August 16, 2021
Episode123

Dr. Myron Rolle, Neurosurgeon and Former NFL Safety on Saving Lives at Home and in the Caribbean

Our guest this week is Dr. Myron Rolle. Myron is a former NFL Safety, a Rhodes Scholar, and now a neurosurgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. Born in the Bahamas, he lost his aunt to a traumatic brain injury there which was exacerbated by her inability to receive fast, affordable neurosurgical care. He’s fighting to make sure that people in the Caribbean Community have access to neurologists and neurosurgery.

He also weighs in on what the pro-football should be doing during the COVID pandemic, traumatic brain injuries in football, and more.

You can support Dr. Rolle’s CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative by clicking here.

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Sources for audio clips

Intro
NFL safety Myron Rolle went from the football field to the front lines of the pandemic - ABC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSFxKAL5eK4
Former NFL player Myron Rolle is on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 | ESPN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4k76E3Ht0
Former FSU standout Myron Rolle talking concussions - ESPN News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRrCUBBhrg
Ex-Titan Rolle lends skillful hand in fight against COVID-19 - News Channel 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxiiskOMvLg
TBI
The NFL's concussion crisis, explained - VOX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnAmddi52Y8
Kids and football
Should Kids Be Allowed To Play Tackle Football? | Outsides The Lines | ESPN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDomszP7M1Q
NFL Unvaccinated Player Policy
NFL LIVE | Mina: NFL announces that unvaccinated players could lead to disqualification games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KszNliDJe74
CARICOM Health Access
Transforming Public Healthcare in the Caribbean - CaribNation TV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkmrcpjgzFg
Caribbean Systemic Problems
A New Journey // One Man's Mission To Tackle Neurosurgical Disease in The Caribbean - CARICOM Neurosurgical Initiative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFwJIXVros
Outro
Myron Rolle: "Football gave me a platform." - Nova's Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHhgYfuJ5E
JJ Watt says former FSU safety Myron Rolle inspired him - NBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DejnFak3LNE

Show Credits

Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle