Maxim Itkin, MD
Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Staff, Department of Medical Imaging, Penn Presybterian Medical Center
Attending Staff, Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Staff, Department of Radiology, Pennsylvania Hospital
Director, Center for Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Interventional Radiology, 1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Interventional Radiology, 1 Silverstein
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-7892
Fax: (215) 615 3545
Fax: (215) 615 3545
Email:
itkinmax@uphs.upenn.edu
itkinmax@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
MD (Medicine)
Moscow Medical Stomatology Institute, Faculty of General Medicine, 1989.
Permanent linkMD (Medicine)
Moscow Medical Stomatology Institute, Faculty of General Medicine, 1989.
Description of Research Expertise
Disorders of the lymphatic systemPlastic Bronchitis
Chylothorax
Neonatal lymphatic disorders
Chylous ascites
Chylouria
Scrotal edema
Genital lymphorrhea
Lymphatic involvement in heart failure
Lymphatic involvement in liver cirrhosis
Description of Clinical Expertise
Disorders of the lymphatic systemPlastic Bronchitis
Chylothorax
Neonatal lymphatic disorders
Chylous ascites
Chylouria
Scrotal edema
Genital lymphorrhea
Complicated lymphatic malformations
Selected Publications
Moon HE, Hur S, Moon J, Lee SH, Choi H, Ratnam L, Nadolski G, Itkin M.: Lymphatic Embolization for Primary Genital Lymphorrhea and Chylous Reflux-Related Lower Limb Lymphedema. Vasc Interv Radiol 36(5): 833-843, May 2025.Patel B, Lu X, Ahuja A, Noblet JN, Krieger JF, Chambers S, Itkin M, Kassab GS.: Pressure-Flow Relation of Porcine Thoracic Duct Segment. Bioengineering 9(12), Apr 2025.
Börner K, Blood PD, Silverstein JC, Ruffalo M, Satija R, Teichmann SA, Pryhuber GJ, Misra RS, Purkerson JM, Fan J, Hickey JW, Molla G, Xu C, Zhang Y, Weber GM, Jain Y, Qaurooni D, Kong Y; HRA Team; Bueckle A, Herr BW 2nd: Human BioMolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP): 3D Human Reference Atlas construction and usage. Nat Methods. 2025 Apr;22(4):845-860. doi: 10.1038/s41592-024-02563-5. Epub 2025 Mar 13. PMID: 40082611; PMCID: PMC11978508. (eds.). Page: 845-860, April 2025.
Itkin M, Horak J, Pascual JL, Chang CWJ, Lile D, Tomita B, Bass GA, Kovach SJ 3rd, Kaplan LJ.: Disorders of Lymphatic Architecture and Flow in Critical Illness. Crit Care Med 53(3): e665-e682, Mar 2025.
Parikh R, Seyferth ER, Palat S, Itkin M, Nadolski GJ.: Outcomes of Intranodal and Modified Intranodal Lymphangiography for Treatment of Traumatic Chylous Leaks in the Thorax and Neck. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 48(1): 59-64, Jan 2025.
Crystal DT, Gala Z, Brkic S, Broach R, Azoury SC, Itkin M, Kovach SJ: Efficacy of Microsurgical Venous Couplers in Lymphovenous Anastomosis of the Thoracic Duct: An Examination of Outcomes and Patency at Follow-Up. J Reconstr Microsurg Mav 2025.
Lim DY, Gurevich A, Hur S, Bae JM, Itkin M.: Effect of Intranodal Ethiodized Oil Lymphangiography on Lung Parenchyma: Descriptive Imaging and Histological Findings. J Vasc Interv Radiol Jul 2024.
Bustos VP, Wang R, Pardo J, Boppana A, Weber G, Itkin M, Singhal D.: Mapping the Anatomy of the Human Lymphatic System. J Reconstr Microsurg Mar 2024.
Ratnam LA, Mills M, Wale A, Howroyd LR, Itkin M, Howe FA, Gordon K, Mansour S, Ostergaard P, Mortimer PS.: The utility of dynamic contrast-enhanced intranodal magnetic resonance lymphangiography (MRL) in the investigation of primary lymphatic anomalies. Clin Radiol 2024.
Bou-Samra P, Chang A, Singhal S, Itkin M.: Fluorescence-guided surgery with indocyanine green to identify an idiopathic chyle leak-case report. AME Case Rep 7: 41, Sep 2023.