Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH
Cardiac Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Make an appointmentCall 215-615-4949
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About me

  • Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program
  • Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia

Education and training

  • Medical School: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Residency: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill
  • Fellowship: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

210 reviews

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January 2026
very pleasant and professional.
January 2026
i just felt very comfortable with the visit
January 2026
Dr. Cevasco caring, knowledgeable and professionalism is second to none.
January 2026
Dr. Cevasco is awesome

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cevasco is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Dardik G, Kaku Y, Yang C, Vayntrub R, Depaolo J, Cevasco M, Biscotti M, Wald J, Uriel N, Sayer G, Takeda K, Fried J. Clinical and Hemodynamic Effects of Impella 5.5 Therapy in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock , ASAIO J: 2026

Rekhtman D, Asher M, Song C, Iyengar A, Cevasco M, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD Prolonged Impella 5.5 support in a pediatric patient with genetic cardiomyopathy , World Journal of Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Shivamurthy P, Cevasco M, Supple GE, Hanumanthu BK, Markman TM, Guandalini G, Hyman MC, Enriquez A, Kumareswaran R, Fradley MG, Deo R, See VY, Riley M, Garcia F, Nazarian S, Lin D, Frankel DS, Dixit S, Epstein AE, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Schaller RD Epicardial placement of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in adults: Technical considerations, system performance, and clinical outcomes , Heart Rhythm: 2025 (Epub)

Kaczorowski DJ, Takeda K, Atluri P, Cevasco M, Cogswell R, D'Allesandro D, Daneshmand MA, Jeevanandam V, Kapur NK, Milano C, Ono M, Potapov E, Ramzy D, Silvestry SC, Soltesz E, Uriel N 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Surgical management of acute myocardial infarction and associated complications , Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery: 2025 (Epub)

Asher M, Iyengar A, Rekhtman D, Helmers M, Weingarten N, Song C, DePaolo J, Shin M, Brown A, Wald J, Parikh A, Cevasco M Acute hemodynamic and echocardiographic consequences of Impella 5.5 placement in patients with advanced cardiogenic shock , ASAIO Journal: 2025 (Epub)

Smood B, Vasquez CR, Olia SE, Han JJ, Iyengar A, Patrick WL, Helmers MR, Kelly JJ, Richards T, Usman A, Cantu E 3rd, Takeda K, Langer N, Cevasco M Early extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation may improve outcomes in select patients with primary pulmonary hypertension: An extracorporeal life support organization registry analysis , ASAIO Journal: 2025 (Epub)

Szeto JJ, Kurzan P, Lutfi W, Kapoor S, Thapar I, Berezowski M, Pan Z, Cevasco M, Desai ND, Acker MA, Brown CR. Association Between Preoperative Palmar Arch Velocity on Duplex Ultrasonography and Ischemic Hand Symptoms After Radial Artery Harvest , Ann Thorac Surg: 2025

Nayak A, Cascino TM, DeFilippis EM, Hanff TC, Cevasco M, Keenan J, Tong MZ, Kilic A, Koehl D, Cantor R, Jacobs JP, Habib RH, Kirklin JK, Cowger JA, Pagani FD, Silvestry SC. The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Intermacs 2025 Annual Report: Focus on Outcomes in Older Adults , Ann Thorac Surg, 3: 2025,1060-4

Schaller RD, Hanumanthu BK, Marchlinski FE, Cevasco M, Acker M, Cooper JM, Sadek MM. Response to the letter to the editor entitled "High-risk transvenous lead extraction can be safely performed in the electrophysiology laboratory" , Heart Rhythm: 2025

Schaller RD, Hanumanthu BK, Marchlinski FE, Cevasco M, Acker M, Cooper JM, Sadek MM. Transvenous lead extraction should be performed in the electrophysiology laboratory , Heart Rhythm, 25(02727-4): 2025,S1547-5271