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The Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Eduardo Padron - Higher Education in the United States: Is the system broken?Dr. Padron is President Emeritus of Miami Dade College, having served as its president for almost twenty-five years. He is credited with elevating MDC, the largest degree-granting institution in America, into a position of national prominence among the best and most recognized U.S. colleges and universities. Dr. Padron’s work at MDC has been hailed as a model of innovation in higher education.In 2018, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2016, President Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, fo...2022-09-1433 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeLogan Sneed - Surviving Brain Cancer: 30 Days to Realize Nothing is ImpossibleLogan is a brain cancer survivor that was diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma over 6 years ago. He has been through brain surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, growing through these experiences mentally, physically, and emotionally. The most critical day, however, was the day he began the Ketogenic diet. Although doctors told him nothing would help, the ketogenic diet saved his life and helped him transform physically and internally. His surveillance MRIs are clean and he has been deemed cancer free.Following the ketogenic diet not only helped save his life, but has helped transform lives worldwide. Thousands of people...2022-08-2334 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDan Radakovich - The University of Miami Athletics: A New VisionDan Radakovich was named the 14th Director of Athletics in University of Miami history, returning to his graduate school alma mater as one of the nation’s most decorated and successful college athletics administrators. Radakovich, who most recently served as Director of Athletics at Clemson for nine years, has experience at seven schools and 30-plus years as a visionary leader in all aspects of college athletics. In his first 6 months in Coral Gables, Radakovich has worked with campus leaders to chart an ambitious course for Miami Athletics with respect to facilities, sport sponsorship, fundraising and staff development. He has wo...2022-08-1524 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Robert I. Grossman - The Future of Medical EducationDr. Grossman is CEO of NYU Langone Health and Dean of NYU School of Medicine, which was renamed in his honor in 2019. In this role, he oversees more than 45,000 employees, students, and faculty across 6 inpatient locations and over 320 sites throughout the New York region and in Florida. Dr. Grossman increased NYU Langone’s revenue from $2 billion in 2007 to $10.2 billion in 2021, and more than $3.9 billion in philanthropy has also been raised. Also of note, NYU Langone’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2021 research awards totaled $815 million—an increase of more than 532 percent compared to 2007.As dean of NYU Grossm...2022-08-0826 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMarilyn Holifield - The Future of Miami Art: Miami MoCAADMarilyn is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office. She is a litigation practitioner, with a specific emphasis representing corporate clients in trade secret and covenant-not-to-compete, employment and business litigation, including matters related to breach of fiduciary duty and corporate governance. In her employment litigation practice, she has represented a number of high-profile individuals.Ms. Holifield has received numerous accolades related to her law practice, professionalism and civic engagement. She was named by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of America's top employment lawyers. The Miami-Dade County Bar Association honored Ms. Holifield with its highest award, the Judge...2022-08-0133 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Sophia George - Understanding Race, Genetics, and CancerDr. George is an Associate Professor on the Tenure Track in the Division of Gynecological Oncology within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and a full member of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.Sophia’s lab studies the pathogenesis of sporadic and hereditary breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancers using molecular genetics, epigenetics and transcriptomics to study the disease pathogenesis and overall outcomes of women diagnosed with these diseases.Given that Black women with breast and ovarian cancers have inferior outcomes when compared to women of other racial gr...2022-07-2628 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Lorenzo Cohen - Anti-Cancer LivingDr. Lorenzo Cohen is the Richard E. Haynes Distinguished Professor in Clinical Cancer Prevention and Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) and Distinguished Clinical Professor, Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, China. Dr. Cohen is a founding member and past president of the international Society for Integrative Oncology.Dr. Cohen is passionate about educating others on how to prevent cancer and maintain optimal health across the lifespan. As the majority of cancers are preventable, Dr. Cohen is conducting research to demonstrate that lifestyle factors can influence cancer outcomes.2022-07-1947 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMike B. Fernandez - Humbled by the Opportunity: a story of rags to richesMiguel “Mike” B. Fernandez currently serves as Chairman of MBF Healthcare Partners, L.P., a private investment firm located in Coral Gables, Florida. The firm focuses on investing in healthcare service companies nationwide. He has been the Founder and/or majority shareholder of over 20 healthcare related companies. Most of these companies have been acquired by publicly traded companies. Among these enterprises are Physicians Healthcare Plans, CAC Medical Centers, Prescribit Rx, CarePlus Health Plans, Navarro Pharmacies, Hospitalists of America, Simply Healthcare Plans, and Nutri-Force Nutrition.Mr. Fernandez’s best-selling autobiography titled ”Humbled by the Journey" details his rags to riches...2022-07-1230 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJeffrey Engel - The United States Presidency: past, current, and futureJeffrey A. Engel is founding director of the Center for Presidential History at SMU and Professor in the Department of History. A Senior Fellow of the Norwegian Nobel Institute and of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, he graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University. He additionally studied at St. Catherine's College, Oxford University, and received his M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, before holding a John M. Olin Postdoctoral Fellow in International Security Studies at Yale University. In 2012 the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations named him their Be...2022-07-0538 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMark Robbins - Overcoming Adversity: how to turn tragedy into opportunityMark knows the true meaning of sacrifice, perseverance, and resilience. Mark served as a Navy SEAL Special Warfare Operator 1st Class with SEAL Team 5A. As a Navy SEAL, Mark did combat deployments to Iraq. On his last deployment, Mark sustained a gunshot wound to the head from a bullet that went over his rifle through his right eye and out the back of his head a few inches behind his right ear. The injury left him blind in his right eye. Even though Mark was gravely wounded, he refused to be carried to the medivac helicopter. He walked...2022-06-2727 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Allen Sills - NFL Player Health & SafetyDr. Allen Sills is the NFL's Chief Medical Officer, a full-time position dedicated to advancing the health and safety of the sport of football. He became the NFL's first CMO in March 2017, joining the league from Vanderbilt University. As a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of athletes, Dr. Sills continues to serve at Vanderbilt as a Professor of Neurological Surgery and the Founder and Co-Director of the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center.Dr. Sills has published over 170 scientific articles and presentations, including over 40 in the last five years on the topic of sports concussion. He is a member...2022-06-2129 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeAndres Preschel - Physiology for DummiesAs an undergraduate at The University of Miami, Andrés majored in Exercise Physiology and minored in Psychology. He took a rigorous course load that included nutrition, anatomy, physiology, musculoskeletal biochemistry, evolution and biodiversity, genetics, biomechanics, chronic disease prevention, neuroscience, psychobiology, and psychology of drugs.Having received a Bachelor of Science Degree, Andrés is now both a UMiami