Penn Medicine Provider
Cardiac Surgery
Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH
5.0
(161)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center

About me

  • Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program
  • 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
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

161 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

February 2025
5.0
5.0
marisa made me feel confident from day 1. pre and post surgery
February 2025
5.0
5.0
dr. cevasco and i reviewed my status and i met with her approval. so, of course, i am a happy camper.
February 2025
5.0
5.0
she's real.
February 2025
5.0
5.0
she is the best. highly skilled and compassionate

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

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 J: 2025


Rekhtman D, Iyengar A, Han J, Shad R, Cevasco M, Szeto W, Brown C. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Explant in the Setting of a Porcelain Aorta , JACC Case Rep, 29: 2024,102732


Schurr JW, Pearson A, Delfiner MS, Brown A, Quinn MF, Karpenshif Y, Ortega-Legaspi J, Parikh A, Cevasco M, Wald JW. Hemodynamic Support With the Impella 5.5 Acute Mechanical Circulatory Support Device , ASAIO J: 2024


Kieserman JM, Kuznetsov IA, Park J, Schurr JW, Toubat O, Olia S, Bermudez C, Cevasco M, Wald J. Left ventricular unloading via percutaneous assist device during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in acute myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest , Int J Artif Organs: 2024


Pitoulis F, Tauber K, Atluri P, Szeto W, Anwarruddin S, Kobayashi T, Desai N, Cevasco M, Bermudez C, Acker M, Williams M, Ibrahim M. The Challenges of Aortic Valve Management After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation , Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep, 2: 2024,567-572


Chin C, Cevasco M, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD. Suprasternal approach for implanting a microaxial left ventricular assist device in a failing Fontan patient with dextrocardia: A case report , JTCVS Tech, 24: 2024,174-176


Kwon JH, Bentley D, Cevasco M, Blumer V, Kanwar MK, Silvestry SC, Daneshmand MA, Abraham J, Shorbaji K, Kilic A. Patient Characteristics and Early Clinical Outcomes With Impella 5.5: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis , ASAIO J, 70: 2024,557-564


Hunt ML, Crespo MM, Richards TJ, Bermudez F, Courtwright A, Usman A, Spelde AE, Diamond J, Patel N, Cantu E, Christie J, Clausen E, Cevasco M, Ahya V, Bermudez CA. Lung transplant outcomes after acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring extracorporeal life support: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic , J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg: 2024


Iyengar A, Weingarten N, Song C, Rekhtman D, Shin M, Helmers MR, Wald J, Cevasco M, Atluri P. Outcomes and quality of life in patients receiving durable left ventricular assist device with biventricular support , Artif Organs: 2024


Vaikunth SS, Ortega-Legaspi JM, Conrad DR, Chen S, Daugherty T, Haeffele CL, Teuteberg J, Mclean R, MacArthur JW, Woo YJ, Maeda K, Ma M, Nasirov T, Hoteit M, Hilscher MB, Wald J, Mandelbaum T, Olthoff KM, Abt PL, Atluri P, Cevasco M, Mavroudis CD, Fuller S, Lui GK, Kim YY. Mortality and morbidity after combined heart and liver transplantation in the failing Fontan: An updated dual center retrospective study , Clin Transplant: 2024