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Overview

Jonathan I. Epstein is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research is primarily focused on medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, rheumatology, molecular biology, and oncology.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Urologic and reproductive health conditions
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments

Jonathan I. Epstein has authored papers spanning several leading journals and venues. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • Modern Pathology
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Human Pathology
  • Histopathology

Selected recent publications are:

  • "The 2019 Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) White Paper on Contemporary Grading of Prostate Cancer," 2020, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
  • "Genomic and phenotypic heterogeneity in prostate cancer," 2020, Nature Reviews Urology
  • "Active Surveillance of Grade Group 1 Prostate Cancer: Long-term Outcomes from a Large Prospective Cohort," 2020, European Urology
  • "New developments in existing WHO entities and evolving molecular concepts: The Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) update on renal neoplasia," 2021, Modern Pathology
  • "Novel, emerging and provisional renal entities: The Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) update on renal neoplasia," 2021, Modern Pathology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jonathan I. Epstein include:

  • Rajal B. Shah
  • Michelle S. Hirsch
  • Kiril Trpkov
  • George J. Netto
  • Sean R. Williamson

The broad scope and depth of Jonathan I. Epstein's research show a consistent focus on genitourinary pathology, especially prostate and renal neoplasias. Their scholarly output reflects sustained engagement with both clinical and molecular aspects of urologic oncology and pathology.

Best Publications

  • The 2014 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Gleason Grading of Prostatic Carcinoma: Definition of Grading Patterns and Proposal for a New Grading System.

    Jonathan I. Epstein;Lars Egevad;Mahul B. Amin;Brett Delahunt

  • The 2005 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) consensus conference on Gleason grading of prostatic carcinoma

    Geert J.L.H. van Leenders;Theodorus H. van der Kwast;David J. Grignon;Andrew J. Evans

  • Pathologic and clinical findings to predict tumor extent of nonpalpable (stage T1c) prostate cancer

    Jonathan I. Epstein;Patrick C. Walsh;Marné Carmichael;Charles B. Brendler

  • The Use of Prostate Specific Antigen, Clinical Stage and Gleason Score to Predict Pathological Stage in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer

    Alan W. Partin;John Yoo;H. Ballentine Carter;Jay D. Pearson

  • A Contemporary Prostate Cancer Grading System: A Validated Alternative to the Gleason Score.

    Jonathan I. Epstein;Michael J. Zelefsky;Daniel D. Sjoberg;Joel B. Nelson

  • The World Health Organization/International Society of Urological Pathology consensus classification of urothelial (transitional cell) neoplasms of the urinary bladder

    Jonathan I. Epstein;Mahul B. Amin;Victor R. Reuter;Fathollah K. Mostofi

  • Contemporary Update of Prostate Cancer Staging Nomograms (Partin Tables) for the New Millennium

    Alan W Partin;Leslie A Mangold;Dana M Lamm;Patrick C Walsh

  • Long-term biochemical disease-free and cancer-specific survival following anatomic radical retropubic prostatectomy. The 15-year Johns Hopkins experience.

    Misop Han;Alan W. Partin;Charles R. Pound;Jonathan I. Epstein

  • The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Vancouver classification of renal neoplasia

    John R. Srigley;Brett Delahunt;John N. Eble;Lars Egevad

  • Proliferative Inflammatory Atrophy of the Prostate : Implications for Prostatic Carcinogenesis

    Angelo M. De Marzo;Valerie L. Marchi;Jonathan I. Epstein;William G. Nelson

  • Cytidine methylation of regulatory sequences near the pi-class glutathione S-transferase gene accompanies human prostatic carcinogenesis

    Wen-Hsiang Lee;R. A. Morton;J. I. Epstein;J. D. Brooks

  • Cancer control and quality of life following anatomical radical retropubic prostatectomy: results at 10 years.

    Patrick C. Walsh;Alan W. Partin;Jonathan I. Epstein

  • Immunohistochemical analysis of bcl-2, bax, bcl-X, and mcl-1 expression in prostate cancers.

    Maryla Krajewska;Stanislaw Krajewski;Jonathan I. Epstein;Ahmed Shabaik

  • Prostate Specific Antigen in the Staging of Localized Prostate Cancer: Influence of Tumor Differentiation, Tumor Volume and Benign Hyperplasia

    Alan W. Partin;H. Ballentine Carter;Daniel W. Chan;Jonathan I. Epstein

  • Upgrading and Downgrading of Prostate Cancer from Biopsy to Radical Prostatectomy: Incidence and Predictive Factors Using the Modified Gleason Grading System and Factoring in Tertiary Grades

    Jonathan I. Epstein;Zhaoyong Feng;Bruce J. Trock;Phillip M. Pierorazio

  • Prognostic Gleason grade grouping: Data based on the modified Gleason scoring system

    Phillip M. Pierorazio;Patrick C. Walsh;Alan W. Partin;Jonathan I. Epstein

  • The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Grading System for Renal Cell Carcinoma and Other Prognostic Parameters

    Brett Delahunt;John C. Cheville;Guido Martignoni;Peter A. Humphrey

  • Prostate-specific Antigen After Anatomic Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy. Patterns of Recurrence and Cancer Control

    Charles R. Pound;Alan W. Partin;Jonathan I. Epstein;Patrick C. Walsh

  • Serum PSA after anatomic radical prostatectomy. The Johns Hopkins experience after 10 years

    A W Partin;C R Pound;J Q Clemens;J I Epstein

  • Prostate Specific Antigen in the Preoperative and Postoperative Evaluation of Localized Prostatic Cancer Treated with Radical Prostatectomy

    Joseph E. Oesterling;Daniel W. Chan;Jonathan I. Epstein;Allyn W. Kimball

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan W. Partin
Alan W. Partin Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Patrick C. Walsh
Patrick C. Walsh Johns Hopkins University
H. Ballentine Carter
H. Ballentine Carter Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
George J. Netto
George J. Netto University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bruce J. Trock
Bruce J. Trock Johns Hopkins University
Pedram Argani
Pedram Argani Johns Hopkins University
Mahul B. Amin
Mahul B. Amin University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Rodolfo Montironi
Rodolfo Montironi Marche Polytechnic University
Peter A. Humphrey
Peter A. Humphrey Yale University
Victor E. Reuter
Victor E. Reuter Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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