Novel biomaterial prevents rejection of transplants for type 1 diabetes
Clinical trial is planned based on results from preclinical study.
About Jim Markmann, MD, PhD
James F. Markmann MD, PhD is the Chief of the Division of Transplant Surgery and Director of Clinical Operations at the Transplant Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Claude Welch Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in liver, kidney, pancreas and islet transplantation as well as hemodialysis access surgery. He is active in numerous societies, editorial boards and organizations and is currently secretary of the International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association and Councilor of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. He has published more than 300 scientific papers over the last 30 years, most in the area of immune tolerance and pancreas and islet transplantation and has held continuous NIH R01 funding for >15 years. His current research interests include: 1) understanding the mechanism of action and therapeutic potential of regulatory B cells, 2) exploring the potential of ex vivo liver perfusion to improve marginal organ function, and 3) clinical trials in transplantation tolerance and pancreatic islet transplantation.
Clinical Interests:
- Hepatobiliary surgery
- Kidney (renal) transplant
- Liver transplant
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pancreas and islet transplant
- Vascular access for hemodialysis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Transplant Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2000
Mass General Vascular Center
55 Fruit St.
Gray Building
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-643-0765
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2000
Medical Education
- MD, University of Pennsylvania
- Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Fellowship, UCLA Medical Center
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Centene/Celticare
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
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Research
Dr. Markmann's research interests include 1) developing ways to perform transplants without immunosuppression, 2) new approaches to alleviate the organ shortage, and 3) utilizing pancreatic islets to treat patients with Type I diabetes. Dr. Markmann has published over 250 scientific papers and his research work is funded by the NIH and JDRF.