Mark J. Epler, MD

Cardiac Surgery

4.9 with 72 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Mark J. Epler, MD

Cardiac Surgery

4.9 with 72 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Division Chief, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lancaster General Hospital
Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Dr. Epler is a Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health physician.

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Aneurysm Repair Surgery
Anomalous Pulmonary Artery
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
Aortic Arch Aneurysm
Aortic Root Replacement
Aortic Ulcer
Aortic Valve Procedures
Aortic Valve Sclerosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortic Valve Surgery
Atrial Septal Defect Repair
Balloon Catheter
Bloodless Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Implant Closure Devices
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Circulatory Assist Devices
Collateral Vessel Closure
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
Correction of Pectus Deformity
Cryotherapy (Cryoablation)
Double Aortic Arch
Embolectomy
Epicardial Lead Placement
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Heart and Lung Transplantation
Heart Transplantation
Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis
Impella Insertion
Impella Management
Infiltrative Disorders of the Heart
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Konno Procedure
Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
Marfan Syndrome
Maternal Valvular Disease
Maze Procedure (Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation)
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Median Sternotomy
Mediastinoscopy
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Minimally Invasive Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Surgery
Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Minimally Invasive Pulmonary Lobectomy
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Minimally Invasive Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral Stenosis
Mitral Valve Replacement
Mitral Valve Surgery
Mycetoma Resection
Myocardial Bridge
Needle Procedure
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass
Paravalvular Leak Closure
Patent Foramen Ovale Closure
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus Excavatum
Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Closure
Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Percutaneous Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
Pericardial Effusion
Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiotomy
Prosthetic Heart Valves
Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Pulmonary Valve Disorders
Pulmonary Valve Stenosis (PVS)
Pulmonic Valve Replacement
Reoperative Cardiac Surgery
Repair of Diaphragm
Replacement of Heart Valve
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Rupture of Papillary Muscle
Septal Myectomy
Sternal Fracture
Thoracic Aneurysm Repair
Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR)
Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR)
Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement
Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid Stenosis
Tricuspid Valve Disease
Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
Tricuspid Valve Surgery
Tube Pericardiostomy
Valve-Sparing Surgery
Valvuloplasty
Ventricular Aneurysm
Ventricular Septal Defect Repair
Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

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Board Certification

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, 2011

Education and Training

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

Primary Location

LG Health Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lancaster General Health Downtown Pavilion
Suite 110
540 N Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17602

Map Call 717-544-4995

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
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.

Overall Ratings

out of 5 ; Ratings;

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Aetna US Healthcare
Amerihealth Caritas
Amerihealth Caritas Medicare
Capital Blue Cross
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Shield Medicare
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare

Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Preferred Health Care/PA Preferred Health Networks
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
UPMC Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program
Vibra Health Plan

Selected Publications

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,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): 40-47,2004.

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): 1045-1052,2003.

Fujimura RK, Shapshak P, Feaster D, Epler M, Goodkin K: A rapid method for comparative quantitative polymerase chain reaction of HIV-1 proviral DNA extracted from cryopreserved brain tissues Journal of Virology Methods 67 (2): 177-187,1997.

Academic Contact Information

Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health Physicians
Cardiothoracic Surgery
540 North Duke Street, Suite 110
Lancaster, PA 17602
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

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