Penn Medicine Provider
Cardiac Surgery
Mark J. Epler, MD
5.0
(80)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
LG Health Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery

About me

  • Division Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lancaster General Hospital
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Miami
  • Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Lancaster General Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Epler is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 2024,05012


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): 2023,202


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): 2022,ivac268


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: 2022,e068723


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): 2022,141


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: 2021,393-400


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): 2021,199


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): 2004,2826S-2829S


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): 2004,40-47


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): 2003,1045-1052