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Firoozeh Samim

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Firoozeh Samim
Contact Information
Email address: 
firoozeh.samim [at] mcgill.ca
Biography: 

Dr. Samim is a Canadian and American Board Certified specialist in Oral Medicine and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. She received her DMD from Shiraz University of Medical Science in Iran and went on to complete the Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology residency program at University of British Columbia (UBC). She also completed her MSc in Craniofacial Science focusing on the oral health of the vulnerable population and children attending inner-city schools.

Prior to arriving at McGill, Dr. Samim was actively involved at UBC as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and in the oral oncology group with the Department of Oral Oncology/Dentistry at the British Columbia Cancer Agency. She has published several papers focusing on oral mucositis and oral care in cancer patients. Dr. Samim also was a Clinical Assistant Professor and Research Coordinator at Memorial University.

Among her major accomplishments is the establishment of the first oral oncology clinic in Newfoundland and Labrador, the fruits of a collaboration between Dr. Samim, the NL Dental Board, the NL Dental Association and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Eastern Health Authority.

Areas of expertise: 
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Oral Diseases
Research areas: 
Population Oral Health
Selected publications: 
  1. Akbari E, Epstein JB, Samim F. The Importance of Recognition and Management of Oral Lichen Planus: Navigating Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Cancer Risk, and Advances in Management. Head Neck. 2025 Aug 25. doi: 10.1002/hed.70012. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40854011.
  2. Samim F, Epstein JB, Gordon SC, Kauzman A, Parashar P, Naik A, Gruza A. Human Papillomavirus-Related Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Update on Etiology, Management and the Role of Oral Health Care Providers. J Can Dent Assoc. 2025 Mar;91:p4. PMID: 40554707.
  3. Abdolrahmani, A., Epstein, J. B., & Samim, F. (2024). Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: evolving research for multimodality medical management. Supportive Care in Cancer, 32(4), 212.
  4. Akbari E, Epstein JB, Samim F. Unveiling the Hidden Links: Periodontal Disease, Fusobacterium Nucleatum, and Cancers. Curr Oncol Rep. 2024, Nov;26(11):1388-1397. doi: 10.1007/s11912-024-01591-w. Epub 2024 Aug 12. PMID: 39133417.
  5. Torabinia, N., Samim, F., Khatoonabadi, S., Motamedi, A., Badri, P., & Keshani, F. (2024). Assessment of Cytological Changes of Oral Mucosa in the Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study. Dental Hypotheses, 15(2), 19-21.
  6. Samim, F., Abdolrahmani, A., Akbari, E., & Naksho, A. (2024). Oral and Dental Care for Patients on Palliative Care. In Palliative Care-Current Practice and Future Perspectives. IntechOpen.
  7. Sadeghi A, Epstein J, Naik A, Samim F (2023) Inverted Papilloma-A Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Case Report. 8: 1299. DOI:10.29011/2574-7754.101299
  8. Velly A, Elsaraj SH, Botros J, Samim F, Der Khatchadourian Z, Gornitsky M. The contribution of pain intensity, disability, and the screening points on the transition from acute to chronic pain-related TMD: A 3-month prospective cohort study, Frontiers in Pain Research, section Musculoskeletal Pain. Front. Pain Res., 26 August 2022
  9. Badri P, Baracos V, Ganatra S, Lai H, Samim F, Amin M (2022) Retrospective study of factors associated with late detection of oral cancer in Alberta: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266558.
  10. Elsaraj, S. M., Gornitsky, M., Hovey, R., Samim, F., Der Khatchadourian, Z., & Velly, A. (2023). The Contribution of Insomnia and Obstructive Sleep Apnea on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Painful Temporomandibular Disorders and their Persistence: A Prospective 3-Montn Cohort Study. Canadian Journal of Pain, 7(2).
  11. Spalti M, Florianova L, Samim F. A Rare Case of Lipomatous Variant Mammary-Type Myofibroblastoma of the Lateral Tongue Case Reports in Dentistry Volume 2023, Article ID 1519293, 6 pages
