Linda K. Olson, MD

Linda K. Olson, MD FACR is an author and motivational speaker with a Get Out and Go message. She is committed to empowering Parkinson’s patients and families to live life as full as possible, in spite of their disabilities. She shares personal experiences that are Hilled with humor as well as practical tips, resources, and heartfelt motivation. Her life experience as a triple amputee gives her the unique ability to show people how to accept, adapt and innovate when seemingly “bad” things happen. She inspires audiences to forget the things they can no longer do, and motivates them to innovate and Hind new ways to do things. She shows people how to use positivity to bring happiness and get out and go instead of becoming a victim.

Olson is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 1976-A. Following a CT Fellowship at University of California, San Diego, she joined the faculty in the Department of Radiology, UC San Diego, where she worked for thirty years. She was director of Breast Imaging for twenty years and also a member of the thoracic imaging section. Some of her awards include: Marie Curie Award of the American Association of Women Radiologists 1991, Honored Alumna Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1994, UC San Diego Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award 1996.