Gregory Esper

Gregory Esper, MD, MBA is currently Professor & Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs for the Department of Neurology. He is the Vice President of Lean Promotion and the Associate Chief Medical Officer of Emory Healthcare, and leads Emory’s systemwide telehealth initiatives. He earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University, completed neurology residency at Washington University St. Louis, and finished clinical neurophysiology fellowship and a clinical research fellowship in Electrical Impedance Myography at Harvard University's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He earned his MBA from Emory’s Goizueta Business School in 2009, and is Affiliate Professor of Business at Goizueta. Clinically, Dr. Esper sees patients with general neurology conditions, including but not limited to headache, as well as neuromuscular diseases such as neuropathy. Dr. Esper serves the American Academy of Neurology as the Chair of the Health Services Research subcommittee, where he also is a member of the Medical Economics and Practice Committee. He publishes and lectures nationally on such topics as electronic health record implementation, medical economics, and health care reform, and internationally on health care leadership and talent management.

Dr. Esper also sees patients via telemedicine. Patients may present to the Emory at LaGrange clinic and be seen by Dr. Esper remotely. This option has helped patient with transportation or mobility issues be seen closer to home. Dr. Esper will examine you in real time using telemedicine enabled technology. Patients may also be seen at home if approved by their insurance companies.

Education

Degrees

• MBA from Emory University
• MD from Vanderbilt University
• BS from University of Pittsburgh

Awards

2016 EHC “Doctors who go above and beyond” recognition, Emory Medicine Recognition Committee

2017 EHC “Doctors who go above and beyond” recognition, Emory Medicine Recognition Committee

Experience

Training Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr - East Campus Fellowship, Neurophysiology, 2004

Barnes - Jewish Hospital Residency, Neurology, 2003

Barnes - Jewish Hospital Internship, Internal Medicine, 2000

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Medical Education, MD, 1999