alumni and student as he tackles an Accelerated Master’s Degree through a fully funded research scholarship studying Applied Physiology with a concentration in Nutrition for Health and Human Performance. He also serves as a Graduate Assistant for the...2022-06-1332 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Bennet Omalu - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: the truth, science, and evidenceDr. Omalu was the first to identify, describe, and name Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy as a disease entity. Dr. Omalu has testified twice before the United States Congress and has provided hundreds of testimonies as an expert witness in federal courts across the country. Dr. Omalu is a member of the College of American Pathologists, American Society of Clinical Pathology, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Epidemiologists, American Association of Neuropathologists, American Academy of Forensic Sciences, National Association of Medical Examiners, International Academy of Pathology, and the American Medical Association.Dr. Omalu has eight degrees in...2022-06-1342 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeCharlie Morley - Lucid DreamingCharlie Morley is a bestselling author and teacher of lucid dreaming, shadow integration and Mindfulness of Dream & Sleep. He has been lucid dreaming for over 20 years and was “authorized to teach” within the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism by Lama Yeshe in 2008. Since then he has written four books which have been translated into 15 languages and has run workshops & retreats in more than 20 countries. He’s spoken at both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Ministry of Defence Mindfulness Symposium, The Houses of Parliament (on Buddhism & youth culture) and the Mindfulness Association Annual conferences. In 2018 he was awarded a Winston Church...2022-06-0630 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDominic D’Agostino - KetoNutrition: Science to ApplicationDr. Dominic D’Agostino is a tenured Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He runs the website KetoNutrition and has been on over 200 podcasts talking about metabolic health. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. His laboratory develops and tests metabolic-based strategies for targeting CNS oxygen toxicity, epilepsy, neurodegenerative diseases, brain cancer, and metastatic cancer.The main focus of his lab over the last 12 years has investigating the anticonvulsant and neuroprotective mechanism of the ketogenic diet and ke...2022-06-0134 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Thomas Seyfried - Cancer as a Metabolic DiseaseThomas Seyfried is Professor of Biology at Boston College and received his Ph.D. in genetics and biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana. He completed his undergraduate work at the University of New England, where he recently received the distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also holds a master’s degree in genetics from Illinois State University. Seyfried served with distinction in the United States Army’s First Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and received numerous medals.Seyfried presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and...2022-05-2435 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeLarry Cata Backer JD - ROE v. WADEProfessor Larry Backer focuses his research on governance-related issues of globalization and the constitutional theories of public and private governance, with an emphasis on institutional frameworks for public-private law governance systems. He has an interest in the transformations of university governance and its relation to wider changes in societal ordering in the 21st century. He currently teaches courses on corporate social responsibility, corporations, multinational enterprises, and the constitutional law. He teaches courses on policy aspects of these areas at the Penn State School of International Affairs, along with the SIA core course, Actors, Institutions, and Legal Frameworks in International...2022-05-2437 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeBrett Jones MS, ATC, CSCS - STRONGFIRST: The School of StrengthBrett Jones is a Certified Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Specialist based in Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Jones holds a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine from High Point University, a Master of Science in Rehabilitative Sciences from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).Brett is currently the Director of Education for StrongFirst and presenter and advisory board member for Functional Movement Systems. With over 25 years of experience, Brett has been sought out to consult with professional teams and athletes, as well as...2022-05-1033 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Thomas Zurbuchen - The NASA James Webb Space TelescopeDr. Thomas Zurbuchen is tasked with helping us answer some of humanity’s biggest questions: Where did we come from? Are we alone? How does the universe work? Dr. Zurbuchen is well versed in the practice of asking difficult questions that help us seek interconnected answers leading to real world impacts. He is keenly interested in innovation and how leadership is developed and how the pursuit of excellence can help change the world. Dr. Zurbuchen was a professor of space science and aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He was the founding director of UM’s Ce...2022-04-2533 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Myron Rolle - THE 2% WAY: How a Philosophy of Small Improvements Took Me to Oxford, the NFL, and NeurosurgeryMyron was ranked the No. 1 high school football prospect in the country. With 83 scholarship offers from Division I institutions, Myron matriculated to FSU. At FSU, he earned his degree in just two and a half years and was awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship upon graduation, enabling him to study at Oxford University in England. Rolle skipped his senior year of football to pursue a master's degree at Oxford and simultaneously train for the NFL Draft. In 2010, Dr. Rolle was selected in NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans and finished his career three years later with the Pittsburgh Steelers. After...2022-04-1833 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Anna Lembke - DOPAMINE NATION: Finding Balance in the Age of IndulgenceAnna Lembke is a clinician scholar, having published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters, and commentaries. She sits on the board of several state and national addiction-focused organizations, has testified before various committees in the United States House of Representatives and Senate, keeps an active speaking calendar, and maintains a thriving clinical practice.In 2016, she published Drug Dealer, MD – How Doctors Were Duped, Patients Got Hooked, and Why It’s So Hard to Stop, which was highlighted in the New York Times as one of the top five books to read to understand the opioid epidemic. Dr. Lemb...2022-04-1330 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeHanna Faulhaber - The Making of an OlympianHanna Faulhaber is an internationally recognized Olympic Freestyle Skier. A 17-year-old from Basalt High School in Colorado, Faulhaber got 3rd place at the 2022 X-Games in Aspen. Before this year’s X-Games, Faulhaber also got 3rd place on the Dew Tour 2021, as well as 2 world cup podiums. She competed in the 2021 FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships where she placed fourth in the women’s ski halfpipe. Faulhaber recently competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in China where she achieved the highest score for Team USA.2022-04-0428 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Andriy Polishchuk - The Fight for FreedomTHE WORLD STANDS UNITED BEHIND UKRAINE2022-03-1832 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeBen Milligan - BY WATER BENEATH THE WALLS: The Rise of The Navy SealsBen Milligan became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the recipient of the prestigious Bronze Star and other awards. A native of Indianapolis, he received a BA in History at Purdue University and an MA in International Relations at the University of San Diego. He currently lives in the Chicago area with his three sons.2022-03-0631 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Michelle Pearlman - OBESITY IN AMERICA: How to lose weight and keep it offMichelle Pearlman, M.D. is a board-certified gastroenterologist and obesity medicine specialist. She has a particular focus on nutrition, weight loss, and malnutrition. She uses the “food is medicine” approach with all of her patients. Michelle Pearlman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at the University of Miami. Dr. Pearlman is on a mission to educate the community on the fundamentals