Marissa A. Brunetti, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Cardiac Intensivist, Division of Cardiac Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director of Simulation, Cardiac Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Director, Extracorporeal Life Support Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-2572
Education:
BS (Biology)
University of Scranton, 1998.
BA (Philosophy)
University of Scranton, 1998.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2002.
Permanent linkBS (Biology)
University of Scranton, 1998.
BA (Philosophy)
University of Scranton, 1998.
MD (Medicine)
Jefferson Medical College, 2002.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Cardiac Critical CareCongenital heart disease
ECMO
Description of Research Expertise
ECMO, Outcomes and database researchSelected Publications
Payne J, Ortiz P, Foppert L, Fuentes J, Said T, Stegmann T, Flores L, Muralidharan B, Parrish B, Greberman M, Poliziani G, Campisi G, Madrid P, Anton-Martin P, Bilello M, Moran S, Hehir D, Brunetti MA, Naim MY. : PROJECT C.L.E.A.R.: Communication and Language Equity through Access to Resources, the CICU Language Optimization Quality Initiative. CHOP Quality and Safety Conference May 2025 Notes: Oral abstract; Fourth place abstract presentation.Payne J, Ortiz P, Foppert L, Fuentes J, Said T, Stegmann T, Flores L, Muralidharan B, Parrish B, Greberman M, Poliziani G, Campisi G, Madrid P, Anton-Martin P, Bilello M, Moran S, Hehir D, Naim MY, Brunetti MA. : PROJECT C.L.E.A.R.: Communication and Language Equity through Access to Resources, the CICU Language Optimization Quality Initiative. CHOP Health Equity Conference April 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
Brunetti MA, Shah M, Alexander P, Asija R, Kirsch R, Moga MA, Peddy SB, Rhodes L, Purkey N, Naim M.: Gender disparity in pay and promotion in pediatric cardiac critical care. CHOP Cardiology Conference February 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.
Perry T, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Sweberg T, Huang B, Chen C, Cooper DS, Thiagarajan RR, Brunetti MA, Lasa JL, Cheung EW, Kumar SR, Adachi I, Ashfaq A, Maeda K, Zafar F, Morales DL. : Children Supported with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Before Cardiac Surgery: Stabilizing the Unstable. A Report from the STS-CHSD. Submitted manuscript 2025.
Cardoso Cavalcante R, Brunetti MA, Baxelbaum K, Gaynor JW, Thiagarajan R, Jolley M, Anton-Martin P. : A contemporary perspective of ECMO outcomes in patients undergoing superior cavopulmonary anastomosis: An ELSO Registry Analysis. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society submitted abstract 2025.
Payne J, Ortiz P, Foppert L, Fuentes J, Said T, Stegmann T, Flores L, Muralidharan B, Parrish B, Greberman M, Poliziani G, Campisi G, Madrid P, Anton-Martin P, Bilello M, Moran S, Hehir D, Brunetti MA, Naim MY. : PROJECT C.L.E.A.R.: Communication and Language Equity through Access to Resources, the CICU Language Optimization Quality Initiative. Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society submitted abstract 2025.
Cardoso Calvacante R, Brunetti MA, Hsiung J, Sanderlin R, Vellore S, Anton-Martin P. : ECMO discontinuation due to resource limitation: an ELSO Registry Study. Submitted manuscript 2025.
Hummel K, Raymond T, Gist KM, Yurasek G, Winder M, Brunetti MA. : Current state of quality improvement research across cardiac intensive care units: a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (PCICS) survey. Cardiology of the Young Oct 2024.
Brunetti MA, Gaynor JW, Zhang W, Bush LR, Banerjee M, Pasquali SK, Gaies M. : Hospital variation in post-operative cardiac ECMO use and relationship to post-operative mortality. Cardiology of the Young Oct 2024.
Perry T, Cooper DS, Sweberg T, Jacobs ML, Jacobs JP, Huang B, Chen, C, Thiagarajan RR, Brunetti MA, Lasa JJ, Cheung E, Subramanyan RK, Adachi I, Ashfaq A, Maeda K, Zafar F, Morales DL: Post-cardiotomy extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children: a report from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2024.