Maxim Itkin, MD

Interventional Radiology
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About me

  • Director, Penn Center for Lymphatic Disorders
  • Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My education and training

  • Medical School: Moscow Medical Stomatology Institute
  • Residency: Beilinson Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

Spoken languages

English
English
Русский
Russian
עברית
Hebrew

Reviews

Average Rating

88 reviews

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Anonymous
August 2026
he fixed the hole in my lymphatic system during an emergency situation after complications from the lung surgery!
Anonymous
August 2026
i have already recommended him.
Anonymous
August 2026
very professional, through and considerate
Anonymous
March 2026
very helpful

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Itkin is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and conditions

Research

Publications

Liu, Leening P., Gurevich, Alexey, McClung, George, Itkin, Maxim, Noël, Peter B. Quantitative imaging of the central lymphatic system with spectral CT iodine mapping: a feasibility study in swine , medRxiv: 2026


McNamara, Ryan P., Butler, Audrey L., Dolatshahi, Sepideh, Taylor, Sabian, Dori, Yoav, Frank, Ian, Itkin, Maxim G., Betts, Michael R., Alter, Galit Distinct Antibody Fc-profiles in Lymph During Homeostasis and Chronic HIV Infection , Pathogens & Immunity, 11(1): 2026,111-134


Gurevich, Alexey, Stecher, Priscilla, Abt, Peter L., Hoteit, Maarouf A., Nadolski, Gregory J., Rabinowitz, Deborah, Itkin, Maxim Persistent Lymphatic Ascites After Liver Transplantation: Identification of the Underlying Mechanism of Ascites Permits Successful Percutaneous Treatment , Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 49(3): 2026,596-603


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): 2025,833-843


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): 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: 2025,845-860


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): 2025,e665-e682


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): 2025,59-64


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: 2025


Lim, David Yurui, Hur, Saebeom, Kwon, Lyo Min, Itkin, Maxim Mesenteric Lymphangiography as a New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tool for Refractory Chylous Lymphatic Leakages and Protein-Losing Enteropathy , Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 36(11): 2025,1667-1677