of wellness and nutrition and works closely with numerous subspecialties including bariatrics, hepatology, endocrinology, sleep medicine, sports medicine, oncology and dietetics to provide comprehensive care to patients with nutritional issues whethe...2022-02-2833 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Amishi Jha - PEAK MiND: Find your Focus, Own your Attention, Invest 12 minutes a DayDr. Amishi Jha, PhD is Director of Contemplative Neuroscience and Professor of Psychology at the University of Miami. Prior to her current post, she was an Assistant Professor at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her B.S in Biological Psychology from the University of Michigan, her Ph.D in Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) from the University of California–Davis, and her post-doctoral training at the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at Duke University in functional neuroimaging.With grants from the Department of Defense and several private foundations, she leads research on th...2022-02-2134 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Duncan French - Sports Science for Ultimate AthletesDr. Duncan French has over 20 years’ experience working with elite professional and Olympic athletes. Prior to joining the UFC, French was the Director of Performance Science at the University of Notre Dame. From 2005 – 2015, French was a Technical Lead for Strength and Conditioning at the English Institute of Sport. He has worked three Olympic cycles as the national lead for strength and conditioning to Great Britain Basketball and more recently Great Britain Taekwondo Olympic programs.French earned his PhD from the University of Connecticut in 2004 and has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts. He is a fully accr...2022-02-1432 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeArianna LaPenne - The Bunker BoomArianna got interested in documentary filmmaking because she asks too many questions. This turned out to be an excellent discipline to direct this sort of energy. Arianna most recently directed two films for a new CNN Films shorts series; The Bunker Boom, about a subterranean prepper community in South Dakota, and Super Reviewers, an unusual journey into a surprising sub-culture on the internet. Prior to this, Arianna’s television directing credits include the Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary series Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything, Emmy-nominated Pandemic: How to prevent an Outbreak, and Edward R. Murrow award-winning Unadopted on PBS. 2022-02-0732 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Joseph Uscinski - Conspiracy Theories and The People Who Believe Them.Dr. Joseph Uscinski is an American political scientist specializing in the study of conspiracy theories. In 2015, Uscinski organized and convened the first international conference on conspiracy theory research, featuring more than fifty scholars from ten countries. Uscinski was frequently consulted by journalists during the 2016 U.S. election for his commentary on the rise of campaign-fueled conspiracy theories and for his criticism of their use by politicians. He argued that both Trump and Clinton were using conspiracy theories to mobilize sectors of the electorate that did not trust mainstream candidates.Uscinski's most notable book, American Conspiracy Theories, studies...2022-01-2934 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Michael McFaul - The Russia / Ukraine CrisisMichael McFaul is a leading expert on Russia, American foreign policy, and democratic development around the world. A former U.S. ambassador to Russia, McFaul is currently a professor of political science at Stanford University, the director of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.He is also an analyst for NBC News and a contributing columnist to The Washington Post. McFaul served for five years in the Obama administration, first as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Russian and Eurasian Affairs at the National...2022-01-2530 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Rachel Yehuda - Psychedelic PsychotherapyRachel Yehuda is Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and the Director of the Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research. She is also Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Yehuda is a recognized leader in the field of traumatic stress studies. She has authored more than 450 published papers, chapters, and books in the field of traumatic stress and the neurobiology of PTSD. Her current interests include the study of risk and resilience factors, psychological and biological predictors of treatment response in PTSD, genetic and epigenetic studies of PTSD, and the i...2022-01-1729 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Kenneth Broad - Extreme Scientific FilmmakingKenny Broad has participated in extreme scientific and filmmaking expeditions on every continent to gather information and samples that shed light on little-known environmental and cultural subjects. Broad and the late Wes Skiles received the National Geographic Explorer of the Year award in 2011. He regularly collaborates with ecologists, climatologists, hydrologists, psychologists, and a range of other strange ‘-ologists’ and has published dozens of scientific articles on topics ranging from risk perception to venomous snakes to natural resource management. Broad is a licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain, a commercial helicopter pilot, and he holds multiple diving ratings. He is curr...2022-01-1033 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDeepak Chopra - The Role of Integrative Medicine in Academic Health CareDeepak is founder of The Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global, as well as Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at UCSD and senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is author of over 90 books translated into 43 languages, including New York Times bestsellers. Chopra has been at the forefront of the meditation and personal transformation revolution. TIME magazine has described him as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” Larry King has described his work as “some of the most important of the decade.” The Wall Street Journal has declared his books “must reads for your career”.His...2021-12-1740 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeRich Diviney - THE ATTRIBUTES: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal PerformanceRich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL commander, with a career spanning more than twenty years and more than thirteen completed overseas deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. As the officer in charge of training a specialized command with tremendous credibility as a leader of people, Diviney spearheaded the creation of a directorate that fused physical, mental, and emotional disciplines. He led his small team to create the first ever “Mind Gym” that helped special operators train their brains to perform faster, longer, and better in all environments—especially high-stress ones. Rich is motivated by the idea of discovery, allowing others...2021-12-1733 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeEmma Gullstrand - What it Takes to be an OlympianEmma Gullstrand is an internationally recognized diving champion. She is from Sweden originally and currently an undergraduate student at The University of Miami. She has competed in the World Aquatics Championships as well as the European Diving Championships. In 2021 she was selected to participate in the Tokyo Olympics representing her home country of Sweden. She competes in 10m platform, 1m springboard, 3m springboard, jump event, mixed synchronized diving 3m, synchronized diving 3m and team event.2021-12-1724 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Ben Kirtman - SUBX – The Subseasonal Experiment: How Accurate can Weather Predictions Really BeDr. Kirtman is internationally known for using complex computer models to bring unprecedented detail to climate change measurement. He uses atmosphere-ocean general circulation models to study the predictability and variability of the earth’s climate system. His wide-ranging research aims to understand and quantify the limits of climate predictability from days to decades. Professor Kirtman serves as an advisor to the United Nations, has enjoyed a leadership role in the World Climate Research Program, and has chaired the international Working Group on Seasonal Interannual Prediction.He has received numerous research grants from the National Science Foundation, Department of...2021-12-1723 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Maria Alcaide - COVID Vaccine: Facts and FictionDr. Maria Alcaide is Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami and Director of Infectious Diseases Research. She is a renowned