The Brain Surgeon's Take

Dr. 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 HIV extensively. While on faculty at Johns Hopkins, she was a Director for the Gates Foundation-funded Consortium. She later served as Assistant Commissioner and Director of the Bureau of Tuberculosis Control at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Dr. Gounder was elected as a member of President Biden’s COVID task force.

Dr. Gounder received her BA from Princeton University, her Masters from The Johns Hopkins University, and her MD from the University of Washington. She completed her residency at MGH and her fellowship at Johns Hopkins. She was elected a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2016.

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According 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 Cleveland at The Van Aken District of Shaker Heights, the quintessential Miami restaurant with waterfront dining and fresh approach to bold Latin American flavor at Amara at Paraiso, Traymore by Michael Schwartz at COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach, and Tigertail + Mary in Coconut Grove, an oasis within the oasis of Miami’s oldest bayside village featuring relaxed American cooking.

Michael Schwartz Catering offers full-service in restaurant and off-site events, from customizable menus to décor and staffing – it’s James Beard Award-winning food and hospitality for memorable occasions. Outside of the restaurant, Schwartz focuses his time supporting the arts and causes such as Share our Strength, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, Slow Food and Wellness in the Schools. His second cookbook, Genuine Pizza: Better Pizza at Home released 2019.

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Miami’s Response to the COVID Pandemic - How will we get this crisis under control?

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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.

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Coach 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.

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Nick 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 the Navy. In 2003, he joined the faculty at the Barrow Neurological Institute and assumed the position of Director of Neurotrauma. In 2009 he became the Chief of the Spine Section at the Barrow Neurological Institute and was appointed the Volker K.H. Sonntag Chair in 2015. In 2016 he became the second Donlin M. Long Professor of Neurosurgery & Orthopaeidcs at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Theodore is also actively involved in the area of preventative medicine within neurosurgery. He has been associated with the ThinkFirst Foundation for several years actively having served as the foundation's Medical Director and President. In 2017, Dr. Theodore was appointed to the Head, Neck and Spine Committee of the NFL.

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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?

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Jennifer 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 investigator of i6 Challenge Grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to catalyze the development of a regional ecosystem for medical technology in Southern California.

A Fulbright Scholar, McCaney completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Stanford University. She holds an M.S. and B.S. in mechanical engineering from MIT as well as a B.S. from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Dr. 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 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He started his career as an academic vascular cardiologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center and professor of Medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Ashby is now CEO of Comprehensive Vascular Care and is a Special Correspondent for MSNBC covering the COVID-19 pandemic and presidential transition.

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Congresswoman 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.

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