Steven J. Weiss, MD

Cardiac Surgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Cardiovascular Surgery Chester County
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Chester County Hospital
  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery

My education and training

  • Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
  • Residency: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
  • Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
  • Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

211 reviews

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Anonymous
May 2026
again, felt confident that we were in good hands
Anonymous
April 2026
excellent care
Anonymous
April 2026
dr. weiss listened to my concerns, consulted with another physician about my symptoms, and offered another treatment instead of surgery
Anonymous
February 2026
highly recommend dr weiss and if we decide to have heart surgery we would feel extremely comfortable with this surgeon

Insurance accepted

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Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Weiss is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Quigley RL, Weiss SJ, Highbloom RY, Pym J. Creative arterial bypass grafting can be performed on the beating heart. , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 72(3): 2001,793-797

Weiss SJ, Pym J. Highbloom RY, Quigley RL. A novel approach to surgical revascularization of myocardium not amenable to conventional bypass techniques. , Journal of the Pennsylvania Association of Thoracic Surgery, 9: 2001,49-54

Weiss SJ, Morris T, Levine FH. Improved neuropsychologic performance after warm vs. cold heart surgery. , Heart Surgery Forum : 1995

Fried DW, Zombolas TL, Weiss SJ. Single pump mechanically aspirated venous drainage (SPMAVD) for cardiac reoperation. , Perfusion, 10(5): 1995,327-332

Weiss SJ. Management of difficult coronary sinus rupture. [Case Report] , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 58(2): 1994,548-550

Fried DW, Wilgus MA, Weiss SJ. The proposed use of a 'screening test' to assess oxygenator performance. , Perfusion, 8(4): 1993,299-306

Weiss SJ, Sutter FP, Shannon TO, Goldman SM. Combined cardiac operation and carotid endarterectomy during aortic cross-clamping. , Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 53(5): 1992,813-816

Brodell GK, Tuzcu EM, Weiss SJ, Simpfendorfer C. Intra-aortic balloon pump rupture and entrapment. [Case Report] , Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 56(7): 1988,740-742