Benjamin J. Epstein, Pharm.D., BCPS
Dr. Epstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Division of Internal Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida in 2003. Subsequently, he completed an Internal Medicine residency at the North Florida / South Georgia Veterans Health System and returned to the University of Florida in 2004 where he completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Family Medicine in the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Community Health and Family Medicine.
Dr. Epstein is actively involved in teaching both in the College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine. Dr. Epstein's research interests include the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease, and he is currently the Primary Investigator for several ongoing studies in this field. He serves as the Director of the Internal Medicine Pharmacotherapy Clinic at the University of Florida where his practice interests include hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and anticoagulation. He lectures nationally and internationally on these topics and has authored articles published in New England Journal of Medicine, Drugs, American Family Physician, Current Opinion on Investigational Drugs, Pharmacotherapy, and Annals of Pharmacotherapy. Dr. Epstein serves as a scientific reviewer for several Journals, including Emerging Infectious Diseases, Annals of Internal Medicine, The Medical Letter, and Annals of Pharmacotherapy and is on the Specialty Consultants Panel for both the Pharmacist's Letter and Prescriber's Letter. He is an active member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). In 2005, Dr. Epstein was recognized as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist by ACCP.
