Esaw Kurban, MD, M.Sc.
Office Address
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Department of Neurology - 8D UHC
4201 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201
Office Phone: (313) 577-1245
Clinic appointments: (313) 745-4275
Narrative Bio
Dr. Kurban is a graduate from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine but originally hails from Eritrea, Africa. Dr. Kurban worked as a researcher at the University of Chicago with a focus on MS research. He has a strong background in community service, most notably serving on the Board of Directors of the Refugee Education Center in Grand Rapids, MI. Outside of medicine, he enjoys hiking, long distance running in his free time.
Academic Rank
PGY 3 Resident in Neurology
Undergraduate
Western Michigan University
Medical
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency
DMC/WSU
Specialties
Neurology
Interests
Global Health, reading various topics including international foreign affairs, long distance running and cooking
Publications
Lind E, Jameson A, Kurban E. Fulminant granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage following COVID-19. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jun 21;14(6):e242628. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242628. PMID: 34155024; PMCID: PMC8217953.
Conrad SJ, El-Aswad M, Kurban E, Jeng D, Tripp BC, Nutting C, Eversole R, Mackenzie C, Essani K. Oncolytic tanapox virus expressing FliC causes regression of human colorectal cancer xenografts in nude mice. Journal of Exp. Clin. Cancer Res. 2015 Feb 19;34(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s13046-015-0131-z. PMID: 25887490; PMCID: PMC4337313.