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Joel B. Epstein,

Director of Oral Health Services

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Location
Duarte Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Specialties
Oral Medicine
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • British Columbia Licensed Dentist

  • Washington State Licensed Dentist
    Illinois Licensed Dentist

  • California Licensed Dentist

Degrees
  • 2007, Fellow in Dental Surgery (FDS), The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

  • 2005, Fellow, International Academy of Oral Oncology
    2003, Sonis Visiting Professor, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard School of Dental Medicine

  • 2001, Fellow of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (F.C.D.S.(BC))

  • 1998, Fellow of Royal College of Dentists of Canada (F.R.C.D.C.)

  • 1995, Fellow, Pierre Fauchard Academy

  • 1978 – 1979, Fellow, Medical Research Council of Canada

  • 1997 – 1998, Fellow, Canadian Fund for Dental Education

  • 1977 – 1979, Master of Science in Dentistry (M.S.D.), University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 1971 – 1976, Doctor of Dental Medicine, University of Saskatchewan

  • Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Professional Experience
  • 2011 – present, Director of Oral Health Services, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2011 – present, Professor of Oral Medicine, Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

  • 2004 – 2011, Medical staff, Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago, IL

  • 2004 – 2011, Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

  • 2003 – 2011, Consulting Attending, Medical Staff, Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, IL

  • 2003 – 2011, Instructor, Department of General Surgery Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL

  • 2002 – 2011, Head, Interdisciplinary Program in Oral Cancer Biology, Prevention and Treatment, College of Medicine, Chicago Cancer Center, Chicago, IL

  • 2002 – 2011, Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • 2002 – 2007, Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

  • 2001 – 2002, Faculty Senate, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 2001 – 2002, Adjunct Professor, Department of Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 2001 – 2002, Associate Member, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA

  • 2001 – 2002, Active Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA

  • 2000 – 2002, Director of the Graduate Program in Oral Medicine, and DECOD (Dental Care for the Disabled), Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 2000 – 2002, Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 1997 – 2002, Research Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

  • 1995 – 2003, Head, Department of Dentistry, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, BC

  • Canadian Dental Association

Academic Appointments
  • Professor of Oral Medicine
About Me
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