After graduating from Amherst College, Dr. Rollins received his MD in 1979 and PhD in 1980 from Case Western Reserve University.

Dr. Rollins completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Hospital, Boston. 

He then served a clinical fellow in medical oncology at Dana-Farber and a postdoctoral research fellowship with Dr. Charles Stiles. 

Since joining Dana-Farber in 1989, Dr.Rollins has worked in the area of white blood cells trafficking and the interactions between inflammation and cancer.