Ekan Essien

Ekan Essien, MD, MPH, a native Georgian, has pursued his interest in health and wellness as far back as he can remember. His curiosity and interest in health and medicine first emerged in his home environment observing both parents who are physicians. Dr. Essien graduated from high school at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and received a BA from Duke University.

Dr. Essien continued his education at Florida A&M University where he received his Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology; received his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee; and obtained training in general and trauma surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is a candidate in the post-graduate fellowship in anti-aging and regenerative medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.

Dr. Essien’s passion is Functional, Integrative, and Rehabilitative Medicine, a growing field of research and investigation that integrates the practice of clinical medicine and preventive health to apply evidence-based interventions that span the spectrum from disease prevention to the promotion of health and wellness at the individual and population level.