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.
BA (Anthropology, Biological Basis of Behavior)
University of Pennsylvania, 2004.
MD
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2008.
Post-Graduate Training
Resident, Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2008-2010.
Resident, Pediatric Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 2010-2013.
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2014.
Resident, Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 2008-2010.
Resident, Pediatric Neurology, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein School of Medicine, 2010-2013.
Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2013-2014.
Certifications
ABPN Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology , 2014.
ABPN Board Certified in Epilepsy, 2016.
Permanent linkABPN Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology , 2014.
ABPN Board Certified in Epilepsy, 2016.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Medical Director, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Responsive Neurostimulation Clinic (CHOP RNS Clinic)Selected Publications
Reyes, C., Duffy, K., Stoney, S., Yerys, B.E., Greenberg, A., & DiGiovine, M.: Developing a Family Navigation Model to Help Support the Epilepsy Transition of Care Process. Child Neurology Annual Conference Oct 2026.Reyes, C., Duffy, K., Stoney, S., Yerys, B.E., Greenberg, A., & DiGiovine, M.: Developing a Family Navigation Model to Help Support the Epilepsy Transition of Care Process. Child Neurology Annual Conference Oct 2026.
Sara E. Molisani, MD, MHQS, Michael C. Kaufman, MS, Jaclyn Tencer, MD, Mark Fitzgerald, MD, PhD, Stephanie Witzman, BA, Alexander K. Gonzalez, MS, MBA, Mark Ramos, BS, Marissa DiGiovine, MD, Sudha Kilaru Kessler, MD, MSCE, Pamela Pojomovsky McDonnell, MD, Jillian McKee, MD, PhD, Susan Melamed, CRNP, Marisa Prelack, MD, Sarah Tefft, CRNP, Nicholas S. Abend, MD, MSCE: Medication Barriers in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy Pediatric Neurology 177: 140-147, April 2026.
Chyanne Reyes, MPH, Kelly Duffy, MPH, Sarah Stoney, MSW, LSW, Benjamin E. Yerys, PhD, Adam Greenberg, CRNP, Marissa DiGiovine, MD: Team Up! for Epilepsy. Improving transition from pediatric to adult care: Regional landscape analysis & network-building (Philadelphia metro + national partners). Social Work Poster Day, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia March 2026.
Chyanne Reyes, MPH, Kelly Duffy, MPH, Sarah Stoney, MSW, LSW, Benjamin E. Yerys, PhD, Adam Greenberg, CRNP, Marissa DiGiovine, MD: Use of landscape analysis survey to determine available resources for patients with epilepsy within transition to adult care network American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting Dec 2025.
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.