Dr. Epstein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the American Board of Otolaryngology. A Voluntary Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology /Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, he is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His extensive training, passion for perfection, and innate aesthetic skills are combined with the most advanced surgical techniques, enabling him to provide the finest available cosmetic and revision facial plastic surgery, specializing in primary and revision rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation surgery.
A graduate of Swarthmore College, Dr. Epstein received his medical training at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. He continued his training in head and neck surgery / otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, and was awarded a fellowship by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, studying under Sheldon Kabaker, M.D., a recognized leader and authority in cosmetic surgery.
Dr. Epstein is visited by doctors from around the world who consider him a mentor. This smiling surgeon from Eastern Europe has learned a lot.
The Foundation surgeons routinely teach their techniques to doctors from around the world. Here Dr. Epstein is pictured with the International Fellow from the University of Miami's Cosmetic Dermatology program, a surgeon from Singapore.
Pictured here is Dr. Epstein with two doctors visiting him from Thailand.
Upon completion of his training in the San Francisco Bay area of California, Dr. Epstein was awarded the Jack Anderson Memorial Award by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for attaining the highest score in the nation on his board exams.
Since 1994, Dr. Epstein has been in private practice in the Miami area, and in NYC since 2002. In addition to his active clinical practice, he has taught residents and fellows at the University of Miami, as well as written numerous scientific articles and surgical text chapters. Recognized by the lay press as an expert in his field of facial plastic surgery, Dr. Epstein appears regularly in the media. Recognition from his peers culminated in his being elected President of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic Surgery in 1999. He also regularly teaches his techniques at national and international meetings.
D R. E P S T E I N ' S P R A C T I C E P H I L O S O P H Y
Dr. Epstein's approach is to provide the most natural appearance, assuring features in harmony with the rest of the patient's face and body. The skills and the means to change an individual's appearance confers an incredibly important responsibility.
Many times the patient is merely concerned about and would benefit most from the improvement of a minor imperfection and it is not necessary to "re-sculpt" the entire area but rather to conservatively, but successfully, deliver the improvement. Other times, whether repairing the work done prior or operating on a nose with multiple cosmetic deficiencies, more extensive work is required. When performing nasal surgery it is important to maintain or even improve the breathing function of the nose.
Dr. Epstein, with his training and background in otolaryngology, is well suited to do this. For over 18 years this approach has served both he and his patients well.
Every year Dr. Epstein performs hundreds and hundreds of surgeries with particular concentration in rhinoplasty. His patients come from throughout the world, finding out about his work from other happy patients, through internet, and from other doctors including quite a few plastic surgeons. Over the past 18 years, patients from all 50 United States and over 75 countries have traveled to be treated by Dr. Epstein.
OVERVIEW: Dr. Jeffrey Epstein has been in solo private practice in Miami since 1994, and New York City since 2002, and is a Voluntary Assistant Professor at the University of Miami. A Past President of the Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Epstein publishes and lectures extensively, and is considered a foremost expert in the field of primary and revision facial plastic surgery including rhinoplasty and facelifting, and surgical hair restoration. Dr. Epstein also provides pro bono reconstructive surgery to children and other people of need. As Founder and Director of the Foundation for Hair Restoration and Plastic Surgery in 2008, Dr. Epstein has created a multi-doctor, multi-state associated practice for cosmetic surgeons, one which is physician owned and controlled.
PERSONAL
Born:
August 9, 1962
Syosset, NY
Work Phone:
305.666.1774
Mailing Address:
6280 Sunset Drive, Suite 504
Miami, FL 33143
EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONAL
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA BA, Economics, 1984
University of Vermont College of Medicine Burlington, VT MD, 1988
POST-DOCTORAL TRAINING
Internship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Department of Surgery, 1988-1989
Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, 1989-1993
Fellowship: American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Sheldon S. Kabaker, MD University of California at San Francisco, 1993-1994
CLINICAL APPOINTMENT
Clinical Instructor, University of Miami, Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Instructor, Cosmetic Dermatology Fellowship, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology.
