Mark J Epler, MD

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Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health Physicians, Lancaster, PA
Chief, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, PA
Department: Surgery

Contact information
Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health Physicians
Cardiothoracic Surgery
540 North Duke Street, Suite 110
Lancaster, PA 17602
Education:
BS (Biology)
Fordham University, New York, NY, 1993.
None (Medical School, Year One)
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies, 1997.
MD
University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 2000.
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Selected Publications

Huth SF, Rothkopf A, Smith L, White N, Bassi GL, Suen JY, Fraser JF; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium: Variability of oxygen requirements in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Journal of Global Health 14: 05012, Feb. 23 2024 Notes: Dr. Epler a member of the Covid-19 Critical Care Consortium.

McNicholas BA, Rezoagli E, Simpkin AJ, Khanna S, Suen JY, Yeung P, Brodie D, Bassi GL, Pham T, Bellani G, Fraser JF, Laffey J; CCCC Consortium: Correction: Epidemiology and outcomes of early-onset AKI in COVID-19-related ARDS in comparison with non-COVID-19-related ARDS: insights from two prospective global cohort studies. Critical Care 27(1): 202, May 26 2023 Notes: Dr. Epler a member of the Covid-19 Critical Care Consortium.

Ibrahim M, Acker A, Weiss S, Lawrence K, Ottemiller S, McGarvey J, Epler M, Williams M, Szeto WY, Acker M: Balancing quality and quaternary care imperative using a high-risk case review committee in adults. Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery 35(6): ivac268, Nov. 8 2022.

Urner M, Barnett AG, Bassi GL, Brodie D, Dalton HJ, Ferguson ND, Heinsar S, Hodgson CL, Peek G, Shekar K, Suen JY, Fraser JF, Fan E; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Investigators: Venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with acute covid-19 associated respiratory failure: Comparative effectiveness study. BMJ 377: e068723, May 4 2022 Notes: Dr. Epler a member of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Investigators.

Li Bassi G, Gibbons K, Suen JY, Dalton HJ, White N, Corley A, Shrapnel S, Hinton S, Forsyth S, Laffey JG, Fan E, Fanning JP, Panigada M, Bartlett R, Brodie D, Burrell A, Chiumello D, Elhazmi A, Esperatti M, Grasselli G, Hodgson C, Ichiba S, Luna C, Marwali E, Merson L, Murthy S, Nichol A, Ogino M, Pelosi P, Torres A, Ng PY, Fraser JF; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium: Early short course of neuromuscular blocking agents in patients with COVID-19 ARDS: A propensity score analysis. Critical Care 26(1): 141, May 17 2022 Notes: Dr. Epler a member of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium.

Ibrahim M, Acker MA, Szeto W, Gutsche J, Williams M, Atluri P, Woods M, Richards T, Gardner TJ, McGarvey J, Epler M, Wald J, Rame E, Birati E, Bermudez C: Proposal for a trial of early left ventricular venting during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for cardiogenic shock. JTCVS Open 8: 393-400, July 30 2021 Notes: eCollection Dec. 2021.

Li Bassi G, Suen JY, Dalton HJ, White N, Shrapnel S, Fanning JP, Liquet B, Hinton S, Vuorinen A, Booth G, Millar JE, Forsyth S, Panigada M, Laffey J, Brodie D, Fan E, Torres A, Chiumello D, Corley A, Elhazmi A, Hodgson C, Ichiba S, Luna C, Murthy S, Nichol A, Ng PY, Ogino M, Pesenti A, Trieu HT, Fraser JF; COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium: An appraisal of respiratory system compliance in mechanically ventilated covid-19 patients. Critical Care 25(1): 199, June 9 2021 Notes: Dr. Epler a member of the COVID-19 Critical Care Consortium Investigators.

Pan M, Choudry HA, Epler MJ, Meng Q, Karinch A, Lin C, Souba W: Arginine transport in catabolic disease states. Journal of Nutrition 134(10 Suppl): 2826S-2829S, Oct. 2004.

Meng Q, Epler MJ, Lin C, Karinch AM, Vary TC, Pan M: Insulin-like growth factor-2 activation of intestinal glutamine transport is mediated by mitogen-activated protein kinases. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 8(1): 40-47, Jan. 2004.

Epler MJ, Souba WW, Meng Q, Lin C, Karinch AM, Vary TC, Pan M: Metabolic acidosis stimulates intestinal glutamine absorption. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 7(8): 1045-1052, Dec. 2003.

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