Joseph J. Marbach

Who was Joseph J. Marbach?

Dr. Joseph J Marbach DDS was a leader in the field of facial pain. He was a chaired professor at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Marbach was born in Paterson, New Jersey to immigrant parents. He was educated at Drew University, Madison, New Jersey and University of Pennsylvania where he received his degree in dentistry.

From 1960 to 1963, he was a Captain in the US Air Force based in Aviano, Italy. He returned to NYC in 1963 and joined the practice of Lazlo Schwartz, DDS and began working in the dental clinic at Columbia University. He assisted Laszlo Schwartz in clinical tasks and research, and as the result of Schwartz's, illness taught the course in TMJ disorders to the third year dental students during the 1964/65 academic year.

From 1966 to 1971 he worked as an Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Marbach established a TMJ Facial Pain Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital. He taught theory and practice of pain disorders to general dental and oral surgery residents. He attended Mount Sinai Hospital Arthritis Clinic and conducted combined research with the director Dr Harry Spiera. Between