expert in vaccine development and has taken center stage in light of the COVID pandemic and race for a vaccine, being interviewed on local, regional, and national news. She is currently leading UM as the main site for the Moderna vaccine clinical trial, one of the most promising potential vaccines to date.2021-12-1731 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Rodrigo Vianna - The Future of Organ TransplantationAs Director of the Miami Transplant Institute, chief of liver, intestinal, and multivisceral transplant, and Professor of Surgery at The University of Miami, Dr. Vianna is an internationally recognized pioneer and global leader in transplant surgery. Dr. Vianna completed his surgical training and PhD in Brazil, before doing two transplant fellowships at The University of Miami. Author of nearly 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles, Dr. Vianna was inducted into Brazil’s National Academy of Medicine, one of the oldest and most exclusive medical academies in the world.The Miami Transplant Institute is a unique affiliation between Jackson Health System an...2021-12-1729 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Tanira Ferreira - The Hospital Crisis in Florida: A Harsh Reality2021-12-1715 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Celine Gounder - Winning the War on CovidDr. Gounder is an infectious diseases specialist, epidemiologist, journalist, and filmmaker. She is the host and producer of “In Sickness and in Health”, a podcast on health and social justice. Dr. Gounder has written for The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Reuters, Sports Illustrated, and Bloomberg. She is a frequent expert guest on CNN, MSNBC, HLN, CBS, BBC, MTV, and Oprah. She is best known for her coverage of the Ebola, Zika and opioid abuse epidemics, and is currently making “Dying to Talk”, a documentary about the Ebola epidemic in Africa.Dr. Gounder has studied TB and H...2021-12-1733 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeFrancis X Suarez - Miami’s Response to the COVID PandemicMiami’s Response to the COVID Pandemic - How will we get this crisis under control?2021-12-1726 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMichael Schwartz - Remaking the Restaurant IndustryAccording to James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Schwartz, the philosophy is simple: The secret to good food is good food. Beloved by locals and visitors to Miami since 2007, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink set the bar for neighborhood dining with its menu based on simple preparations of seasonal ingredients and the atmosphere to match. TGHG currently operates 9 restaurants including four locations of its pizzeria brand, Genuine Pizza®/Harry’s Pizzeria®, light and airy ella pop café in the Miami Design District and several branching from its fine dining roots: a second location of flagship Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in Clevel...2021-12-1731 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeChris Cabott - The NFL and COVID: What should we expect?Mr. Cabott handles multiple elite NFL players, including soon-to-be home town hero Tua Tagovailoa, Jerry Jeudy, Aaron Jones, Ronald Jones, as well as reigning NFL MVP and super bowl champion Pat Mahomes who just signed the largest contract in professional sports history.2021-12-1725 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJim Laranaga - The NCAA Basketball Season: What to ExpectCoach Larranaga has been head basketball coach at the University of Miami since 2011. Previously, he served as the head men's basketball coach at American International College, Bowling Green State University, and George Mason University. At George Mason he had 14 consecutive winning seasons and led the Patriots' improbable run to the Final Four in 2006. Larrañaga won several national coach of the year awards in 2013, when Miami won the ACC regular season and ACC tournament. Larranaga has won over 600 games as a head coach.2021-12-1623 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Jennifer McCaney - Entrepreneurship: How to ExcelJennifer McCaney holds a dual appointment at UCLA Anderson School of Management and the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is the co-executive director of UCLA Biodesign, a new joint interdisciplinary initiative led by UCLA Health, David Geffen School of Medicine and Anderson that promotes leadership and entrepreneurship in health care technology.McCaney specializes in early-stage company formation and technology development in the health care sector. As the founding director of the MedTech Innovator Accelerator, McCaney has worked extensively with healthcare companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Amgen, Baxter, BD, Olympus and others. McCaney is currently the principal...2021-12-1628 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. David Yermack: CRYPTOCURRENCY - The Future or Fad?Interview with Dr. David Yermack, Professor and Chairman of the Finance Department at New York University Stern School of Business and Director of the NYU Pollack Center for Law and Business: CRYPTOCURRENCY - The Future or Fad?2021-12-1638 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeNick Theodore - Past, Present, and FutureNick Theodore is a Professor of Neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins University. He is known for his work in spinal trauma, robotics, and personalized medicine. He is Director of the Neurosurgical Spine Program and Co-Director of the Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Theodore graduated from Cornell University, attended medical school at Georgetown University, and completed his neurosurgical residency and fellowship in spinal surgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute. After completing his training in 2001, Dr. Theodore served as Chief of the Division of Neurosurgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego, overseeing the largest neurosurgery complement in...2021-12-1630 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDonna Shalala - The Current State of Affairs in the USACongresswoman Shalala is the US Representative for Florida’s 27th congressional district. She served as Secretary for Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 2001. Her academic positions have included being Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin and President of the University of Miami.2021-12-1625 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Bernard Ashby - Biden’s COVID-19 Task ForceDr. Ashby is a vascular cardiologist and internist who specializes in clinical cardiology, vascular medicine, and general medicine. He was born and raised in South Florida and is of Caribbean descent. Dr. Ashby attended medical school at Cornell University in New York and studied health policy at Princeton University in New Jersey. He completed his internship and residency at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. He completed his cardiology training at George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC, where he was named chief fellow. Dr. Ashby also completed a postdoctoral clinical and research fellowship in vascular medicine...2021-12-1634 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeGreg Shepard - The Secret to Successful Startup CompaniesGreg Shepard is a 20-year startup veteran and serial entrepreneur with 14 liquidity events under his belt, two of which were sold as part of a $925M transaction that won 4 Private Equity awards for transactions between $250M-$1B. Greg is also a ForbesBooks author and has written over 100 articles published in 25 national and international journals. Mr. Shepard is a TEDX speaker and keynote speaker for universities, associations and conferences worldwide. He is the host of a Forbes Radio show and has been featured as a guest on over 25 popular podcasts as well as numerous network TV and radio shows. Greg f...2021-12-1637 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDoug Brockmeyer - Conquering Mount EverestReaching the top of Mount Everest - the highest point on the planet at nearly 30,000 feet - is a legendary feat that less than 4,500 people have accomplished in human history. The trek to the summit takes months of physical preparation and weeks of acclimatization to get climbers used to the mountain's oxygen-starved altitudes. Climbing Mount Everest is among the most dangerous pursuits in the world, with a fatality rate of almost 9 percent of climbers who attempt to summit. To date approximately 400 people have died trying to climb the world’s highest mountain, and some 4,500 have summited. Avalanches, cracking ice fl...2021-12-1624 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJeanette Nunez - Florida's Response to the COVID Pandemic2021-12-1631 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDavid Cutler - Healthcare in the USA: What is the Best Solution?Dr. Cutler is currently