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Email : wepstein@msn.com
Dr. Epstein received
his undergraduate degree from the City College of New York (CCNY)
and his MD degree from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
in 1952. After three years of training in Internal Medicine, he
entered Fellowship training at Columbia under Dr Charles Ragan.
In 1958 he joined the faculty at UCSF and established the first
research laboratory in the Arthritis Unit. He directed the UCSF
Clinical Scholars Program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
from 1974 to 1984 and was made a Master of the American College
of Rheumatology in 1993. Dr Epstein assumed Emeritus status in 1992
and has Co-Directed the Annual Rheumatology Board Review Course
since that date.
Research Interests
From 1954 to 1980 his major research
interest centered on the nature of rheumatoid factor in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis. The close relationship of rheumatoid
factor to the diagnosis, course of disease and response to therapy
were central areas of both clinical and laboratory research. A major
clinical interest developed as he served as Consultant to the Ophthalmology
Department and followed the many ocular manifestations of the rheumatic
diseases. When he assumed Directorship of the UCSF Robert Wood Johnson
Clinical Scholars Training Program he expanded investigative resources
to include social scientists and statisticians in examining the
impact of the chronic rheumatic diseases.
Publications
Yelin EH, Meenan RF, Nevitt MC,
Epstein WV. Work disability in rheumatoid arthritis: effects of
disease, social, and work factors. Annals of Internal Medicine 1980;
93(4) : 551-6.
Epstein, WV Health services research
in rheumatology. Bulletin on the Rheumatic Diseases. 1981; 31(4):
15-9.
Epstein, WV, Henke CJ, Yelin EH,
Katz PP. Effect of parenterally administered gold therapy on the
course of adult rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of Internal Medicine
1991; 114(6): 437-44.
Epstein WV. Expectation bias in
rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials: the anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody
experience. Arthritis and Rheumatism 1996; 39(11): 1773-80.
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