Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH

Cardiac Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
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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

My 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

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

240 reviews

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Anonymous
April 2026
explained everything and answered all questions that i had
Anonymous
April 2026
very professional
Anonymous
March 2026
she examined me and explained everything she found while making me feel comfortable and i mattered. she took the time to see me and didn't made me feel rushed.
Anonymous
March 2026
very satisfied with the results

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

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. Erratum to 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Surgical management of acute myocardial infarction and associated complications: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 170, Issue 5, 2025, Pages 1327-1344 , J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg: 2026


Catalano MA, Zhao Y, Toubat O, Shin M, Sperry AE, Cevasco M, Lawrence KM, Szeto WY, Desai N, Brown CR. Inpatient versus delayed readmission for coronary artery bypass grafting following non-ST elevation myocardial infarction , Ann Thorac Surg: 2026


Asher M, Morganroth E, Iyengar A, Catalano M, Song C, Rekhtman D, Shin M, Toubat O, Kim S, Brown A, Wald J, Parikh A, Biscotti M, Cevasco M. Anticoagulation with bivalirudin is associated with improved biocompatibility in patients supported on microaxial flow pumps , JTCVS Open, 30: 2026,101703


Rali AS, Roberts AD, Blumer V, Bhardwaj A, Rajagopalan N, Nayak A, Hall S, Tunney R, Cevasco M, Cowger J, Senman B, Gast S, Emmarco A, Morrow DA, Katz JN; American College of Cardiology’s Critical Care Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Sections. Critical Care Cardiology Perspective on Managing Acute Emergencies in Patients With Durable Ventricular Assist Devices , J Am Coll Cardiol: 2026


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, Iyengar A, Song C, Asher M, Shin M, Catalano M, Toubat O, Morganroth E, Brown A, Wald J, Parikh A, Biscotti M, Cevasco M. Impact of Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support on Post-Transplant Outcomes: An Institutional Study , Clin Transplant: 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)