PRESENTATIONS
Rhinoplasty Dissection Course, University of Miami, Dept. Otolaryngology - Instructor. August 2010
Eyebrow Transplant Techniques. Foundation for Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. July 2010
Hair Restoration in Women. Foundation for Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. July 2010
Workshop in Hair Restoration. Foundation for Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. July 2010
Browlifts in Men. Foundation for Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. July 2010
Surgical Hair Restoration Workshop. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting, Hollywood, FL. April 2010
Eyebrow Transplantation. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. July 2009
Expert Panel-Methods of Donor Site Closure in Hair Transplantation. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. July 2009
Predictors of Successful Outcomes in Hair Restoration in Women. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Annual Meeting, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. July 2009
Surgical Hair Restoration for the Plastic Surgeon-Two Part Workshop. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 9th International Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. May 2006
Donor Site Closure-The HITS Technique for Minimizing Scarring. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Live Surgical Workshop. Orlando, FL. March, 2006
Hair Transplantation to the Body and Face. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Live Surgical Workshop. Orlando, FL. March, 2006
Follicular Unit Grafting-Live Surgery. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery Live Surgical Workshop. Orlando, FL. March, 2006
Hair Transplantation. University of Miami Grand Rounds. October 6, 2005
Typical and Unusual Applications of Surgical Hair Restoration. Florida Society of Plastic Surgery Annual Meeting. Miami, FL. January 2004
The Donor Site: A Study Comparing Two Techniques of Donor Site Closure in Hair Transplantation Surgery. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual Meeting. New York,NY. October 2003
Achieving Office Accreditation: The Florida Experience. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual Meeting. New York, NY. October, 2003.
Correcting Previous Work and Unusual Applications of Hair Restoration Surgery. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 11th Annual Meeting, Introductory Course. New York, NY. October 2003
Hair Transplantation: Special Cases. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 10th Annual Meeting, Beginners' Workshop. Chicago, IL. October, 2002
Follicular Unit Grafting: The State-of-the-Art Technique in Surgical Hair Restoration. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 8th International Symposium. New York, NY. May, 2002
Hair Transplantation in Women for the Management of Female Pattern Hair Loss and the Repair of Scarring from Prior Cosmetic Surgery. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 8th International Symposium. New York, NY. May, 2002
Follicular Unit Grafting. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Controversies in Facial Plastic Surgery Meeting. Ocean Reef, FL. October, 2001
Hair Transplantation for the Repair of Scarring From Prior Rhytidectomy Surgery. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. September, 2001
Follicular Unit Grafting: A Study of Donor Hair Density. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Denver, CO. September, 2001
Follicular Unit Grafting: State-of-the-Art Hair Restoration. Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. November, 2000
Management of Skin Cancers. Primary Care Lecture Series, Baptist Hospital of Miami. Miami, FL. November, 1999
Management of Dark Infraorbital Circles: A Significant Cosmetic Concern. Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Bal Harbour, FL. October, 1999 Incorporating Hair Restoration into a Cosmetic Surgical Practice. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 7th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 1999
Follicular Group Grafting in Hair Transplantation. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 7th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 1999
The Role of Tissue Expansion in Surgical Hair Restoration. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 7th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 1999
Experts Panel: Complications of Hair Replacement Surgery. International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 7th Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 1999
Secondary Revision in Surgical Hair Restoration. Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. October, 1998
Surgical Hair Restoration. Baptist Health Systems Plastic Surgery Conference. Miami, FL. September, 1998
Techniques of Revision Hair Restoration. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 7th International Symposium. Orlando, FL. June, 1998
Surgical Hair Restoration Experts Panel. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 7th International Symposium. Orlando, FL. June, 1998
Revision Surgical Hair Restoration: Repair of Undesirable Results. The Global Convocation on Hair Restoration Surgery. New Orleans, LA. January, 1998
Surgical Hair Restoration: Obtaining Natural-Appearing Results. The Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. November, 1997
Instructor, Technique of SoftForm Augmentation. Trained 60 physicians on the techniques of inserting SoftForm for the treatment of deep facial wrinkles and lip augmentation. Tampa, FL. October, 1997
Endoscopic Browlifting in Men. The Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery: The 11th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face. Newport Beach, CA. August, 1997
Modern Techniques in Surgical Hair Restoration-Panel Discussion. The Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery: The 11th Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face. Newport Beach, CA. August, 1997
The Treatment of Dark Circles Under the Eyes. The Foundation for Facial Plastic Surgery: The Eleventh Annual Symposium on the Latest Advances in Cosmetic Surgery of the Face. Newport Beach, CA. August, 1997
Hair Restoration. Grand Rounds, University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology. Miami, FL. March, 1997
Scalp Flaps in the Treatment of Baldness: Long-Term Results. Epstein JS, Kabaker SS. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Annual Meeting, Palm Desert, CA. May, 1995
Tissue Extension: Clinical Evaluation of a New Implantable Prosthesis. Epstein JS, Kabaker SS, Puig C, Maas C. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Annual Meeting. Palm Desert, CA. May, 1995
Modern Techniques in Hair Replacement. University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Grand Rounds. October, 1994
Scalp Extension: Comparison of This New Technique to Scalp Expansion. Epstein JS, Kabaker SS. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery International Symposium on Hair Replacement Surgery. Birmingham, AL. March, 1994
Rhinion Horns in Rhinoplasty. Epstein JS, Simons RL. American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 6th International Symposium. San Francisco, CA. June 1993
Acute Laryngeal Trauma: Management Principles. Epstein JS, Casiano RR, Lundy DL.American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress. New Orleans, LA. October, 1992
Prevention of Early Otorrhea in Ventilation Tubes. Epstein JS, Hubbell R. American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery Meeting. Kansas City, MO. September, 1991
The Economic Value of a Life: Applications for Cost-Benefit Analysis in Head and Neck Surgery.Chandler Society Biennial Meeting. Key Biscayne, FL. June, 1991
PUBLICATIONS
Epstein, JS. Techniques of Hair Restoration. In Thomas JR. editor: Advanced Therapy in FacialPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Shelton, CT 2010, People's Medical Publishing House, pp.531-536.
