzi]

I love Dr. "Glaucomflecken" ! He's a talented comic who happens to be a doctor. He's also got a great prescription for the medical community and I hope they adopt it. I have always felt that humor is the best medicine. My late husband and I used humor to get through so many health problems, from cancer to brain surgery. I believe the Lord gave us humor to help us cope with life and thankfully He gave us talented comics like Dr. Flanary to teach us to laugh at ourselves and at life's difficult moments. God bless you Dr Flanary. I pray you have good health and a happy life.

[@MrEgofreak]

Paraphrasing Nietzche here: Without humour, life would be a mistake.

[@priyadarshinijv9463]

Good work Jonathan!!! You've perfectly guised yourself as Dr William flanary !!!

[@MinekaC]

This really just makes me respect him as a person 20x more than I did prior.

[@jerryc3050]

I'm so glad that Dr. Glaucomfleken played an extraordinary ophthalmologist at a medical conference. Now maybe we can get back to see if Jonathan has a Jonathan.😉

[@willcasto6928]

Dr Flanary is a great role model in medicine. Incredible guy

[@kimberleyomalley7211]

You’re what we need more of in the world. I wouldn’t have made it this many years as a Psych RN without humor…

[@huzaifa-682]

dark humor I see 🌚

[@patriciajump9511]

Will Flannery is a class act. I am only a retired RN, but I looove his videos and loved this talk, too 🤩 "Please keep up this very valuable good work!" 😊

[@annmarieknapp2480]

I adore Dr. Flanary!!! His content has done so much for highlighting problems in medicine and health care profession.

[@elfredachambers369]

Health insurance does take advantage of patients. Thank you for this presentation and so many others.

[@annedon776]

We need more people like Dr. Glaucomflecken! Thank you for this.

[@Fatima.114]

People like this come by through great deal genuine hardship and not through copy/paste. You would not appreciate it being done all the time.

[@katherineg9396]

I'm very glad this turned out so well, for Dr Flanary and his family. A great example to encourage people to learn CPR. And cheers to you, Kristin!

[@loverlei79]

I love my eye doctor. He's just like Dr. GLAUC. Only he has 2 bengal cats that he loves very much. As a fellow cat person, i asked for pictures. He obliged. Longest eye appointment I ever had. 😆

[@josegomez-garcia6978]

Thank you for sharing his presentation at that conference. He is amazing

[@ceciliapreziose3783]

Dr. Flanary you are a wonderful human being.......wish there were a million more of you!

[@SatumainenOlento]

It is extra funny to see ophthomologist audience reacting to these ophthomologist related videos 😂😂😂

[@huzaifa-682]

opthalmologist*

[@daisybuchanan8205]

Ophthalmologist

[@allyce7540]

I was an Optometric, then Ophthalmic Asst for 20+ yrs. I'm sooooooooo glad Dr. Flanery is an Ophthalmologist!!!!!!!!

[@MaryGatdula]

Dr. Flanary, thank you for all the laughs!

[@RoseLynnnn]

Actually, medicine and humor are a great combo! It's how patients AND doctors cope!!

[@patrickscannell6370]

I like how he admitted being a doctor is the easier route than comedy. Im a doctor and musician, and being a doctor ia arguably the easier route, and its not even easy!

[@dricka49221]

I really enjoy seeing the Dr. Glaucomfleken videos. Having worked in the medical field as an RN, I can truly appreciate the contents of the videos. I too have used levity throughout my career and personal life to survive. Thank you for this presentation.

[@clugoharris]

NO WAY!!! I thought I saw him in DC a few weeks ago, and I thought it was just a guy who looked really like him!!!

[@ruthbrent7048]

I have severe medical problems and also a cardiac arrest and coma issue from last year. You have no idea how much I laugh and joke; when I’m sick or anxious there’s not one moment that I’m not smiling or laughing bc he’s right, it does help me take back control. Unfortunately, I’m not great at comedy and many people think I’m just some immature college student but it really helps me. You can’t get through extreme pain and mental/physical anguish by sobbing and being sad. Right now, I have tramadol in my system, am heating my ankles (RA), and despite severe pain I’m laughing from watching this video; as humans, we physically cannot be sad and putty ourselves for the rest of our lives. We must find ways to cope and, although quite odd to certain groups of people, it’s very helpful for some of us. :) I loved this video and thank you for making me laugh.

[@Fatima.114]

I think he does what he does with a lot of class and professionalism. I would be the one crying all the time telling my jokes with that subject matter. There’s a time for graveness and there is a time for lightness and rarely can they mix successfully. Bravo! In Arabic, there is a proverb: ‏شر البلية ما يضحك the worst of calamities brings cause for laughter. I guess we all must have some appreciation to life’s most fascinating feature: life.

