1985
1985 Earned the Boy Scouts
rank of Eagle Scout
1988 Enlisted in the WV Army
National Guard
1990
1991 Served in Desert Storm
1992 Matriculated at the
WV School of Osteopathic
Medicine
1992 Commissioned into the
Medical Corps of the U.S. Navy
1995
1996 Graduated from WV
School of Osteopathic
Medicine
2000
2001 Joined the emergency
department staff at Jackson
General Hospital
2004 Deployed to Iraq for
Operation Iraqi Freedom
2005
2008 Deployed to Afghanistan
with 2/19th Special Forces
2009 Appointed state surgeon
of the WV Army National Guard
2010 2010 Named medical director
of The Summit Bechtel Reserve
2015 2015 Assisted with
development of the community
paramedicine program
“I am proud to serve our country,
especially alongside those who
have served our country in its
greatest hour of need. My career
has never had more satisfaction
than giving to those who are willing
to give everything.”
the world—a better, safer place.
As the state surgeon, Eshenaur’s pri-
mary responsibility is to prepare West
Virginia’s 4,100 Guard soldiers to be
medically fit and ready to deploy world-
wide when called upon—a job he takes
very seriously.
“West Virginia is ranked number one
in medical readiness compared to all other
states and territories, meaning we have the
highest percentage of our soldiers ready
for deployment at any time,” he says.
Service envelops every part of Esh-
enaur’s life, and when he is not working
with the Guard or at the hospital, he is
giving his time and talent to organiza-
tions and causes he holds dear. “Giving
back is leadership by example. It is insur-
ance for our future generations,” he says.
Eshenaur has served as a local troop
leader for the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) and as a member of the BSA’s na-
tional Health & Safety Committee, which
provides policy and oversight for BSA
groups across the country, ensuring the
safety and appropriate medical screen-
ings for the organization’s 2.4 million
members. He also served as the medical
director of The Summit Bechtel Reserve
in Fayetteville, which he considers the
most rewarding and challenging volun-
teer position he has ever held.
“Serving in that position during the
2013 National Scout Jamboree was an
immense challenge requiring a significant
amount of dedication and planning, as
a jamboree had never been held before
in West Virginia,” he says. “Developing
and implementing the motto of ‘right
resource, right place, right time, every
time’ to successfully deliver medical care
to the 45,000 participants and visitors at
the jamboree has been a highlight of my
volunteer activities.”
As the medical director, he became
highly involved in the philanthropy and
vision of building the reserve’s wilderness
medical center and worked with the or-
ganization to obtain commitments for its
construction and sustainable operation.
Eshenaur was paramount in developing
West Virginia’s community paramedicine
program in coordination with the West
Virginia Office of Emergency Services.
This program allows mobile health pro-
viders and paramedics to provide in-home
visitation, screenings and, in some cases,
treatment to patients to prevent hospital
re-admissions and unnecessary emergen-
cy room visits.
In addition, Eshenaur volunteered at the
Mount Hope Volunteer Fire Department
and as the medical director of Summit
Emergency Medical Services and has
also assisted the rural health initiative
for medical students at the West Virgin-
ia School of Osteopathic Medicine, his
alma mater, by sponsoring events that
introduce students to rural medicine,
mass casualty response, opiate abuse and
search and rescue.
Despite his many achievements both
personally and professionally, Eshenaur,
who has served three combat tours in Iraq
and one in Afghanistan, considers serving
his country the greatest thing he has ever
done. “I am proud to serve our country,
especially alongside those who have served
our country in its greatest hour of need,”
he says. “My career has never had more
satisfaction than giving to those who are
willing to give everything.”
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