Michael Roshon

Dr. Michael Roshon received his MD and Ph.D. degrees from Vanderbilt University and is board certified in Emergency Medicine. He has served as the team physician for a number of professional cycling teams for nearly 2 decades, operating at the highest levels of the sport including medical support for Grand Tour and World Tour events. He currently serves as the Chief Medical officer for USA Cycling and as the Chief of the Medical Staff for a large hospital system in Colorado Springs, CO.

During his Ph.D. work, Dr. Roshon studied retroviruses, and due to this background in virology, he has had a long-standing interest in pandemic viruses and their epidemiology. This background prepared him to serve as the lead medical specialist for his hospital’s COVID-19 task force, leading the development of clinical protocols, and guidelines to prevent transmission in the healthcare setting. While continuing his work on the front lines of the response as an Attending Physician in the Emergency Department, Dr. Roshon also served as an advisor to the El Paso County Health Department’s COVID-19 response and has published several peer-reviewed papers related to modulating the immune response to SARS CoV-2, including an article in Science Immunology in June 2020. Currently, Dr. Roshon is a principal investigator on 3 randomized controlled trials on investigating novel therapeutics for COVID-19, including trials sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

Dr. Roshon’s first-hand experience in the care of athletes and his background in virology has uniquely prepared him to understand the intricacies of planning for sporting events during this pandemic.