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The Oral Pathology Residency Program, founded in 1972 and based at New York Hospital Queens since 1981, is designed to train the post-graduate student in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology in a manner similar to that of the medical general pathology resident. |
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In addition to the educational objectives of this program, it also teaches
the resident to feel comfortable in the hospital environment and become
competent and confident in his/her interactions with medical colleagues.
This unique hospital-oriented perspective also exposes the resident
to different career possibilities in oral pathology than those encouraged
by post-graduate oral pathology programs based in dental schools. It
encourages the resident to seek a career in hospital oral pathology
as well as the practice of clinical oral pathology, thus opening new
field of employment for trainees in the specialty. The source of the
pathologic educational material is the Oral Pathology Laboratory, Inc.,
which is based at New York Hospital Queens and is the largest oral biopsy
service in the United States, accessing over 15,000 cases a year. What
follows is a brief description of the nature of our training program.
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About the Director Dr. Paul D. Freedman is the Director, Section of Oral Pathology - New York Hospital Queens and Chief, Section of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine - The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Director, Oral Pathology Laboratory, Inc. in Flushing, NY and Assistant Director, Department of Dental and Oral Medicine - New York Hospital Queens Associate Professor of Surgery, Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology - Weill Cornell Medical College and is in the private practice of Clinical Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine at The New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University Author or co-author of over 80 scientific publications; Member, Editorial Board of Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontics and the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. |
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Our 36-month hospital-based oral pathology residency program is accredited
by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Education and qualifies
the resident for the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
examination. The program is designed to prepare the trainee: 1. To understand and correlate the gross and microscopic characteristics of biopsy specimens and in so doing arrive at a diagnosis; 2. To learn to write gross and microscopic descriptions; 3. To understand and correlate the gross and microscopic characteristics of head and neck resection specimens; 4. To direct an oral pathology biopsy service; 5. To teach oral pathology to undergraduate dental students, dental residents, and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents; 6. To teach oral pathology and general pathology residents; 7. To present case reports at hospital conferences and tumor boards; 8. To perform clinico-pathologic correlative research; 9. To prepare papers for publication on clinico-pathologic topics; 10. To diagnose and treat oral mucosal diseases including vesiculobullous diseases, allergic reactions, infectious disease, drug reactions, and premalignant and malignant lesions; 11. To learn how to evaluate and treat the oral manifestations of systemic diseases. Each resident will spend 6 months at The New York Presbyterian Hospital, one of the premier hospitals in the United States, in a general pathology rotation where they will perform in the same capacity as their medical colleagues. Oral Pathology Faculty Paul Freedman, D.D.S. |
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