  12. Iskander, Shiri, Firoozeh Samim, and D. Abomp. "Patient Characteristics Associated with the Development of Oral Lichen Planus in Two Provinces in Canada A Phenomenological Study." J Can Dent Assoc 88.m5 (2022): 1488-2159
  13. Botros J, Samim F, Khatchadourian Z, Velley, A M. Back and neck pain: A comparison between acute and chronic pain鈥搑elated Temporomandibular Disorders; (2022) CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN2022, VOL. 6, NO. 1, 112-120
  14. Samim.Fa; Epstein, B.b,c; Osagie, Ra. Oral pain in the cancer patient. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care 16(3):p 174-179, September 2022. | DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000608
  15. Jahanbani J, Lotfi A, Farhadi S and Samim F; Dyskeratosis Congenita: A Potentially Malignant Disorder; JOJ Case Stud 12(1) JOJCS.MS.ID.555827 (2021)
  16. J. Botros, F. Samim: A Patient with a Sudden Onset of Oral Pigmentation. (2020) Dental Res Manag 4: 60-65.
  17. F.Samim et el: Oral care for hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: A narrative Review. Oral Health Prev Dent 2019:17: 413-423
  18. Samim F, Epstein JB: Orofacial Neuralgia Following Whiplash-Associated Trauma: Case Reports and Literature Review. SN Compr. Clin. Med. (2019) 1: 627.
  19. Samim F. Oral Squamous carcinoma; CDA essential 2018, issue 7:32
  20. Samim F, Epstein JB, Zumsteg Z.S, A.S and Barasch A; Oral and dental health in head and neck cancer survivors. Cancers of the Head & Neck 2016 1:14 DOI: 10.1186/s41199-016-0015-8
  21. Samim F, Epstein J. Oral care of the cancer patients; November issue 2015 of the Dimensions of Dental Hygiene, Page 41-44
  22. Samim F, Salemohamad S, Epstein J. Treatment consideration in patient with cancer. Decision in Dentistry; May 2016. Page 2-6
  23. Samim, F, Aluck J, Zed,C, Williams, PM. Erythema Multiforme: A review of epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and treatment. Dent Clin N Am 57(2013)583-96
  24. Samim,F . Aleksejuniene J, Zed C, Salimi N, Emperumal CP. Dental treatment needs in Vancouver inner-city elementary school-aged children. International Journal of DentistryVolume 2013 (2013)
  25. Brondani M., Samim F, Feng HA. Conventional microwave oven for denture cleaning: a critical review. Gerodontol: 29(2)e6-15(2012
  26. Samim F, Whitney E. Lichen planus in the oral cavity, Bridge 2015( 1):20-22
  27. Bouquot J, Shankland W, Samim F. Patterns of Maxillofacial Ischemic Bone Disease -- First Cadaver Investigation Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology 2016 122; 4, October 2016, e114
  28. Samim F, Bouquot J, Norman Ickert. Ischemic and inflammatory pathosis in sinus lifts at 30 days 鈥� a histopathologic evaluation of bilateral cases with and without photobiomodulation.ABOMP 2017 presented by Dr. Bouquot
  29. Samim F., Williams PM. Mucormycosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: A case report and review of literature; Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, March 2015; 119(3); e114
  30. Samim F, Poh CF. A case of in situ carcinoma cuniculatum; Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Sep 2015;120(3); e15
  31. M.T. Brennan1 PM, Williams F, Samim F, Garming Legert G, Johansson J-E, von B眉ltzingsl枚wen I. Relationship of Oral Hygiene to Oral Mucositis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients (HCST): OraStem Study( Abstract)
  32. Von B眉ltzingsl枚wen1, P.M. Williams F. Samim F, Johansson1, K. Garming Legert, B. Hass茅us, Johansson J-E, Brennan MT. Role of salivary dysfunction in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant patients (HCST): OraStem Study ( Abstract)
  33. Samim F. Williams PM. Multicenteric clinical study to assess oral complications of conditioning therapy and stem cell transplantation - preliminary phase of Orastem study ( Abstract) Book chapter
  34. Book Chapter: Bouquot JE, Clark AN, Samim F. Lesions of the oral cavity. In: Gnepp DG (ed): Diagnostic surgical pathology of the head and neck, 3rd edition. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders, 2019, in press.
  35. Bollig, Georg, and Erika Zelko, eds. Palliative Care-Current Practice and Future Perspectives: Current Practice and Future Perspectives. BoD鈥揃ooks on Demand, 2024.
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