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UC Davis Health System

James P. Marcin, M.D.

James P. Marcin

Clinical/Research Interests

James P. Marcin focuses his research on a variety of public health issues in pediatric critical care medicine, including quality of care, severity of illness measures and telemedicine. Dr. Marcin is in charge of the Pediatric Telemedicine Program, providing telemedicine consultations to pediatric patients in remote hospitals, emergency departments and outpatient clinics.

Title:

Associate Professor

Specialty:

Pediatric Critical Care

Center/Program Affiliation:

Center for Healthcare Policy and Research , Telemedicine Program, UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

UC Davis Children's Hospital
2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite PICU
Sacramento, CA 95617

Phone:

(800) UCD-4KIDS or (800) 823-4543

Education:

UC San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, California
M.D. 1992

UC San Diego
La Jolla, California
B.S. 1988

Residency:

UC San Francisco
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 Academy of Pediatrics
American Medical Association
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Society for Critical Care Medicine

Select Recent Publications:

Marcin JP, Nesbitt TS, Cole SL, Knuttel RM, Hilty DM, Prescott PT, Daschbach MM: Changes in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical improvement among patients receiving telemedicine consultations. Telemed J E Health, 2005, 11(1):36-43.

Marcin JP, Dimand RJ, Kallas HJ, Struve SN, Traugott CA, Nesbitt TS: Financial benefits of a pediatric intensive care unit-based telemedicine program to a rural adult intensive care unit: Impact of keeping acutely ill and injured children in their local community. Telemed J E Health, 2005, 10(2):1-5.

Nesbitt TS, Marcin JP, Daschbach MM, Cole SL: Perceptions of local health care quality in 7 rural communities with telemedicine. J Rural Health, 2005, 21(1):79-85.

Marcin JP, Song J, Leigh JP: The impact of pediatric intensive care unit volume on mortality: A hierarchical instrumental variable analysis. Pediatr Crit Care Med, Mar 2005, 6(2):136-141.

Marcin JP, Rutan E, Rapetti PM, Brown JP, Rahnamayi R, Pretzlaff RK: Nurse staffing and unplanned extubation in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 2005, 6(3):254-257.

Leidy NK, Margolis MK, Marcin JP, Flynn JA, Frankel LR, Johnson S, Langkamp D, Simoes EA: The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): A prospective study of child, parent and family distress during hospitalization and recovery. Pediatrics, 2005, 115(6):1536-1546.

Kon AA, Marcin JP: Using telemedicine to improve communication during paediatric resuscitations. J Telemed Telecare, 2005, 11(5):261-264.

Glaser NS, Wootton-Gorges SL, Marcin JP, Buonocore MH, Dicarlo J, Neely EK, Barnes P, Bottomly J, Kuppermann N: Mechanism of cerebral edema in children with diabetic ketoacidosis. J Pediatr, Aug 2004, 145(2):164-171.

Marcin JP, Romano PS: The impact of between-hospital volume and within-hospital volume on mortality and re-admission rates for trauma patients in California. Crit Care Med, Jul 2004, 32(7):1477-1483.

Kon AA, Pretzlaff RK, Marcin JP: The association of race and ethnicity with rates of drug and alcohol testing among trauma patients. Health Policy, Aug 2004, 69(2):159-167.

To see if James P. Marcin is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.