Professor of Applied Economics at Harvard University. Professor Cutler holds secondary appointments at the Kennedy School of Government and the School of Public Health. Professor Cutler was associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences from 2003-2008.Professor Cutler's work in health economics has earned him significant academic and public acclaim. Professor Cutler served as National Economic Advisor during the Clinton Administration and has advised the Presidential campaigns of Bill Bradley, John Kerry, and Barack Obama, as well as being Senior Health Care Advisor for the Obama Presidential Campaign. Among other affiliations, P...2021-12-1636 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJon Lapook - How to Vaccinate AmericaLaPook contributes to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Since joining CBS News in 2006, he has done more than 1,000 reports, contributing to the “CBS Evening News;” “60 Minutes;” “CBS This Morning;” “CBS Sunday Morning;” “Face the Nation” and Mo Rocca (“Mobituaries”). LaPook has won three Emmy awards for his coverage in 2012 of the national shortage of drugs, for team coverage in 2013 of the Boston Marathon bombings, and in 2019 for “CBS Sunday Morning” Outstanding Program. In 2018, The Alliance for Women in Media awarded him a Gracie Award in the News Feature Series category for two groundbreaking 60 Minutes reports that investigated a sexual abuse scandal involvi...2021-12-1640 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Joseph Tector - ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION: Future DirectionsDr. Tector is a leading U.S. liver transplant surgeon with clinical expertise in multivisceral and small bowel transplantation. He completed his undergraduate degree at Indiana University, doctorate degree at Saint Louis University, general surgery training at McGill University, and transplant fellowship at the University of Miami. Dr. Tector has distinguished himself as an externally independent and NIH-funded surgeon-scientist, building nationally recognized xenotransplantation programs at Indiana, then Alabama, and now Miami.The Miami Transplant Institute is a unique affiliation between Jackson Health System and The University of Miami. Over its 51 year history, the Miami Transplant Institute has...2021-12-1634 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJoseph Zahralban - Firefighter Safety: How can we do better?Joseph F. Zahralban was sworn in as the City of Miami’s 19th Fire Chief since the department’s inception in 1898. Chief Zahralban oversees a Class 1 Fire Department comprised of 789 uniformed personnel and 98 civilian employees. The City of Miami has a residential population of approximately 488,011 and a daytime population of approximately one (1) million. The Department of Fire-Rescue has an annual operating budget of $160 million.He had the distinct honor of leading the Urban Search and Rescue Team on approximately 15 national and international deployments including the earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti in January of 2010....2021-12-1633 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJanine Yorio - THE METAVERSE: Future of Real EstateJanine is a graduate of Yale University and Managing Director and Head of Real Estate at Republic, a leading alternative investment platform that serves more than 700,000 active users. With over 20 years of experience in the real estate sector, Yorio has managed over $2 billion in structured real estate investments - from CDOs and mezzanine loans to coliving and short term rental strategies. She is a recognized expert on the unique relationship between real estate investment, design, technology and brand.Yorio was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compound, a real estate investment technology company that was named...2021-12-1624 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJorge R. Colina - Police in the USA: What Needs to Change?Jorge Colina was sworn in as the Miami Police Department’s 41st Police Chief on January 26th, 2018. Chief Colina began his career with the Miami Police Department in 1990. Over his subsequent 29 years of service, he has earned more than 100 commendations and numerous awards, including repeated selections as Officer of the Month by the Miami-Dade County Chief’s Association. He was promoted to the civil service rank of Sergeant in 2004, then to the rank of Lieutenant in 2007. He received his first executive staff appointment in December of 2009, when he was promoted to the rank of NET Commander of the C...2021-12-1632 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJulio Frenk - The University of Miami: Future DirectionsDr. Frenk is the 6th President of UM. He is also Professor of Public Health, Health Sector Policy, and Sociology. Prior to joining the UM, he served as Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health and Professor of Public Health at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Julio was the Minister of Health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. He was also the founding director-general of the National Institute of Public Health in Mexico, executive director at The WHO and senior fellow in the global health program of the Gates Foundation.Dr. Frenk holds an MD from the...2021-12-1635 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeManuela Testolini: In a Perfect World FoundationManuela Testolini has a deep, impact-driven history in the philanthropic space. Manuela believes that kids have the power to change the world, and created In a Perfect World to help provide them with the tools to do so. Under her leadership, In A Perfect World has created programs that provide education, mentoring and artistic expression to undeserved and at-risk youth around the world in places including Mali, Malawi, Senegal, Haiti, Nicaragua, Nepal, among others, and also in the U.S. from Los Angeles to Washington, DC and beyond, directly impacting more than 38,000 children worldwide. In addition to In A...2021-12-1630 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeLaura Grelck - The V FoundationThe V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded by ESPN and legendary basketball coach Jim Valvano with one goal in mind: to achieve Victory Over Cancer®. Since its formation in 1993, the V Foundation has awarded more than $260 million in cancer research grants nationwide and has grown to become one of the premier supporters of cutting-edge cancer research. Uniquely, due to generous donors, the Foundation has an endowment that covers administrative expenses. Therefore, 100% of direct donations benefit cancer research and programs. This means that not a single penny of donations goes to operating expenses. Period.The mission of T...2021-12-1626 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMichael Schwartz: Remaking the Restaurant IndustryAccording to James Beard Award-winning Chef Michael Schwartz, the philosophy is simple: The secret to good food is good food. Beloved by locals and visitors to Miami since 2007, Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink set the bar for neighborhood dining with its menu based on simple preparations of seasonal ingredients and the atmosphere to match. TGHG currently operates 9 restaurants including four locations of its pizzeria brand, Genuine Pizza®/Harry’s Pizzeria®, light and airy ella pop café in the Miami Design District and several branching from its fine dining roots: a second location of flagship Michael’s Genuine Food & Drin...2021-12-1631 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDanny Weitzner - Cybersecurity and CyberattacksDaniel Weitzner is Founding Director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative, Principal Research Scientist at CSAIL, and teaches Internet public policy in MIT’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. Weitzner’s research pioneered the development of Accountable Systems to enable computational treatment of legal rules. Weitzner was United States Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Internet Policy in the White House, where he led initiatives on privacy, cybersecurity, copyright, and digital trade policies promoting the free flow of information. He was responsible for the Obama Administration’s Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights and the OECD Internet Policymaking Principles. 