Biography

Dr Epstein works as a consultant in geriatric and stroke medicine. He graduated from the University of Sheffield and completed his higher specialist training in London.

His primary base is in the stroke and elderly medicine department at Barnet Hospital. He is also an attending consultant on the hyper-acute stroke unit at University College Hospital. He has an interest in stroke research and medical education.

GMC number

6051217

• Renal Impairment Reduces the Efficacy of Thrombolytic Therapy in Acute Ischaemic Stroke. Power A, Epstein D, Cohen D, Bathula R, Devine J, Kar A et al Cerebrovasc Dis 2013;35(1):45-52
• Low positive predictive value of the ABCD2 score in emergency department transient ischaemic attack diagnoses: the South Western Sydney Transient Ischaemic Attack Study. Ghia D, Thomas P, Cordato D, Epstein D, Beran RG, Cappelen-Smith C et al. Intern Med J. 2012;42(8):913-8
• Review of non-convulsive status epilepticus and an illustrative case history manifesting as delirium. Epstein D, Diu E, Abeysekera T, Kam D, Chan Y. Australas J Ageing.2009 28(3):110-5