[@JagerEinheit]

Dr Patch Adams is another great who should be better known to everyone for his humor and contributions to medicine :) jsut we didnt have social media then, but we did have Robin Williams play him in a movie

[@clairelevasseur9434]

😊😊😊

[@davidskeith]

I have a Jonathan, her name is Julie. And she makes everything happen

[@lizard3755]

So cool to see Dr. Glaucomfleken's new character, I really like this one

[@josemanuelruiz2036]

I'm not in the health industry but that was an excellent video with humor and a beautiful message. Best!!

[@ericm1839]

I like the humor as advocacy thing. I think it works because people see us as this ivory tower of healthcare thats absolutely unapproachable when, realistically we'ee all just people. Comedy breaks down that barrier between the patient and tge healthcare system

[@Teaparamiporfavor]

That's amazing he made this. Thanks for posting. I can't wait to see more. Wow he is so resilient

[@ingenuity168]

A comedian doctor! It's so rare. I love you Dr.

[@TheJaySeries]

What a great talk…excellent use of humour to convey key points. Dr. Will is really a great human being

[@cyborgste]

I love this. Its nice to see the real person behind Dr Gloucomfleken. I didn't know about the cancer thing as only seen his content though youtube. We really need more doctors nerses and professionals in the field to do this kind of thing.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

TBH we need more professionals in general to show us when they're as frustrated as us with the hoops that 'the public' needs to go through.

[@cyborgste]

@@leadpaintchips9461 absolutely agree.

[@anyatrioli3734]

Thank you for your humour and also your education through humour. I'm a politics student, and a semi-regular flyer at the ER (due to migraines). To those of us in countries with any sense of social security & 'universal' healthcare system, a lot of what you talk about with regard to authorisations for tests, medicine, and sugeries, seems terribly wild and, frankly, inhumane.

[@leadpaintchips9461]

The absolute worst part is that he's.... not wrong. The emotions that are there from the 'bad guys' in his skits aren't as overt as he makes them, but the steps are spot on.

[@NinjaGrrrl7734]

It's pure hell sometimes. I was undiagnosed with lupus for 20 years because they were sure it wasn't lupus. But it was. After several near death experiences they finally effing listened to me.

[@lisamarieneilson9428]

Having spent 13 years in Canada, I'd still rather be in the US medical system.

[@audreypjordan]

​@@lisamarieneilson9428wow, that's scary! 😬

[@wattsmichaele]

What a treasure to have this young man doing his thing…..excellent!!!

[@MohammedElMallah]

Thanks for posting this! I had missed it.

[@danielthompson8306]

A beautiful Soul. Thanks, Doc!

[@denisemangan1413]

In the Ophthalmology ward Royal Adelaide Hospital-where I worked as a student nurse- the Ophthalmologist was called: Dr C. Moore

[@stevenhantman11]

Thanks for posting. What a talent !

[@hi-deedee7249]

He shines light how entitled we are just because we are doctors...😁

[@cherylpattersonreeves9827]

Greatly appreciate and enjoy Dr Glauc’s humor and spot-on videos. Proud to see this fellow graduate of training at U of Iowa College of Medicine. I then practiced in rural Iowa for 25 years. Love the rural clinic videos!

[@sueberger1434]

I show the Aetna Tik Tok to my patients all the time!

[@spomsmaghetti9014]

24:13 the collective sigh had me bursting with laughter!

[@1234cheerful]

Thanks, I've watched a lot of his Shorts on KZbin and gotten a lot of laughs. I guess every workplace has stuff that makes no sense but not every workplace has someone who can turn it in into comedy.

[@thebellydoc]

Oh wow, I adore his videos which make me laugh so much but he has gone up even more now in my estimation, what a guy. Regards from family doctor with his glasses on crooked 👍

[@bn1ce2all28]

I’m a career CNA, great dialogue and humor we all can relate to.

[@jenniebanco7978]

Z. 😮o

[@nigelrathbone6552]

Came for the jokes, stayed for the Ophthalmology

[@tantanmen858]

He did the legendary Jonathan nod

[@Careless-Scholar]

I think that was Jonathan's nod instead🤣🤣

[@tantanmen858]

@@Careless-Scholar ah yes i stand corrected good sir xD

[@carolrutenberg193]

You did a great job rising to the occasion, Dr G!

[@DaisyMaisy11]

I was hoping this would be posted! Love his KZbin/TikTok videos!

[@PeterKelley]

I had surgery last week and it didn't cost me a cent. The scan I'm doing today is also free. No questions asked. Australia has it right.

[@pennymitchell8523]

I agree about medicine and humour ....as an Oncology RN I use humour to lighten up a dismal day I often get smiles

[@gringochucha]

As a German speaker, his pronunciation of „Glaukomflecken“ is painful to hear 😂 Great presentation. Thanks for the upload.

