Marissa Zocco, PA

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), sports physicals, physical exams, and more.

145 Hospital Avenue Suite 204, A Service of Penn Highlands Dubois
Du Bois, PA 15801

(814) 371-4361

Marissa Zocco, PA is in Du Bois, PA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Marissa Zocco, PA is affiliated with Penn Highlands Healthcare and DUBOIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER.

Office Locations

Address:

145 Hospital Avenue Suite 204, A Service of Penn Highlands Dubois
Du Bois, PA 15801

Some issues Marissa Zocco, PA can help you with:

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease where the tissue and airways of the lungs become extremely sensitive to certain substances. When these substances are breathed in, the lungs become inflamed. The muscles around the airways tighten and squeeze the lungs, and passages within the lungs swell and tighten. The airways themselves produce mucus, which further clogs the tightened, swollen airways. A person having an asthma attack finds it very difficult to breathe, and a severe attack can even be fatal.

Asthma affects people of all ages, but people with asthma are most often diagnosed as children. Symptoms can include wheezing, a tight feeling in the chest, shortness of breath, and coughing. Some people have mild symptoms all the time, and some people have no symptoms at all, but everyone with asthma is susceptible to occasional severe attacks or flare-ups of symptoms when they are exposed to triggers. Triggers vary widely but can include:

Allergens (dust mites, pet fur, mold, pollen, grass)
Irritants (smoke, pollution, dust, chemicals)
Viral infections
Physical activity, especially outdoors
Certain medications or chemicals in foods (aspirin, sulfites)

Treatment for most asthma patients involves three steps. Patients learn what their asthma triggers are and avoid them. They take a daily control medication, usually an inhaled corticosteroid, to reduce inflammation in the lungs. Also, they have rescue medication with them at all times to take in case of a severe attack. These quick-acting inhaled medications relax the muscles around the airways and allow the lungs to open up for air.

There is no cure for asthma, but with treatment it should not interfere with daily life and activities.

doctor visit	94

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	64

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	19
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

doctor visit	326

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	153

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	37
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

doctor visit	223

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	29
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

doctor visit	512

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2018 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Marissa Zocco, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	288

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2018 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Marissa Zocco, PA.

**Gender**
Female	36
Male	18

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	20
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	15
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	19

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Marissa Zocco, PA From 2018 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Marissa Zocco, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	21
High Cholesterol	19
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	9
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	8
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	3
Cancer	2

Education & Training

She is certified by the Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Board Certification: Certified Physician Assistant - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

Licensed In: Pennsylvania