Myron Rolle
Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Chairman and Founder of the Caribbean Neurosurgery Foundation
Myron Rolle
Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital, Chairman and Founder of the Caribbean Neurosurgery Foundation
Biography
Born on October 30, 1986, in Houston, Texas, to Whitney and Beverly Rolle of the Bahamas, Myron grew up in Galloway, New Jersey, as the youngest of five brothers, including Marchant, Marvis, Mordecai, and Mckinley. Dr. Myron Rolle is a Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital trained neurosurgeon serving as the current Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Nemours Children’s Hospital. He is a Rhodes Scholar, best-selling author, former All-American Florida State University football player, and former National Football League player for the Tennessee Titans and Pittsburgh Steelers. He published the Rolle Scoring System - a public health rating scale used to determine a developing country’s governance around helmet safety to prevent traumatic brain injury. He has been recognized by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons for demonstrating the best operative technique in the reconstruction of upper extremity motor function using intercostal nerve transfers after a traumatic brachial plexus injury.
In his hometown of Orlando, Florida, Dr. Rolle serves on the Board of Directors for Aspire Health Partners – the leading mental health organization in central Florida. He runs voter registration drives for college students at the University of Central Florida. He runs food drives for immigrant families suffering from economic hardship and food insecurity. He builds home libraries, supplies books and book bags for under-served children at the West Lakes Early Learning Center. He runs a head trauma prevention program for pedestrians in high-risk areas of Orlando. He serves as the Low-Income Person’s Advocate on the Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board. He volunteers at The Orlando Fisher House for families of hospitalized military veterans. He advocates for improved health equity as a member of the State of Medical City Health Committee. He has also hosted community reading and gun safety events in Central Florida.
Globally, Dr. Rolle is the chairman of the Caribbean Neurosurgery Foundation - a not-for-profit which houses capacity-building and health system-strengthening initiatives for improved neurosurgical care in the Caribbean. His foundation has impacted over 3.5 million people in the Caribbean through the upscaling of policy, service delivery, research, and education.
He is the best-selling author of The 2% Way - How a philosophy of small improvements took me to Oxford, the NFL, and Neurosurgery.
Dr. Rolle holds a Doctor of Medicine from Florida State University College of Medicine, a Master of Science in medical anthropology from University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Science in exercise science from Florida State University also serving as a Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellow at John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Rolle is married to pediatric dentist Dr. Latoya Rolle. Together, the two are the proud of parents of two sets of fraternal twins – Zora, Zayed, Zanzi, and Zafar.
Speaker Videos
From Football Safety to Neurosurgeon
Speech Topics
Equip Your Tool Belt
Equip Your Tool Belt Is A Five-Layered Speech That Touches On Some Of The Key Facets Of One’s Person That Can Help Individuals Find Purpose And Vision For The Future. This Is An Easily Digestible Metaphorical Talk For Younger Audiences.
World’s Stage
Named After A Play On William Shakespeare’s Quote Used To Illuminate Black History, This Talk Is Meant To Invigorate Audiences In The Present And Motivate Them Into The Future.
Beyond the Surface
Myron Rolles Delivers This Service-Oriented Speech To Challenge Audiences To Mobilize Their Intrinsic Passions. This Example-Laden Talk Connects On A Personal Level With Students, Young Professionals, And Beyond.
Remote-Control Body
This Health-Focused Discussion Touches On Personal And External Controls On The Obesity Epidemic And How A “Remote Control” Analogy Can Help Make Sense Of The Leading Obesogenic Scholars’ Findings.
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