2021-12-1527 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDan Lambert - Bring Back the UDan Lambert founded American Top Team in 2001. Their vision was to build a world class training facility where MMA fighters could get all of their training under one roof, similar to the Brazilian Top Team gym previously co-founded by Liborio in Rio de Janeiro. A businessman by trade and Brazilian jiu-jitsu enthusiast, Lambert oversaw American Top Team as it became one of the top MMA training facilities and martial arts academies in the world. Headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, American Top Team has produced numerous MMA world champions and highly notable competitors. It is widely considered one of the...2021-12-1533 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeRobert D. Cabana - The Future of Space ExplorationCabana graduated from the US Naval Academy with a degree in mathematics. He was commissioned a second lieutenant and served as an A-6 bombardier. Cabana earned the Daughters of the American Revolution award as the top Marine to complete flight training. He graduated with distinction and has logged over 7,000 hours in 50 different kinds of aircraft.Cabana became an astronaut in 1986. He was assigned to the Johnson Space Center Astronaut Office, serving as lead astronaut in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory; Mission Control Spacecraft Communicator, and chief of NASA's Astronaut Office. A veteran of four spaceflights, Cabana has...2021-12-1532 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeNicole Stott - What is it like to go to Space?Nicole Stott is a veteran of multiple spaceflights and 104 days living and working in space on both the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS). Highlights of her spaceflight missions include 3 Space Shuttle flights and 2 ISS Expeditions, 1 spacewalk, flying the robotic arm for the first track and capture of the free flying Japanese HTV cargo vehicle, installation and first run on the COLBERT treadmill, and ISS maintenance. She was the last ISS crew member to return to Earth on a Space Shuttle.Nicole's 28 year NASA career started at the Kennedy Space Center where she worked as a...2021-12-1438 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeNicole Lynn - Gender Inequality in SportsNicole Lynn is truly a force of nature and trailblazer in every sense of the word. In 2015, she became the first female agent to represent top NFL agency, PlayersRep. In 2017, PlayersRep was acquired by Young Money APAA Sports Agency, owned by world-renowned rapper, Lil Wayne. In 2019, she became the first black female agent to represent a top 3 NFL draft pick (Quinnen Williams of the New York Jets). Today, Nicole is one of the youngest female sports agents in the industry, signing her first client at only 26. Her extensive client list includes NFL players with the Denver Broncos, O...2021-12-1428 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMichael Buttrick - United States Military Special ForcesMichael Buttrick is a member of the US Army 3rd Special Forces Group and Senior Special Forces Medical Sergeant. He is actively engaged in planning and preparation for upcoming deployment to Africa, as well as a Mountain Leader and Sniper team leader for Detachment. He has executed a full spectrum tactical train up with detachment for air, sea, and land operations.In 2017, Michael won the Special Forces Group Best Warrior Competition. He graduated in the top 10% of Special Forces Qualification Course and earned Distinguished Graduate on Commandant’s List. Michael excelled at Special Forces Qualification Course- Survival Sc...2021-12-1434 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeKellon Akeem - The Black Lives Matter MovementKellon Akeem has blazed his own trail within the entertainment industry. Mr Akeem has a keen ability to enterprise and bring ideas from conception to reality. As CEO of Mansa Productions (www.mproductions.co), a television and film content production company, Kellon has demonstrated excellence in bringing forward profound content and well regarded projects. A Father’s Love, made its debut during the 2018 American Black Film Festival. Since then, Kellon and Mansa Productions have worked alongside Datari Turner Productions, Scythia Films, Macro and Mandalay Pictures on major feature films: “Percy” and “Nine Days”. In 2020 Mansa went into it's first le...2021-12-1430 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJeremy Schaap - The Importance of Sports in American SocietyOne of ESPN’s most respected and longest-tenured personalities, Jeremy Schaap has been with the network since 1994. He is a regular contributor to Nightline and ABC World News Tonight and has been published in Sports Illustrated, ESPN The Magazine, Time, Parade, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Schaap has covered most major sports and sporting events in the world, including summer Olympics, winter Olympics, FIFA World Cup, Tour de France, European soccer championship, World Series, Super Bowl, U.S. Open (golf and tennis), Wimbledon, French Open, men’s Final Four, women’s Final Four, New York City m...2021-12-1430 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMike Hayes - A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and MeaningMike Hayes is the former Commanding Officer of SEAL Team TWO, leading a two thousand–person Special Operations Task Force in Southeastern Afghanistan. In addition to a twenty-year career as a SEAL, Mike was a White House Fellow, served two years as Director of Defense Policy and Strategy at the National Security Council, and has worked directly with both Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Beyond his military and governmental service, Mike is currently the Chief Digital Transformation Officer at VMware. He joined VMware in October 2020, and leads the company’s worldwide business operations and the acceleration of the...2021-12-1431 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeScott Galloway - Post Corona: From Crisis to OpportunityScott Galloway is a Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches Brand Strategy and Digital Marketing to second-year MBA students and is the author of the Digital IQ Index ®, a global ranking of prestige brands' digital competence. In 2012, Professor Galloway was named "One of the World's 50 Best Business School Professors" (Poets & Quants). Professor Galloway is also the founder of several firms including: L2, subscription business intelligence firm serving prestige brands; Red Envelope, an e-commerce firm (2007, $100mm revs.); and Prophet, a global brand strategy consultancy with 250+ professionals.Professor Galloway was elected to the W...2021-12-1437 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeScott Becker - AVOIDING THE NEXT DR. DEATH: Implementing Quality Metrics in MedicineScott Becker previously served on the McGuireWoods LLP Board of Partners and served for nearly 15 years as chairman of the firm’s national Healthcare department. McGuireWoods has one of the best regarded healthcare practices in the world.Scott is the Founder, Publisher, and Chief Content Officer of Beckers Healthcare and Beckers Hospital Review and its related events and publications. Scott also produces the Becker Group Business News, the Becker Private Equity Podcast, and the Becker Business Podcast.Mr Becker is a Harvard Law School Graduate and a University of Illinois undergraduate business school graduate in Fi...2021-12-1428 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMecole Hardman - The 2021 NFL SeasonThere’s a reason why Mecole Hardman’s nickname is ‘The Jet’; blink once and you’ll miss him, blink twice and he’ll be celebrating in the end zone. Mecole was an All-American in High School and recruited to play at the University of Georgia. By his sophomore year, Mecole took off with full speed, racking up all-purpose yards at every turn. He finished 2017 with 1,255 AP yards and six total touchdowns, enroute to helping Georgia win the SEC Title and reach the National Championship Game. In the National Championship game, Mecole was responsible for two of Georgia’s touchdowns; an...2021-12-1423 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeMabel Valdivia - Saving Haiti: Empowering the Poor Across HaitiMabel Valdivia is Executive Director at Fonkoze USA, the entity that oversees fund development and donor education for the broader Fonkoze family. A dedicated fundraising professional, she has twenty years of international and domestic non-profit experience and a deep commitment to international development issues that specifically impact women including micro-finance, agriculture, and health. Mabel’s desire to make an impact in the world is fueled by her own experiences as a child refugee. Mabel has a Master’s in Public Policy from American University and is currently pursuing her PhD.Fonkoze was created 27 years ago to bring fina...2021-12-1430 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeChip Lamarca - PAY FOR PLAY: The NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness PolicyChip LaMarca serves the coastal communities in the Florida State House of Representatives representing District 93. He has earned a reputation for being a citizens’ advocate. He attended Boston University, Broward College, and FAU. In 2010, he became Broward County Mayor. Following that he served as the Chair of the Finance, Tax and Administration committee for the Florida Association