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The Brain Surgeon's Take is a discussion based podcast where experts in every field from Nobel Laureates to Navy SEALS to NASA Astronauts to NFL Athletes sit down and talk with world renowned Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurological Surgery Dr. Rick Komotar.

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The Brain Surgeon's Take is a discussion based podcast where experts in every field from Nobel Laureates to Navy SEALS to NASA Astronauts to NFL Athletes sit down and talk with world renowned Neurosurgeon and Professor of Neurological Surgery Dr. Rick Komotar.

    Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone: Sneakerhead To The Stars

    Dominic “The Shoe Surgeon” Ciambrone: Sneakerhead To The Stars

    Dominic Chambrone is the humble self-taught cobbler who managed to turn his obsession for sneakers into a stellar career and is responsible for some of the most genius, in-demand customs of all time. The celebrated sneaker virtuoso deconstructs shoes, takes them apart and rebuilds them with premium materials (and sometimes even a better fit), along with building samples and prototypes from scratch.Chambrone started out in high school customizing a pair of all-white Air Force 1 Mids to camoufl...

    • 41 min
    Bucky Dent: Is Baseball Still America’s Pastime?

    Bucky Dent: Is Baseball Still America’s Pastime?

    Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent is a retired Major League Baseball player and manager widely remembered by fans for his tenure with the New York Yankees … and his famous tie-breaking home run versus the Boston Red Sox at the end of the 1978 season. The St. Louis Cardinals originally selected Dent in the 1st round of the 1970 amateur draft but he did not sign with the team, allowing the Chicago White Sox to take him the 1st round (6th overall) of the June Secondary later that year. The right-handed ...

    • 33 min
    Miriam Kalamian: Keto for Cancer

    Miriam Kalamian: Keto for Cancer

    Miriam Kalamian is a nutrition consultant, educator, and author specializing in the implementation of ketogenic therapies. She earned her master of education (EdM) from Smith College and her master of human nutrition (MS) from Eastern Michigan University. She is board certified in nutrition (CNS) by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists. Inspired by the work of Thomas N. Seyfried, PhD, Miriam draws on a decade of experience to provide comprehensive guidelines that specifically ...

    • 38 min
    Dr. Al Musella: The Promising Pathway Act – Fast Tracking Brain Tumor Research

    Dr. Al Musella: The Promising Pathway Act – Fast Tracking Brain Tumor Research

    Dr. Al Musella interest in brain tumors started when his sister-in-law, Lana, was diagnosed with a GBM in 1992, and was told it was hopeless. After surgery and radiation, the tumor was larger than before the surgery and she was told she only had a few weeks left to live and there was no treatment options for her other than a standard course of BCNU, which had no chance to help her for more than a few extra weeks. Al created and ran the Brain Tumor Forum on Compuserve in January 1993. He organ...

    • 34 min
    Brian Levine: Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Public Health

    Brian Levine: Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Public Health

    Brian Levine has a rich work experience spanning over several years. Brian started their career at Goldman Sachs in 1994 and worked their way up to become a Partner and co-head of Global Equities Trading and Execution Services. At Goldman Sachs, they served on various committees, including the Firmwide Risk Committee, Firmwide Technology Risk Committee, and Securities Division Executive Committee. Brian retired from Goldman Sachs in 2019. Afterwards, they co-founded The Public Health Company ...

    • 34 min
    Dr. Lewis Cantley: Diet and Cancer - is sugar toxic?

    Dr. Lewis Cantley: Diet and Cancer - is sugar toxic?

    Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, is a Professor of Cell Biology at Harvard Medical School. Prior to this appointment, he was the Margaret and Herman Sokol Professor and Meyer Director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College/Ronald P. Stanton Clinical Cancer Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital (2012-22). Dr. Cantley is a graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, obtained a PhD in biophysical chemistry from Cornell University, completed postdoctoral training ...

    • 30 min

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Like being seated next to a fascinating person at an elegant dinner

I so look forward to each of these podcasts. Dr. Komtar invites an amazing array of people who are each successful in their fields to visit with him on this unique podcast. Every guest reveals some aspect of themself, their life, their history and their acinevement, under Dr. Kotomar’s skillful questioning. After listening, I always feel that I have had the chance to better know someone I might never encounter otherwise. High achievers in fields as diverse as sports, medicine, business, crime and criminal justice come to Dr. Rick’s sessions to chat and inform. This tops my list for informative podcasts.

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A New Favorite

The Crossover has quickly become a weekly staple in my podcast rotation. Each episode offers insight, value, and an understanding of a variety of topics ranging from cancer to cryptocurrency. Dr. Komotar provides seamless access to leading experts, and episodes that can easily fit into any schedule. I look forward to it every week.

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