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Frank Esper, M.D., is a physician and researcher in the Division of Pediatric Infectious
Diseases at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and an assistant
professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University. He has a
special interest in newly discovered and emerging viral respiratory diseases.
He earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of
Medicine, followed by residency at Riley’s Children’s Hospital at Indiana University and
a fellowship in pediatric infectious disease at Yale University. In 2005, he received the
Fellow’s Clinical Research Award from the Society of Pediatric Research. Dr Esper is
well established in the field of virology. He has over 10 years experience performing
phylogenetic analysis of respiratory viruses with emphasis on translational research. He is
nationally recognized in detection and understanding of clinical illness associated with
the human respiratory viral infection.