of Counties. On a national level, LaMarca was selected to Chair the Finance, Pension and Intergovernmental Affairs committee for the National Association of Counties and serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In 2018 he was elected to the Florida State Ho...2021-12-1428 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJaclyn Sklaver - NUTRITION and DIETS: What’s Real and What’s Fake.Jaclyn is a concierge sports nutritionist who works with the active population through professional athletes to optimize performance, body composition and metabolic health. Her practice, Athleats Nutrition. is operated with the combined philosophy of both performance nutrition and functional medicine. She believes each individual requires their own tailored plan and approach.Jaclyn has worked with over 375 NFL Draft Prep athletes and 80 NFL vets along with the top coaches. Her work with the NFL Players Association’s PAIR program educates NFL players about best nutrition practices for recovery. She also works with UFC, NBA, ATP, WBA, PGA golfers, cy...2021-12-1430 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeJulio Morales - THE ULTIMATE WORKOUT: How to Maximize Your TrainingJulio Morales is a nationally recognized personal trainer and founder of Strength Nation Miami. Through years of experience and various high caliber certifications, he has fine-tuned his ability to help clients with physical and mental strength, general conditioning, post injury rehabilitation and nutrition coaching. By offering a holistic approach to fitness, Julio focuses not only building exercise programs but on lifestyle and habit adjustment.Certifications : ISSA, StrongFirst Elite instructor, Pn L1, USAW, ViPR, FMS L1, and Animal Flow.Specialties include: Strength and conditioning, post rehab, boxing, PowerLifting, nutrition coaching and habit adjustment. Julio is an...2021-12-1330 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDaniella Cava Levine - Combating Gun Violence in Miami Dade: Operation Summer HeatDaniella Levine Cava was elected Miami-Dade County’s first-ever woman Mayor in November 2020. She enters the Mayor's office following a nearly 40-year career as a relentless advocate for South Florida families. As Miami-Dade County's Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with more than 28,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $9 billion. A social worker, lawyer, and community activist, she was first elected in 2014, and re-elected in August 2018, to serve as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner.As Commissioner, she invested in Miami-Dade small businesses and expanded economic opportunity, protected the environment and our water, increased th...2021-12-1326 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDesert Horse Grant - Innovation in MedicineDesert Horse-Grant is a world leader in facilitating the translation of discoveries from the lab to the clinical environment, being recently named by Modern Healthcare as one of the year's Top 25 Innovators. She launched the UCLA Health Innovation Challenge, a seed funding program that recognizes and scales innovative therapeutic, digital and device solutions as well as patient experience and performance excellence efforts. In 2019, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce announced Desert and colleagues recipients of a prestigious national i6 Challenge grant to support Regional Innovation Strategies. She and her team’s pioneering work to develop Oncoscope, a novel biotool on...2021-12-1333 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Phyllis Zee - Why We SleepDr. Zee oversees an interdisciplinary program in sleep and circadian rhythm research, with findings that have paved the way for innovative approaches to improve sleep and circadian health. Zee is the founder of the first circadian medicine clinic in the USA, where innovative treatments are available for patients with circadian rhythm disorders.A central theme of her research program is understand the role of circadian-sleep interactions on the expression and development of cardiometabolic and neurologic disorders. Zee's research has focused on the effects of age and neurodegeneration on sleep and circadian rhythms and pathophysiology of circadian sleep-wake...2021-12-1325 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Stephen Nimer - The Future of Cancer CareDr. Nimer is the Director of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami, Florida. He is also a world renowned hematologist, molecular biologist, and bone marrow transplant physician. Dr. Nimer was at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York for nearly 20 years, where he held the Alfred P. Sloan Chair and served as Head of the Division of Hematologic Oncology, Vice Chairman for Faculty Development, and Chief of the Hematology Service. He also served as a member of Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, an Attending Physician at Memorial Hospital, and a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology a...2021-12-1329 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Dana Born - The Art of LeadershipDr. Born is a retired Brigadier General with 30 years of service in the United States Air Force. Prior to coming to Harvard she served two terms as the Dean of the Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy where she was also the Professor and Head of the Leadership Department. Previously, Dana served as an Exchange Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force, Assistant Director for the Secretary of Defense, Deputy Chief of the Personnel Issues Team for the Air Force, Aide and Speech Writer to the Secretary of the Air Force, and Squadron Commander for 11th Mission...2021-12-1331 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Robert Spetzler - The Business of Brain Tumors: A Legend’s PerspectiveRobert Spetzler, MD, is a world-renowned neurosurgeon who is a pioneer and legend in the field. He has been honored by professional societies, including the American College of Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. In 1994, Dr. Spetzler was chosen to be the Honored Guest of Congress of Neurological Surgeons. At age 49, he was the youngest recipient of this prestigious honor.Dr. Spetzler was born in Stierhoefstetten, Germany, and moved to the United States at the age of 11. He received his B.S. from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and his doctorate of medicine from Northwestern Medical...2021-12-1329 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeManuela Testolini - In a Perfect World FoundationManuela Testolini has a deep, impact-driven history in the philanthropic space. Manuela believes that kids have the power to change the world, and created In a Perfect World to help provide them with the tools to do so. Under her leadership, In A Perfect World has created programs that provide education, mentoring and artistic expression to undeserved and at-risk youth around the world in places including Mali, Malawi, Senegal, Haiti, Nicaragua, Nepal, among others, and also in the U.S. from Los Angeles to Washington, DC and beyond, directly impacting more than 38,000 children worldwide. In addition to In A...2021-12-1330 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeSal Pace - Legalization of Marijuana: Facts and FictionSal Pace is Chairman of the Board for the National Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) — the nation’s largest cannabis policy reform organization. Sal is a recognized leader in cannabis reform and represented Colorado’s 46th District from 2008 to 2012, during which he served as House Minority Leader. He also served as Pueblo County Commissioner from 2013 to 2018. Pace is widely recognized as one of the nation’s most knowledgeable individuals on the subject of marijuana policy.During his time in the General Assembly, Pace played a leading role in developing Colorado’s medical marijuana model, earning him recognition as the face of regulat...2021-12-1330 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDavid S. Nolan - Climate Change and Global WarmingDr. David Nolan is Chair and Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science of the University of Miami. He is an expert on hurricanes, tropical meteorology, computer modeling of weather phenomena, and tornadoes. Nolan teaches courses on Atmospheric Dynamics, the General Circulation of the Atmosphere, and Vortex Dynamics. His graduate students and post-docs use both computer simulations and atmospheric data to better understand physical processes in the atmosphere. His students have worked closely with scientists at the NOAA/AOML laboratory and the National Hurricane Center.Dr. Nolan obtained...2021-12-1327 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeSteve Stowe - The Miami HEAT Charitable FundEntering his 20th season with the Miami HEAT, and third as Vice President/Executive Director of