About Dr. Epstein
Consulting Staff Member, City of Hope, Duarte, CA;
Medical-Dental Staff, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Education
Dr. Epstein graduated from Dentistry from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He received a certificate in Oral Medicine and Masters’ of Science Degree in Dentistry from the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA, in 1979. He is a Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of Canada in Oral Medicine/Oral Pathology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He is a Diplomate American Board of Oral Medicine and was an examiner and President of the Board of Oral Medicine.
Current Practice
Dr. Epstein is currently Professor and Medical Director, Oncology Dentistry, Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Health System Los Angeles and Consulting Staff, Division of Otolaryngoloy and Head and Neck Surgery, and Director of Dental oncology Services, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte CA. He conducts a private referral practice in Oral Medicine.
Previous Positions
He was Professor and Head of the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences and is currently Professor in the Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and Director of the Interdisciplinary Program in Oral Cancer Biology, Prevention and Treatment at the Chicago Cancer Center, College of Medicine, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology, Head of Surgery of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and was on staff at Rush Medical Center and Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago. Prior to relocating to Chicago, he was Professor of Oral Medicine and Director of the Graduate Program in Oral Medicine, and the DECOD (Dental Care for the Disabled) Program, at the University of Washington, Seattle WA. He was on the medical/dental staff of the British Columbia Cancer Agency; and Head of the Department of Dentistry at Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre; as well as on staff at other teaching hospitals in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of British Columbia.
Published Author
Dr. Epstein has published in the area of oncology, infectious disease, facial pain and general areas of Oral Medicine, with more than 750 contributions to the literature in the form of papers, abstracts, text books, and book chapters.
List of Publications
View a list of Dr. Epstein’s publications.
Note: There are a number of Dr. Epstein’s publications authored under “J Epstein” which do not appear in the list.
Current Clinical Research
Dr. Epstein has led and participated in multiple studies leading or participating in a number of studies relating to dental care, oncology and more.
Conditions Treated
The overall scope of Oral Medicine includes the diagnosis and non-surgical management of various disorders and affecting the oral and Maxillofacial area.
Home and Family
Dr. Epstein is married and has three sons. Joshua: is CEO of Statevi, a pharmaceutical economics consulting company for pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies dedicated to creatively developing and communication evidence. Matthew; is an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Green Lake Oral and Facial Surgery in Seattle, WA. Daniel; is founder and CEO of the Unreasonable Group, a company dedicated to entrepeneurs worldwide.
