Biden's physician says neurologist visited White House as part of annual examinations

President Biden's physician said a neurologist who specializes in Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders visited the White House as part of his annual physical examinations amid concerns over the president's health and mental acuity.

In a letter released Monday night, White House physician Kevin O'Connor said Dr. Kevin Cannard was chosen for Biden's annual physicals "not because he is a movement disorder specialist, but because he is a highly trained and highly regarded neurologist here at Walter Reed and across the Military Health System, with a very wide expertise which makes him flexible to see a variety of patients and problems."

The president did not see a neurologist outside his annual physicals, the letter stated.

O'Connor said he received permission from Biden and Cannard to release the neurologist's identity and the nature of his visits.

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"To protect patient privacy for the thousands of patients of the White House Medical Unit and the physicians who treat them, normally we do not disclose the names of specialists we work with," the letter reads.

No signs of neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, ascending lateral sclerosis, stroke or cervical myelopathy, were found during Biden's physical in February, O'Connor said.

He redirected to his Feb. 28 letter where he said "an extremely detailed neurologic exam was again reassuring in that there were no findings which would be consistent with any cerebellar or other central neurological disorder."

This comes after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a news briefing earlier on Monday that she would not identify