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Joel B. Epstein is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology, and Otorhinolaryngology. Additional subfields include Periodontics and Physiology.

Their work covers several main topics, particularly focused on Oral health in cancer treatment, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment. Other areas of study include Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine, Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions, and Cancer survivorship and care.

Epstein has contributed to numerous publication venues, frequently appearing in Supportive Care in Cancer, Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Other journals include Cancers and Pain.

The scientist's recent publications showcase a focus on photobiomodulation therapy, cancer therapy-related side effects, and infection control in healthcare settings. Selected papers include:

  • Photobiomodulation therapy in management of cancer therapy-induced side effects: WALT position paper 2022 (2022, Frontiers in Oncology)
  • Head and neck cancer survivorship consensus statement from the American Head and Neck Society (2021, Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology)
  • Safety and efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy in oncology: A systematic review (2020, Cancer Medicine)
  • Dental procedure aerosols and COVID-19 (2020, The Lancet Infectious Diseases)
  • Systematic review of antimicrobials, mucosal coating agents, anesthetics, and analgesics for the management of oral mucositis in cancer patients and clinical practice guidelines (2020, Supportive Care in Cancer)

Frequent coauthors with whom Epstein has collaborated include Alan Roger Santos-Silva, Роберто Пили, Poolakkad S. Satheeshkumar, César A. Migliorati, and Márcio Ajudarte Lopes. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary and international research engagements within their specialized fields.

Best Publications

  • Oral Mucositis and the Clinical and Economic Outcomes of Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation

    Stephen T. Sonis;Gerry Oster;Hank Fuchs;Lisa Bellm

  • Oral lichen planus and oral lichenoid lesions: diagnostic and therapeutic considerations

    Ibtisam Al-Hashimi;Mark Schifter;Peter B. Lockhart;David Wray

  • Managing the care of patients with bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis: an American Academy of Oral Medicine position paper.

    Cesar A. Migliorati;Jeffrey Casiglia;Joel Epstein;Peter L. Jacobsen

  • Validation of a new scoring system for the assessment of clinical trial research of oral mucositis induced by radiation or chemotherapy

    Stephen T. Sonis;June P. Eilers;Joel B. Epstein;Francis G. LeVeque

  • Use of allelic loss to predict malignant risk for low-grade oral epithelial dysplasia.

    Miriam P. Rosin;Xing Cheng;Catherine Poh;Wan L. Lam

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of EGFR inhibitor-associated dermatologic toxicities

    Mario E. Lacouture;Milan J. Anadkat;René-Jean Bensadoun;Jane Bryce

  • Patient reports of complications of bone marrow transplantation.

    L A Bellm;J B Epstein;A Rose-Ped;P Martin

  • Osteoradionecrosis: Clinical experience and a proposal for classification

    Joel B. Epstein;Frances L.W. Wong;P. Stevenson-Moore

  • Adjunctive techniques for oral cancer examination and lesion diagnosis : A systematic review of the literature

    Lauren L. Patton;Joel B. Epstein;A. Ross Kerr

  • Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations Regarding Screening for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas

    Michael P. Rethman;William Carpenter;Ezra E W Cohen;Joel Epstein

  • Quality of life and oral function following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer.

    Joel B. Epstein;Sue Emerton;Dean A. Kolbinson;Nhu D. Le

  • Benzydamine HCl for prophylaxis of radiation-induced oral mucositis: results from a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

    Joel B. Epstein;Joel B. Epstein;Sol Silverman;Dario A. Paggiarino;Steve Crockett

  • Complications of radiation therapy for head and neck cancers. The patient's perspective.

    Alison M. Rose-Ped;Lisa A. Bellm;Joel B. Epstein;Andy Trotti

  • Characteristics of oral and paraoral malignant lymphoma: a population-based review of 361 cases.

    Joel B. Epstein;Joshua D. Epstein;Nhu D. Le;Meir Gorsky

  • Advances in the diagnosis of oral premalignant and malignant lesions.

    Joel B Epstein;Lewei Zhang;Miriam Rosin

  • Oral mucositis: a challenging complication of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiochemotherapy: part 1, pathogenesis and prophylaxis of mucositis.

    Crispian Scully;Joel Epstein;Stephen Sonis

  • Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations

    Judith A. E. M. Zecha;Judith E. Raber-Durlacher;Raj G. Nair;Joel B. Epstein;Joel B. Epstein

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute and late radiation reactions from the MASCC Skin Toxicity Study Group.

    Rebecca K S Wong;René Jean Bensadoun;Christine B. Boers-Doets;Jane Bryce

  • Oral lichen planus: progress in understanding its malignant potential and the implications for clinical management.

    Joel B Epstein;Laura S Wan;Meir Gorsky;Lewei Zhang

  • Low-level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 2: proposed applications and treatment protocols

    Judith A E M Zecha;Judith E. Raber-Durlacher;Raj G. Nair;Joel B. Epstein;Joel B. Epstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen T. Sonis
Stephen T. Sonis Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sol Silverman
Sol Silverman University of California, San Francisco
Mario E. Lacouture
Mario E. Lacouture Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Adam S. Garden
Adam S. Garden The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Linda S. Elting
Linda S. Elting The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John J. Spinelli
John J. Spinelli University of British Columbia
Michael R. Hamblin
Michael R. Hamblin University of Johannesburg
Hans Gelderblom
Hans Gelderblom Leiden University Medical Center
Wan L. Lam
Wan L. Lam BC Cancer Research Centre
Lauri E. Markowitz
Lauri E. Markowitz Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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