[@startledmilk6670]

Ich bin Deutsche lernen, und ich habe es auch hassen. (Still practicing, sorry if I made errors)

[@Emma-Maze]

@@startledmilk6670 I love your name! I think you meant to say: "Ich lerne Deutsch und ich habe es auch gehasst." And a more natural way to say you hated it too would be "Ich fand es auch furchtbar/schrecklich." Keep on learning you're doing well :)

[@JohnMushitu]

It's nice seeing people learn or trying learn German ❤️

[@startledmilk6670]

@@Emma-Maze ah yes I always forget German doesn’t have present continuous and I honestly just totally forgot to add past tense😂 it’s been two years and I still make stupid mistakes

[@startledmilk6670]

@@JohnMushitu Es ist eine komplizierte Sprache, meine Sprachkenntnisse sind noch nicht sehr gut. Aber ich liebe die Sprache!

[@Ice.muffin]

Extraordinary human being, ticks all my right boxes, hats off!

[@TheSaltRose]

This was delightful to listen to. ❤️

[@iainhunneybell]

What a brilliant presentation ❤

[@alexhacopian]

Great upload! Thank you Dr Wong

[@MinkasTNR]

I'm so glad you watch him too.

[@aitan6593]

Great presentation he is so awesome

[@peterk3232]

Thanks for posting this! What an inspiration to all of us. -Peter Kim, ENT

[@stephanieburgess8217]

It is criminal what we expect people to do to use their insurance. Elderly have enough problems just obtaining insurance and going to multiple Dr’s without trying to navigate their insurance. It is criminal.

[@nas1197-i6j]

Only knew his comedy sketches. Really insightfull

[@reaperswinter749]

The man the myth the legend.

[@veniceismine1]

Love the philosophy and Freud inclusions. He was crazy, but also brilliant.

[@JQPOINT]

So smart, so funny! Don't stop, please!

[@boop9430]

YES! Let’s go Dr. Flanary!

[@jlo5248]

I'm ortho (Switzerland), this bro is cool

[@ColbyMoonwalker]

I’m Jonathan C Maynor, an eye cancer survivor. Thanks, Doc.

[@ryulee458]

yes thank you for sharing doctor awesome video

[@clairelevasseur9434]

Tks doc. Tks doc. Wong to sens this and doc.Flanary

[@kymber5817]

He’s refreshing. I wish all my doctors were more like him. 29:51

[@zorabw8948]

He is really an amazing doctor and comedian. I have only discovered his social media presence today. It cracked me up when he said "good point - we need to get prior authorization for hip surgery". In Germany the healthcare system has crazy elements as well.

[@MrBrock314]

This mention of chest compressions must also make Doctor Mike quite happy.

[@dracuella]

My thought exactly xD

[@BigErectCompany]

That was a great presentation

[@Lisa4U7Aaron_Modahl]

Dartmouth classy. Thanks for the voice of truth to power.

[@i2harry]

This is gonna be the most viewed ASCRS video

[@PyrPupMom]

ASCRS... I saw the title and was wondering why he was talking to the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.

[@Ginea25]

That was awesome!

[@shivamrai9067]

The humor is excellent!

[@RoamingAdhocrat]

tbf wanting to throw up at the sight of an Excel spreadsheet is a normal healthy reaction

[@sirdeadlock]

That was a nice presentation.

[@Jake-fy1pn]

And the best part is we’ve somehow convinced people that private healthcare companies are better than what nearly every other modern country has…universal healthcare.

[@angrydalek]

thank you for sharing this

[@justopavia]

Thanks for sharing doctor!

[@soccer24six]

Thanks! (I missed it too)

[@riverlady982]

Is it bad that I get all of his jokes without looking anything up and I'm not even in any kind of medical field?

[@McNaireXstream]

This was frickin awesome 😎

[@sultrylady23]

He is awesome

[@carterholm8257]

His joke about learning to check prostates was hilarious, and the ophthalmologist totally missed it!!

[@sh4dowchas3r]

Oh man the "eyeballing" vodka (or insert intoxicant here) thing. There are so many journalists at fault for this, misunderstanding what it means. it's not using it as an eyewash. For vodka it's pouring an amount out and saying that looks about right for double shot aka measuring by eye aka eyeballing. For the other intoxicants that originally got talked about for "eyeballing" at least in the UK, it just meant not using a weighing scale to measure a dose.

[@BruderSenf]

personally i would find me a texaco mike ,dude can do anything

[@TheGreenSweater]

Will Flanary is his real name. Good to know. Glaucomflecken was too convenient.

[@pamelastutz3621]

Excellent!