- Aorta surgery
- Aortic valve replacement surgery
- Coronary artery bypass graft
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Minimally invasive heart surgery
- MitraClip
- Mitral valve repair replacement surgery
- Open heart surgery
- Paravalvular leak closure
- Pulmonary valve repair replacement surgery
- Septal myectomy
- Thoracic endovascular aortic repair
- Transcatheter mitral valve replacement
- Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement
- Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement
- Tricuspid valve repair replacement surgery
Mark J. Epler, MD
Cardiac Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
LG Health Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Division Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lancaster General Hospital
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Miami
- Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- Fellowship: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
71 reviews
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Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Capital Blue Cross/Capital Advantage Insurance Company
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 2011
- American Medical Association, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
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: 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