Marissa Digiovine, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology
Attending Physician, Penn Princeton Hospital
Attending Physician, Virtua Voorhees Hospital
Attending Physician, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center
Department: Neurology
Contact information
3501 Civic Center Blvd
1st Floor, Office 1200.6
Philadelphia, PA 19104
1st Floor, Office 1200.6
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-250-9371
Fax: 267-590-2950
Fax: 267-590-2950
Education:
BA (Anthropology, Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
MD
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008.
Permanent linkBA (Anthropology, Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
MD
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Medical Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Responsive Neurostimulation Clinic (CHOP RNS Clinic)Selected Publications
Shikha Singh, Caren Armstrong, Susan E Melamed, Kathleen Galligan, Michelle Han, Marissa DiGiovine, Sudha K Kessler, Benjamin C Kennedy: Safety Profile of Intracranial Neuromodulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics May 2025.Robert Ziechmann, Kathleen Galligan, Marissa DiGiovine, Eric D Marsh, Benjamin C Kennedy: Multiple subpial transections with concomitant responsive neurostimulation of the insula: illustrative case. Journal of Neurosurgery: Case Lessons March 2025.
Adam Greenberg, Sarah Stoney, Summer Griffaton, Marissa DiGiovine, Lawrence E Fried: Assessing the Impact of a Social Work Led Transition Clinic at One- and Six-Months Post Transition to Adult Epilepsy Care. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Dec 2024.
Amanda Riisen, Ke Ding, Sarah Tefft, Carinna Scotti-Degnan, Marissa DiGiovine, Lawrence Fried: Positive Impact of Virtual Epilepsy Education on Patient and Family's Confidence and Understanding. American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Dec 2024 Notes: Also accepted as part of Pediatric Epilepsy Highlights Presentation.
Caren Armstrong, Kerith Jangam, Shikha Singh, Sudha Kilaru Kessler, Benjamin C Kennedy, Marissa DiGiovine: Pediatric Responsive Neurostimulation: A Single Institutional Study. American Epilepsy Society Annual Conference Dec 2024.
Shikha Singh, BS, Caren Armstrong, MD, PhD, Susan E Melamed, MSN, CRNP, Kathleen Galligan, MS, PA-C, Michelle Han, MD, Marissa DiGiovine, MD, Sudha K Kessler, MD, MSCE, Benjamin C Kennedy, MD: Safety Profile of Intracranial Stimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children. Congress of Neurologic Surgeons 2024 Annual Meeting in Houston, Tx Oct 2024 Notes: Abstract + oral presentation.
Molisani, Digiovine, Dlugos, Fitzgerald, Fried, Giblin, Gonzalez, Helbig, Kaufman, Kessler, McDonnell, McKee, Murphy, Parikh, Prelack, Ramos, Riisen, Scotti-Degnan, Szperka, Tefft, Witzman, Abend: Nudging the neurologist: Improving pediatric epilepsy care to align with American Academy of Neurology quality measures. 2024 Nudges in Health Care Symposium in Philadelphia, PA (At UPenn) Sept 2024.
Sandoval Karamian AG, DiGiovine MP, Massey SL. : Neonatal Seizures. Pediatr Rev. 45(7): 381-393, July 2024.
Liming Qiu, Isaac Jonathan Pomeraniec, Ramya Raghupathi, H Isaac Chen, Marissa P Digiovine, Eva Catenaccio, Benjamin C Kennedy, Casey H Halpern: Magnetic resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Hypothalamic Hamartomas. Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Conference 2024 in Toronto, CA July 2024.
Han M, DiGiovine MP, Armstrong C.: An overview of responsive neurostimulation for the pediatrician. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care July 2024.