Dr. Jonathan Epstein, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Chief Resident, Pathology Johns Hopkins Hospital 1984 - 1985
• Instructor The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine 1985 - 1986
• Assistant Professor, Departments of Pathology and Urology The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine 1986 - 1990
• Associate Professor Departments of Pathology and Urology, The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine 1990 - 1994
• Professor Departments of Pathology and Urology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1994 - 2024
• Professor Department of Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine 1995 - 2024
• Pathologist, Active Staff Dept. of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital 1985 - 2024
• IMP Pathology 2024 -

Awards

• Surgical Pathologists Award 1997 Arthur Purdy Stout Society 
• Koss Medal for Advancement of Urological Pathology 2004 Koss Medal for Advancement of Urological Pathology 
• Grawitz Medal for Meritorious Service 2004 International Society of Urological Pathology 
• Alumni Award for Excellence 1981 Boston University 
• Summa Cum Laude 1981 Boston University 
• Cum Laude 1981 Boston University Medical School 
• American Cancer Society Clinical Oncology Career Development Award 1991  
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Pathology Faculty Teaching Award 1992  
• American Board of Pathology - Test and Advisory Committee for Anatomic Pathology 2010  
• Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists Award 1997  
• 1st recipient of The Reinhard Endowed Chair of Urologic Pathology 2001  
• Koss Medal for Advancement of Urological Pathology: The International Society of Urological Pathology 2004  
• The Johns Hopkins Urology Faculty Teaching Award 2011  
• The Johns Hopkins Pathology Faculty Teaching Award 2012  
• International Society of Urological Pathology Grawitz Medal 2013  
• WAD Anderson Award 2014  
• Fred Steward Award, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2018  
• National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coalitions (NASPCC) Outstanding Physician Award 2022  

Professional Memberships

• Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS)  
• New York Pathology Society  
• Phi Beta Kappa, Boston University  
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Boston University Medical School  
• American Urologic Association  
• Arthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists  
• Maryland Pathology Society  
• International Society of Urologic Pathology  
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network – Prostate Cancer Early Detection Panel  
• Maryland Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene Prostate Medical Advisory Committee  
• Genitourinary Tumors Cancer Protocol Review Panel (CAP)  
• Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Control Committee – Prostate Cancer  
• CAP Genitourinary Cancer Protocol Review Panelist  
• National Alliance of State Prostate Cancer Coaltions – Advisory Board  

Fellowships

• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pathology  1984

Professional Society Memberships

• Past President of the International Society of Urological Pathology Founding & current member of Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS).

Articles and Publications

• 1.Epstein JI, Allsbrook Jr. WC, Amin MB, Egevad LL & The ISUP grading committee. The 2005 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) consensus conference on Gleason grading of prostatic carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol (Sept) 29: 1228-42, 2005. Cited 3,230 times.2.Epstein JI, Egevad L, Amin MB, et al. 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. Am J Surg Pathol (February); 40: 244-52, 2016. Cited 3,059 times.3.Epstein JI, Walsh PC, CarMichael M, Brendler CB. Pathological and clinical findings to predict tumor extent of non-palpable (stage T1c) prostate cancer JAMA 271:368-374, 1994. Cited 2,158 times.4.Epstein JI, Zelefsky MJ, Sjoberg DD, et al. A contemporary prostate cancer grading system: A validated alternative to Gleason score. Eur Urol (March) 69: 428-35, 2016. Cited 1,495 times.5.Epstein JI, Amin MB, Reuter VR, Mostofi FK, and the Bladder Consensus Conference Committee. The World Health Organization/International Society of Urological Pathology Consensus Classification of Urothelial (Transitional Cell) Neoplasms of the Urinary Bladder. Am J Surg Pathol 22:1435-1448, 1998. Cited 1,113 times.

What do you attribute your success to?

• I have the drive to study unresolved questions in urological pathology that can help clinicians better treat their patients. I have also been fortunate to have great co-workers in various fields that I have collaborated with in these studies.

Awards

• Summa Cum Laude, Boston UniversityCum Laude, Boston University Medical SchoolArthur Purdy Stout Society of Surgical Pathologists AwardKoss Medal for Advancement of Urological Koss Medal for Advancement of Urological PathologyInternational Society of Urological Pathology for Distinguished Services Grawitz Medal

Teaching and speaking

• I have lectured 420 times including in 43 different countries. I have had the largest training urological pathology program in the world, where I have trained 90 genitourinary pathology fellows, many of whom are now leaders in the field.

Favorite Place to Vacation

• Italy, Japan, St. John

Hobbies / Sports

• Photography

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