Joseph F. Morales, D.D.S., FACD, FNYAD, has 40 years of professional experience, including more than 35 years dedicated to academic and community-based dental medicine. Dr. Morales is the lead faculty member for the didactic curriculum of the NYMC General Dental Practice Residency Program and has been a principal investigator on several HRSA grants, and has served as chief of service at multiple New York City hospitals. He also chairs and is a member of multiple university and hospital committees, including the NYMC Admissions and IRB Committees, as well as the chair of the Credentials and Infection Prevention/Control Committees at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan. In addition to his academic and clinical commitments at the college and its clinical affiliates, Dr. Morales is a member of the Medical Division in the New York City Police Department and treasurer of New York Dental Affiliates, the professional services affiliation group at Metropolitan Hospital.

Education

• D.D.S., Columbia University School of Dentistry and Oral Surgery
• Residency, University Hospital at SUNY Stony Brook

Areas of Expertise

• Restorative implantology

Publications

• Arif HA, Morales JA, Brito E, et. al. "Litigation Patterns of Acute Compartment Syndrome: Distinctions Between Orthopaedic and Non-Orthopaedic Cases and Factors Predicting Successful Defense." The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, (), (2025) . doi: 10.2106/JBJS.24.01213
• RECOVERY Collaborative Group. "Molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir-ritonavir plus usual care versus usual care alone in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial." The Lancet. Infectious diseases, (), (2025) . pii: S1473-3099(25)00093-3. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(25)00093-3
• Núñez J, Miñana G, Villalonga M, et. al. "Serum chloride and the response to combining loop and thiazide diuretics for acute heart failure: the ALCALOTIC study." Internal and emergency medicine, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1007/s11739-025-03961-z
• Sánchez SV, Otavalo GN, Gazeau F, et. al. "Erratum to "Intranasal delivery of extracellular vesicles: A promising new approach for treating neurological and respiratory disorders" [Journal of Controlled Release, Volume 379, 10 March 2025, Pages 489-523, 13427]." Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 383(), (2025) 113800. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2025.113800
• Díaz LA, Alazawi W, Agrawal S, et. al. "High inherited risk predicts age-associated increases in fibrosis in patients with MASLD." Journal of hepatology, (), (2025) . pii: S0168-8278(25)00294-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2025.04.035
• Morales JM, Gonzalez M, Elatrash C, et. al. "Evaluating Parental Perception and Confidence Managing Obesity-Related Behaviors Among Children with Severe Early-Onset Obesity in a Tertiary Care Clinic." Childhood obesity (Print), (), (2025) . doi: 10.1089/chi.2025.0016
• Sánchez SV, Cruz Jorge E, Navarro M N, et. al. "Application of a Two-Phase Experiment Design and Optimization Method to Formulate Ciprofloxacin-Loaded Bovine Serum Albumin Nanoparticles with High-Entrapment Efficiency for Targeting Urinary Tract Infections." AAPS PharmSciTech, 26(5), (2025) 122. doi: 10.1208/s12249-025-03115-6

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Fellow, New York Academy of Dentistry
• Fellow, American College of Dentists

Teaching Responsibilities

• Lead faculty in the NYMC SOM General Dental Medicine Residency Program’s didactic curriculum