About UsJames P. Marcin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. 
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2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite PICU
Sacramento, CA 95617
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Education:
La Jolla, California
M.D. 1992
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
M.P.H., F.A.A.P. 1998
UC San Diego
La Jolla, California
B.S. 1988
Residency:
San Francisco, California
1992-95
Fellowships:
George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia
1995-98
Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, 1999
American Board of Pediatrics, 1995
Professional Memberships:
American Medical Association
American Telemedicine Association
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Society for Critical Care Medicine
Honors and Awards:
UC Davis School of Medicine, Dean’s Team Award for Excellence in Community Engagement, 2011
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Centre for On-Line Health, University of Queensland, 2010-12
American Telemedicine Association Special Interest Group and Chapter Achievement Award (Pediatrics), 15th Annual International Meeting and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, 2010
ACCM Convocation/SCCM Award for Innovation using Family Link, 2008
Eli Gold Prize for Outstanding Contributions to the Department of Pediatrics and School of Medicine, 2008
America’s Top Pediatricians, "Guide to America’s Top Pediatricians, 2008", 2008
American Telemedicine Association 2008 People’s Choice Award for "Family-Link: Connecting Critically Ill Patients with Their Families", 2008
Select Recent Publications:
Leigh JP, Marcin JP. Workers' compensation benefits and shifting costs for occupational injury and illness. J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Apr;54(4):445-50.
Marcin JP, Kuppermann N, Tancredi DJ, Glaser NS. Insulin administration for treatment of pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis: are lower rates of infusion beneficial? Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Mar;12(2):217-9.
Natale JE, Joseph JG, Honomichl RD, Bazanni LG, Kagawa KJ, Marcin JP. Benchmarking, public reporting, and pay-for-performance: A mixed-methods survey of California pediatric intensive care unit medical directors. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2011 Nov;12(6):e225-32.
Parsapour K, Kon AA, Dharmar M, McCarthy AK, Yang HH, Smith AC, Carpenter J, Sadorra CK, Farbstein AD, Hojman NM, Wold GL, Marcin JP. Connecting hospitalized patients with their families: case series and commentary. Int J Telemed Appl. 2011;2011:804254. Epub 2011 Oct 23.
Romano PS, Marcin JP, Dai JJ, Yang XD, Kravitz RL, Rocke DM, Dharmar M, Li Z. Impact of public reporting of coronary artery bypass graft surgery performance data on market share, mortality, and patient selection. Med Care. 2011 Dec;49(12):1118-25.
Gerich ME, Quiros JA, Marcin JP, Tennyson L, Henthorn M, Prindiville TP. A prospective evaluation of the impact of allopurinol in pediatric and adult IBD patients with preferential metabolism of 6-mercaptopurine to 6-methylmercaptopurine. J Crohns Colitis. 2010 Nov;4(5):546-52. Epub 2010 May 26.
Li Z, Carlisle DM, Marcin JP, Castellanos LR, Romano PS, Young JN, Amsterdam EA. Impact of public reporting on access to coronary artery bypass surgery: the California Outcomes Reporting Program. Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Apr;89(4):1131-8.
Dharmar M, Smith AC, Armfield NR, Trujano J, Sadorra C, Marcin JP. Telemedicine for children in need of intensive care. Pediatr Ann. 2009 Oct;38(10):562-6.
Kanter RK, Andrake JS, Boeing NM, Callahan J, Cooper A, lopez-Dwyer CA, Marcin JP, Odetola Fa, Ryan AE, Temdrup TE, Tobin JR. Developing consensus on appropriate standards of disaster care for children.Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Mar; 3(1):27-32.
Kon AA, Rich B, Sadorra C, Marcin JP. Complex bioethics consultation in rural hospitals: using telemedicine to bring academic bioethicists into outlying communities. J Telemed Telecare. 2009; 15(5):264-7.