Epstein JS. Different Options in Revision Surgical Hair Restoration. Cover Article, Hair Transplant Forum International. Volume 20, No. 3:77-80
Epstein, JS. Hair Replacement and Revision Surgery. In Edelstein DR, Kraus DH, Pastorek NJ, Selesnick SH, et al, editors: Revision Surgery in Otolaryngology. New York, 2009, Thieme, pp. 335-344.
Guest Editor. Facial Plast. Surg. Clin. N. Am. Volume 12, Number 2. Special Issue Devoted toSurgical Hair Restoration. W.B. Saunders Company. May, 2004
Epstein JS. The Treatment of Female Pattern Hair Loss and Other Applications of Surgical HairRestoration in Women. Facial Plast. Surg. Clin. N. Am. 12:241-247, 2004
Gandelman M, Epstein JS. Hair Transplantation to the Eyebrow, Eyelashes, and Other Parts of the Body. Facial Plast. Surg. Clin. N. Am. 12:253-261, 2004
Epstein JS. Hair Transplants for the Treatment of Baldness. In: emedicine: Facial Plastic Surgery, an online surgical textbook. 2000
Epstein JS. Scalp Flap Surgery for the Treatment of Baldness. In: emedicine: Facial Plastic Surgery, an online surgical textbook. 2000
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY/APPOINTMENTS
Oral Examination Committee, American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2009
Board Examination Committee, American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, 2004
Florida Society of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, President, 1999-2000
Workshop Chair, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery 10th Annual Meeting, New York, NY. October 2003
Ad Hoc Committee on Standard of Care/Core Curriculum, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. 2003-2004
Ad Hoc Committee on Continuing Medical Education, International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery. 2003-2004
American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, Review Editor, 2003
HONORS/AWARDS
Jack Anderson Memorial Award, received for the highest score on the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery annual exam. June, 1994< One of 24 plastic surgeons profiled in the textbook The Beauty Makers. CC Risenhoover; KiamichiPublishers; 2003. Member, International Alliance of Hair Restoration Surgeons. One of just 35 surgeons worldwide to be accepted into this exclusive organization. 2001-present. First runner-up, Chandler Society Resident Presentation. The Economic Value of a Life. Key Biscayne, FL. June, 1991
COMMUNITY/CIVIC
Special Expert Witness, State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. 1997 – present Board of Directors, Neat Stuff Helps Kids. Dade County volunteer organization. 2009 - present Operation Restore. Providing pro bono scalp surgery for needy individuals. 2004 - present National Domestic Violence Project. Providing pro bono reconstructive surgery for victims of domestic violence. May, 1994 - present Baptist Health Systems Utilization Review Fair Hearing Panel, Chairman. April, 1998
POPULAR MEDIA AND PRESS
Cargo Magazine
Health Magazine
Elle Magazine
Plastic Surgery Products
Miami Herald
Popular Science
Essence Magazine
El Nuevo Herald
Univision TV
Geraldo Live, FOX nationwide- Pro Bono Surgery
Vogue Magazine
Vanidades
ABC-TV News NY
Self Magazine
WSVN-TV News Miami- Pro Bono Surgery
People en Espanol
National Hair Journal
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Dr. Epstein is a Diplomate of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the American Board of Hair Restoration Surgery, and the American Board of Otolaryngology. A Voluntary Assistant Professor at the University of Miami Department of Otolaryngology /Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, he is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His extensive training, passion for perfection, and innate aesthetic skills are combined with the most advanced surgical techniques, enabling him to provide the finest available cosmetic and revision facial plastic surgery, specializing in primary and revision rhinoplasty and facial rejuvenation surgery.
Dr. Epstein's approach is to provide the most natural appearance, assuring features in harmony with the rest of the patient's face and body. The skills and the means to change an individual's appearance confers an incredibly important responsibility.
Epstein, JS. Techniques of Hair Restoration. In Thomas JR. editor: 
