Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH
Associate 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
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.: Erratum to 2025 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Surgical management of acute myocardial infarction and associated complications: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Volume 170, Issue 5, 2025, Pages 1327-1344. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Jun 2026.Catalano MA, Zhao Y, Toubat O, Shin M, Sperry AE, Cevasco M, Lawrence KM, Szeto WY, Desai N, Brown CR.: Inpatient versus delayed readmission for coronary artery bypass grafting following non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Ann Thorac Surg Jun 2026.
Asher M, Morganroth E, Iyengar A, Catalano M, Song C, Rekhtman D, Shin M, Toubat O, Kim S, Brown A, Wald J, Parikh A, Biscotti M, Cevasco M.: Anticoagulation with bivalirudin is associated with improved biocompatibility in patients supported on microaxial flow pumps. JTCVS Open 30: 101703, Feb 2026.
Rali AS, Roberts AD, Blumer V, Bhardwaj A, Rajagopalan N, Nayak A, Hall S, Tunney R, Cevasco M, Cowger J, Senman B, Gast S, Emmarco A, Morrow DA, Katz JN; American College of Cardiology’s Critical Care Cardiology and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Sections.: Critical Care Cardiology Perspective on Managing Acute Emergencies in Patients With Durable Ventricular Assist Devices. J Am Coll Cardiol Feb 2026.
Dardik G, Kaku Y, Yang C, Vayntrub R, Depaolo J, Cevasco M, Biscotti M, Wald J, Uriel N, Sayer G, Takeda K, Fried J.: Clinical and Hemodynamic Effects of Impella 5.5 Therapy in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock. ASAIO J Jan 2026.
Rekhtman D, Iyengar A, Song C, Asher M, Shin M, Catalano M, Toubat O, Morganroth E, Brown A, Wald J, Parikh A, Biscotti M, Cevasco M.: Impact of Prolonged Impella 5.5 Support on Post-Transplant Outcomes: An Institutional Study. Clin Transplant 2026.
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.