Advanced in COVID-19

Dr. Mark Hepokoski

Intensive Care Medicine
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
17 Years of Experience
Advanced in COVID-19
University Of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, 
La Jolla, CA 
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Overview

Mark Hepokoski is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in La Jolla, California. Dr. Hepokoski has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Pneumonia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 41 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of COVID-19.

Graduate Year
2009
Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Internal Medicine in CA
Hospital Affiliations
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

University of California San Diego Jacobs Medical Center
9300 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Call: 858-657-7100

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Proof of Concept Study of LSALT Peptide as Prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Proof of Concept Study of LSALT Peptide as Prevention of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 09, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: LSALT Peptide
Study Phase: Phase 2

40 Total Publications

Are alveolar type 2 cells "oversaturated" in obesity and ARDS?
Are alveolar type 2 cells "oversaturated" in obesity and ARDS?
Journal: American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology
Published: October 14, 2025
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