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ACGME Accreditation Field Representative | ||
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Michael J. Epstein, MD | ||
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Michael J. Epstein, MD, is a board certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. He graduated from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center in 1964. After completing internship training in Straight Surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital Center in NY, he served two years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Subsequently, he completed graduate training in both General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX in 1968 and in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, in 1971. |
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After completing residency, Dr. Epstein completed additional subspecialty training in hand surgery at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in England and the University Hospital in Lund, Sweden. |
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From 1972 to 1996 Dr. Epstein performed private clinical practice with the Hand Surgical Associates in Houston, and served St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in many capacities, including Chief of Medical Staff for two years, in 1994-95, and Senior VP for Health and Medical Affairs from 1996-97. During this time, he also performed Orthopaedic Surgery with Texas Children’s Hospital, Ben Taub General, and the Veteran’s Administration Hospital, in the hand section. He then joined Baylor College of Medicine in 1997, where he served as Professor of Surgery, Chief of the Hand and Upper Extremity Section, and Director of the Orthopaedic Hand Fellowship. In addition to his teaching duties, he served as the Chairman of the Institutional Safety and Security Committee, and as a member of the Graduate Medical Education Committee and Residency Review Subcommittee. |
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He has been active with a number of professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Society of Surgery of the Hand, Houston Orthopaedic Society, American College of Surgeons, and the Texas Medical Association. Dr. Epstein resides in Houston, Texas and joined the Accreditation Field Staff in October of 2009. |
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