Professional background

Dr Epstein works as an attending consultant on the UCLH Hyperacute Stroke Unit on a 1:12 rota. His base hospital is Barnet Hospital where he is the clinical lead for stroke medicine.

He graduated from the University of Sheffield and completed his higher training in London. He has accreditations in stroke, geriatric and general internal medicine. Please find further details regarding Dr Epstein on the Barnet Hospital website.

Publications

  • 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