Specialties
Joshua Hermsen, MD
Associate Professor
- Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
hermsen@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-3858
Education
- MD, Medical University of South Carolina
- General Surgery Residency, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
- Congenital Cardiac Surgery Fellowship, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Hermsen specializes in the care of patients of all ages with congenital heart disease ranging from repairs in the neonatal period to multiple re-do operations and transplants in adult patients of all ages. He also has interest and expertise in treating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy complicated by obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract, mitral valve problems and heart rhythm problems. He also has extensive experience in treating patients with congenital and acquired heart disease complicated by infectious endocarditis.
Research Interests
Dr. Hermsen’s research interests focus on demonstrating utility of medical 3D printing related to septal myectomy surgery, cardiomyopathy, and examining the effects of using cardiac surgical simulation for resident education.
Recent Publications
Invited Commentary: Pulmonary Artery Stenosis After the Arterial Switch Operation: Ounces of Prevention Better Than Pounds of Cure.
Hermenson JL, Anagnostopoulos PV
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2024 Jul; 15(4): 430-431
[PubMed ID: 39056453]Surgically induced aortic coarctation in a neonatal porcine model allows for longitudinal assessment of cardiovascular changes.
Stellon M, Gober L, Culver MA, Hermsen J, Irrer D, Witzenburg C, Roldán-Alzate A, Lamers L
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024 May 01; 326(5): H1117-H1123
[PubMed ID: 38488518]Four-dimensional flow magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates near normalization of aortic flow after the Ross procedure.
Stellon MA, Rice JP, Gober LM, Hermsen JL, Anagnostopoulos PV, Roldán-Alzate A
JTCVS Tech 2024 Jun; 25: 117-119
[PubMed ID: 38899071]Congenital absence of tracheal rings: A video case report.
Angeles C, Kille T, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM, Anagnostopoulos PV
JTCVS Tech 2023 Oct; 21: 184-187
[PubMed ID: 37854825]Wolff-Parkinson-White pattern in the setting of antibody-mediated rejection after heart transplant.
Chong L, Waqar A, Elkhouly A, Hermsen J, Johnson M, Wright J
HeartRhythm Case Rep 2023 Sep; 9(9): 649-652
[PubMed ID: 37746570]