Distinguished in Liver Failure

Dr. James F. Markmann

Transplant Surgery
Penn Medicine
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney And Pancreas Transplant
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Distinguished in Liver Failure
Penn Medicine
Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney And Pancreas Transplant
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor, 
Philadelphia, PA 
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Overview

James Markmann is a Transplant Surgeon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Markmann is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Liver Failure. His top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection, Hepatic Ischemia, Islet Cell Transplantation, and Liver Transplant. Dr. Markmann is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 242 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Liver Failure.

Graduate Institution
University Of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Specialties
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Transplant Surgery in VT
Board Certifications
Surgery, 1997
Fellowships
University of California, Los Angeles
Hospital Affiliations
Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Penn Transplant Institute - Kidney and Pancreas Transplant
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Call: 800-789-7366
Other Locations
Penn Transplant Institute - Liver Transplant
3400 Civic Center Boulevard, West Pavilion, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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.

7 Clinical Trials

Prospective Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS) Liver for Preserving, Optimizing and Assessing Currently Seldom Utilized DCD Donor Livers for Transplantation
Prospective Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS) Liver for Preserving, Optimizing and Assessing Currently Seldom Utilized DCD Donor Livers for Transplantation
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: September 05, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
OCS Liver Perfusion (OLP) Post-Approval Registry
OCS Liver Perfusion (OLP) Post-Approval Registry
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: April 10, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
A Phase I/II Drug Withdrawal Study of Alloantigen-Specific Tregs in Liver Transplantation (ITN073ST)
A Phase I/II Drug Withdrawal Study of Alloantigen-Specific Tregs in Liver Transplantation (ITN073ST)
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 13, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug, Biological, Procedure
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
Continued Access Protocol To Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Portable Organ Care System (OCS) Liver for Preserving and Assessing Donor Livers for Transplantation.
Continued Access Protocol To Evaluate the Effectiveness of the Portable Organ Care System (OCS) Liver for Preserving and Assessing Donor Livers for Transplantation.
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 24, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Multicenter Trial of the Effect of AAT on Islet Transplant Engraftment and Durability After Renal Transplant
Multicenter Trial of the Effect of AAT on Islet Transplant Engraftment and Durability After Renal Transplant
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 22, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug, Procedure
Study Drugs: Alpha 1-Antitrypsin, Thymoglobulin, Basiliximab, Etanercept
Study Phase: Phase 2
Evaluation of Donor Specific Immune Senescence and Exhaustion as Biomarkers of Operational Tolerance Following Liver Transplantation in Adults (ITN056ST)
Evaluation of Donor Specific Immune Senescence and Exhaustion as Biomarkers of Operational Tolerance Following Liver Transplantation in Adults (ITN056ST)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 14, 2023
Intervention Type: Biological
Study Phase: Phase 2
International Randomized Trial to Evaluate The Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Liver For Preserving and Assessing Donor Livers for Transplantation (OCS Liver PROTECT Trial)
International Randomized Trial to Evaluate The Effectiveness of The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Liver For Preserving and Assessing Donor Livers for Transplantation (OCS Liver PROTECT Trial)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 29, 2023
Intervention Type: Device, Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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242 Total Publications

Effect of Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction prior to On-Site Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplant.
Effect of Hepatic Arterial Reconstruction prior to On-Site Normothermic Machine Perfusion in Donation after Circulatory Death Liver Transplant.
Journal: Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
Published: September 10, 2025
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  • Chronic Antibody-Mediated Rejection
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