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
Program Director, Cardiac Surgery Residency and Fellowship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Surgical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Assist Devices/LVAD program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Surgical Director of Heart Transplant, HUP
Department: Surgery
Contact information
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2nd Floor, The Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2nd Floor, The Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
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.
Shin M, Toubat O, Catalano MA, Iyengar A, Helmers MR, Asher M, Rekhtman D, Song C, Biscotti M, Cevasco M: Superior waitlist outcomes among patients listed for donation after circulatory death heart transplantation. JACC Heart Failure 13(8): 102495, June 16 2025.
Feng I, Dardik G, Kaku Y, Zhao Y, Del Carmen H, DePaolo J, Cevasco M, Biscotti M, Wald JW, Fried JA, Takeda K: Outcomes of prolonged support on surgically implanted microaxial left ventricular assist devices for refractory cardiogenic shock. JTCVS Open 25: 173-189, May 2 2025 Notes: eCollection June 2025.
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 Journal 71(4): 300-307, Apr. 1 2025 Notes: Epub Oct. 14, 2024.
Kolaitis NA, Barnes H, Levine DJ, Castillo H, Arcasoy SM, Bacchetta M, Benvenuto L, Berman-Rosenzweig E, Cevasco M, Demarest CT, Dewachter C, Erasmus ME, Glanville AR, Granton J, Keshavjee S, Khangoora V, Krishnan S, Mercier O, Miltiades AN, Montani D, Murphy E, Robbins I, Rahaghi FF, Saddoughi SA, Savale L, Simon MA, Vachiery JL, Ventetuolo CE, Whitford HM, Girgis RE: Approach to lung transplantation in pulmonary arterial hypertension: A Delphi Consensus on Behalf of the Transplant Task Force of the Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute. Pulmonary Circulation 15(2): e70088, Apr. 23 2025.
Rekhtman D, Lee S, Iyengar A, Song C, Weingarten N, Shin M, Asher M, Jiang J, Cevasco M, Atluri P: The effect of donor distance on post-transplant mortality in the modern era. JTCVS Open 25: 241-252, Mar. 10 2025 Notes: eCollection June 2025.