the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund, Steve Stowe oversees the fundraising arm of the team, while working alongside the players and coaches to support their local philanthropic endeavors, including the Corporate Education Community Outreach Ticket Program and Pat Riley’s military appreciation initiative, Home Strong. Additionally, he acts as a liaison between the board of directors and the rest of the organization.Stowe also organizes the annual Miami HEAT Family Festival and the annual Team Charity Gala and Concert, which have featured pr...2021-12-1334 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeTed Miguel - Post-COVID Global Economic RecoveryEdward Miguel is the Oxfam Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics and Faculty Director of the Center for Effective Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley. He earned degrees in Economics and Mathematics from MIT, received a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow, and has been a visiting professor at Princeton University and Stanford University. Ted's main research focus is African economic development. He has published over 90 articles and chapters and his work has been cited over 30,000 times.Miguel is a Faculty Research Associate of the National...2021-12-1330 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeChef Lorena Garcia - The Glioblastoma Research OrganizationGlioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain tumor. It is non-genetic, rapidly forming, and the causes of it are unclear. The current treatment options are composed of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy - however are ineffective for long-term survival. The median survival of a person diagnosed with glioblastoma is about 15 months, and without treatment, the number drops to 3-6 months.The Glioblastoma Research Organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research organization founded to create a locus for all things Glioblastoma. With a worldwide approach, the Glioblastoma Research Organization partners with world-renown clinics across the USA and Europe to...2021-12-1329 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeManny Diaz - The Return of the "U"Manny Diaz is in his 2nd year as Head Football Coach of the Miami Hurricanes. Beforehand he was the team’s defensive coordinator from 2016-2018, where he catapulted the Hurricanes’ Mo defense to elite status. Coach Diaz has an impressive resume during nearly two decades as a defensive specialist coaching several collegiate programs, including Florida State, NC State, Middle Tennessee, Mississippi State, Texas, and Louisiana Tech. He has coached in 18 bowl games, amassing a 13-5 record in bowls, and has coached numerous All-American, All-Conference, and NFL players.As one of the nation’s elite coaches, Manny Diaz is com...2021-12-1328 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Charles Rice - The Discovery of Hepatitis C VirusDr. Rice is a virologist who is known for the development of effective treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV). His work to generate a version of HCV that enabled the development of antiviral drugs capable of reducing HCV to undetectable levels, essentially curing chronic infection. For this breakthrough, Rice was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine.Rice attended UC Davis for college and earned his graduate degree at Cal Tech, where he focused his research on RNA viruses. He deduced the genome of the virus that causes yellow fever and helped develop a vaccine. He also...2021-12-1234 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeCassie Gaston - Global WarmingCassandra Gaston is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. She is an expert in atmospheric chemistry, specifically, in aerosols, traces gases, and their interactions.Cassandra has lectured on topics such as atmospheric instrumentation, aerosols, and mass spectrometry. She has mentored undergraduate and graduate students on the use of particle sizing instrumentation and mass spectrometry for the sampling of gases and particles. Cassandra has guided students both in the laboratory and in the field resulting in first and co-author publications for those st...2021-12-1228 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeCarlos A. Gimenez - The Future of Miami-Dade: 2020 and BeyondMayor Gimenez is a Cuban American and former fire fighter. He was chief of the Miami Fire Department before entering politics. Carlos Gimenez has been Mayor of Miami-Dade County since 2011, running a government of more than 28,000 employees and an $8.9 billion budget. Mayor Gimenez is currently running for United States Congress in the November 2020 election.2021-12-1229 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeBryan Norcross - The 2021 Hurricane SeasonBryan became nationally known as the man who “talked South Florida through” Hurricane Andrew in 1992, which lead to his work on NBC and as the CBS News Hurricane Analyst from 1996 to 2008. In appreciation for his work before, during, and after Hurricane Andrew, Bryan was publicly recognized with designations of Bryan Norcross Days in Miami, Miami Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, among other cities. In addition, he’s the recipient of an Emmy Award from the southeast chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the DuPont and Peabody awards.After working on emergency management communications with A...2021-12-1243 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeBrent Gleeson - EMBRACE THE SUCK: The Navy SEAL way to an Extraordinary LifeBrent Gleeson is an acclaimed speaker on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture, resilience, and organizational transformation. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to the world of business, as Founder and CEO of TakingPoint Leadership, a progressive leadership and management consulting firm with a focus on business transformation and building high-performance cultures. With degrees in finance and economics from SMU, certificates in English and History from Oxford University, and an MBA from UCSD, Gleeson’s extensive experience is both academic and real-world in nature. Gleeson has won awards for bu...2021-12-1230 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeSergey Young - The Science and Technology of Growing YoungSergey Young is a longevity investor and visionary on a mission to extend healthy lifespans of one billion people. To do that, Sergey founded the Longevity Vision Fund to accelerate life extension technological breakthroughs and to make longevity affordable and accessible to all. Sergey is on the Board of Directors of the American Federation of Aging Research and is a co-sponsor of the AGE REVERSAL XPrize Design. Once ultimately launched, this XPRIZE aims to dramatically delay the biological aging process through widely available interventions that extend the human life and health span.Sergey Young has been featured...2021-12-1135 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeDr. Ben Carson - The Transition from Neurosurgeon to PoliticianA member of the Presidential Cabinet, Dr. Carson first made a name for himself as a pioneer in neurosurgery. He became Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins by the age of 33. Before retiring from medicine in 2013, his numerous accomplishments included successful separation of conjoined twins, performing the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb, performing the first completely successful separation of type-2 vertical craniopagus twins, and revitalizing hemispherectomy techniques for controlling seizures. Dr. Carson has over 60 honorary doctorate degrees, has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and was inducted into the prestigious National Academy...2021-12-1032 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeAlberto Carvalho - The Reopening of America’s SchoolsAlberto Carvalho has been Superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools since 2008. As director of the 4th largest school district in the USA, Mr. Carvalho has been awarded Florida Superintendent of the Year and National Superintendent of the Year multiple times.2021-12-1025 minThe Brain Surgeon's TakeAdie von Gontard - The Business of SportsImmersed in sports his entire life as his great grandfather founded Anheuser-Busch and his grandfather owned the St. Louis Cardinals. After graduating with a double-major in Real Estate Finance and Sports Management from Southern Methodist University, Adie spent the early years of his career primarily focusing on sports marketing where he was able to set himself apart from others in the industry due to his forward and creative thinking. Adie created unprecedented wealth for his clients by securing not only large endorsements, but equity ownership in companies that continue to grow into national powerhouses. Adie formed APAA Sports Group be...2021-12-1028 min