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John R Hoch, MD

Contact Dr. Hoch

E-mail:
hoch@surgery.wisc.edu

Phone:
(608) 265-4420

Mail:
600 HIGHLAND AVE
BX7375 CLINICAL SCIENCE CNTR-H4
MADISON, WI 53792-3284

John R Hoch, MD

Professor
Division of Vascular Surgery

Education

  • MD, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
  • Internship and Residency, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 1983-1989
  • Fellow, American Heart Association, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 1986-1987
  • Fellow, Vascular Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 1989-1991

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Hoch is certified by the American Board of Surgery, with a certificate of additional qualifications in vascular surgery. He is the Program Director for Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship Programs. Dr. Hoch has special interests in complex aortic disease, visceral artery occlusive disease, carotid artery reconstruction, repair of thoracoabdominal aneurysms, and the use of endovascular techniques to repair abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms and manage patients with lower extremity arterial occlusion.

Dr. Hoch provides a wide range of services including Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair - Endovascular, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair - Open, Amputation, Angioplasty With Stent Placement, Carotid Endartecotomy, Carotid Stenting, Extended Efforts in Limb Salvage, Peripheral Artery Bypass, Thoracic Aortic Aneursym - Endovascular, Thoracic Aortic Aneursym - Open, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Treatment, and Varicose Vein Treatment.

Research Interests

Dr. Hoch is the Chair of the UW Venous Thrombolytic Taskforce. His research focuses on utilizing a systems approach to decrease the incidence of venous thromboembolism and improve patient outcomes. He also has research interests in the care of patients with venous hypertension, varicose veins disease and pelvic congestion syndrome. His research efforts are also focused on the role of vascular surgeons in risk factor modification of patients with peripheral arterial disease.

Active Clinical Trials
  • A Phase 2, Randomized, Open-label (With Blinded Plasminogen Activator and Placebo Control Groups) Study to Evaluate the Effects of Different Intra-thrombus Infusion Regimens of Plasmin (Human) Compared to Plasminogen Activator and Placebo In Patients With Acute Lower Extremity Native Artery or Bypass Graft Occlusion
    Principal Investigator(s): John R Hoch, MD
    Status: Recruiting
    [ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01222117]
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Recent Publications
  • Invited commentary.
    Hoch JR
    J. Vasc. Surg. 2011 Apr; 53(4):1037-8.
    [PubMed ID: 21439457]
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  • The effect of warfarin therapy on endoleak development after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the abdominal aorta.
    Bobadilla JL, Hoch JR, Leverson GE, Tefera G
    J. Vasc. Surg. 2010 Aug; 52(2):267-71.
    [PubMed ID: 20591602]
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  • Effect of early plasma transfusion on mortality in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
    Mell MW, O'Neil AS, Callcut RA, Acher CW, Hoch JR, Tefera G, Turnipseed WD
    Surgery 2010 Nov; 148(5):955-62.
    [PubMed ID: 20378142]
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  • Impact of intraoperative arteriography on limb salvage for traumatic popliteal artery injury.
    Callcut RA, Acher CW, Hoch J, Tefera G, Turnipseed W, Mell MW
    J Trauma 2009 Aug; 67(2):252-7; discussion 257-8.
    [PubMed ID: 19667876]
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  • Complications of spinal fluid drainage in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a report of 486 patients treated from 1987 to 2008.
    Wynn MM, Mell MW, Tefera G, Hoch JR, Acher CW
    J. Vasc. Surg. 2009 Jan; 49(1):29-34; discussion 34-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18951749]
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  • A quantitative assessment of the impact of intercostal artery reimplantation on paralysis risk in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    Acher CW, Wynn MM, Mell MW, Tefera G, Hoch JR
    Ann. Surg. 2008 Oct; 248(4):529-40.
    [PubMed ID: 18936565]
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  • Outcomes after endarterectomy for chronic mesenteric ischemia.
    Mell MW, Acher CW, Hoch JR, Tefera G, Turnipseed WD
    J. Vasc. Surg. 2008 Nov; 48(5):1132-8.
    [PubMed ID: 18771889]
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  • A new intercostal artery management strategy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
    Mell MW, Wynn MM, Reeder SB, Tefera G, Hoch JR, Acher CW
    J. Surg. Res. 2009 Jun 1; 154(1):99-104.
    [PubMed ID: 19101698]
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