Paul B. Tessmann, MD, PharmD
Assistant Professor
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
tessmann@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-0439
Education
- PharmD, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
- MD, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
- Intern, General Surgery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
- Residency, General Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Fellow, Critical Care and Extracorporeal Life Support, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
- Resident, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Fellow, Thoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Recent Publications
Surgical Sponge Vanishing Act: Failure of Radiofrequency Identification During Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement in a Cadaveric Model.
Doyal AS, Choucair A, Giberson S, Merlo A, Tessmann P, Kumar P
A A Pract 2026 Jun 01; 20(6): e02173
[PubMed ID: 42257609]Impella 5.5 as Bridge and Mechanical Support Following Simultaneous Heart/Kidney Transplant.
Kristo A, Fajardo R, Harrison JH, Tessmann P, Hermsen J, Neidlinger N, Xia Y
ASAIO J 2026 May 01; 72(5): e81-e82
[PubMed ID: 41214494]Assessing stress in LVAD recipients: Development of the LVAD Stress Questionnaire.
Tripp C, Palmo L, Ebneter D, Bowen A, Tessmann PB, Yin Q, Burker EJ
Int J Artif Organs 2025 Jun; 48(6): 393-398
[PubMed ID: 40444757]Mechanical pump complication after HeartMate 3 implantation.
Merlo A, Tasoudis P, de Oliveira GC, Ikonomidis JS, Tessmann P, Haithcock B, Caranasos T
J Thromb Thrombolysis 2024 Jan; 57(1): 82-88
[PubMed ID: 37794306]Bilateral Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy After Sternotomy for Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion.
Khoury AL, Weiss K, Haithcock BE, Tessmann PB, Caranasos TG
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Nov; 114(5): e319-e320
[PubMed ID: 35085520]