Rate My Professor Garcia Esperon

His research centers on brain and cardiac imaging, stroke recovery, health systems optimization including pre-hospital triage, and equitable access to acute stroke reperfusion therapies in rural and regional Australia via telestroke networks and multimodal CT perfusion. Involved in over 40 acute stroke clinical trials as co-investigator, he has published more than 100 journal articles, with key works including "Diagnostic Utility of Computed Tomography Perfusion in the Telestroke Setting" (Stroke, 2022), "Role of Computed Tomography Perfusion in Identification of Acute Lacunar Stroke Syndromes" (Stroke, 2021), "Endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke improves functional outcome in patients with large ischemic cores" (European Stroke Journal, 2022), and contributions to landmark trials like EXTEND-IA TNK (New England Journal of Medicine, 2018). He has attracted over $3 million in grants, leading initiatives such as "Changing the Stroke Prevention Paradigm: Hyperacute Cardiac CT for Stroke" ($450,000, 2025-2027). Awards include HMRI Early Career Researcher of the Year (2024), HMRI Foundation Research Team Excellence Award (2024), HNE Clinical and Health Service Research Fellowship (2020), and finalist in Discovery Griffith Award (2022). An emerging leader in CT perfusion imaging, he has presented at over 35 international workshops and conferences. His efforts spearheaded the Northern NSW Telestroke pilot, enabling the NSW Telestroke Network with over 5,000 consultations and 700 reperfusion therapies delivered statewide.