Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
Active Surgeon, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Active Surgeon, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Surgeon, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices/LVAD Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director, Heart Transplant Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
The Pavilion, 2 City
One Convention Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
The Pavilion, 2 City
One Convention Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3517
Fax: 215-614-1861
Fax: 215-614-1861
Education:
BA (Biology (with honors))
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2007.
MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2008.
Permanent linkBA (Biology (with honors))
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
MPH
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2007.
MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2008.
Selected Publications
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 July 2 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1177/21501351251347948.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 May 22 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.05.034.
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 May 2 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.04.013.
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 Apr. 17 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002436.
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 Feb. 18 2025 (Epub) Notes: doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002390.
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 Nov 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: 1060-4, Oct 2025.
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 Sep 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): S1547-5271, Aug 2025.
Rekhtman D, Asher M, Iyengar A, Song C, Weingarten N, Shin M, DePaolo J, Kim S, Cevasco M, Atluri P.: Predictors of Nonutilization of Ex Vivo Perfused Donor Heart Allografts. ASAIO J 71: 637-643, Aug 2025.