Dr. Darren Cox is a board-certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist with over 20 years of experience helping patients in San Francisco. He specializes in diagnosing diseases affecting the mouth, jaw, and head and neck area, with particular expertise in Sjogren's Syndrome. Dr. Cox is also a professor at University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, where he directs the oral and maxillofacial pathology laboratory, and he serves as president of the Western Society of Teachers of Oral Pathology. He is accepting new patients and brings both advanced training and a commitment to teaching the next generation of dental professionals to his practice.

Specialties

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Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyPrimary
Diagnosis of diseases affecting the oral and maxillofacial regions

Education & Training

Master of Business Administration from Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh (2004)
General Practice Residency at Loyola of Chicago Medical Center
LSU School of Dentistry (DDS, 2000)
Oral, Head and Neck Pathology Residency at Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA (completed June 2000)

Board Certifications

Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist (since 2001)

Credential: DDS

NPI registered: 04/13/2006

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Areas of Focus

Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyOral and Head and Neck PathologySjogren's Syndrome

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP)
Western Society of Teachers of Oral Pathology (President/Secretary/Treasurer since 2015)
Editorial board of Head and Neck Pathology Journal
Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA site visitor for Oral and Maxillofacial specialty programs)

Beyond the Office

Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at University of the Pacific School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA

Director of Pacific Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Laboratory

Previous faculty at University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine

Previous faculty at University of California San Francisco

AAOMP nominations committee member

AAOMP finance committee chair (2008)

AAOMP professional and public relations committee chair (2014)

AAOMP councilor and Secretary-Treasurer (2021-2024)

American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology's representative to CODA Oral Pathology review committee

Extensively involved in continuing dental education at local, state and national levels

SICCA study researcher (Sjogren's Syndrome)

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