Joshua Hermsen, MD
Assistant Professor
- Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
hermsen@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-3858
Education
- MD, Medical University of South Carolina, 2004
- 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
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]Association of Size Matching Using Predicted Heart Mass With Mortality in Heart Transplant Recipients With Obesity or High Pulmonary Vascular Resistance.
Tao R, Hess TM, Kuchnia A, Hermsen J, Raza F, Dhingra R
JAMA Netw Open 2023 Jun 01; 6(6): e2319191
[PubMed ID: 37351886]Systems of Care Factors Should Be Considered in Regionalization of Congenital Cardiac Surgery.
Anagnostopoulos PV, Cartmill RS, Yang Q, Schumacher JR, Fernandes-Taylor S, Hermsen JL, DeCamp MM
Ann Thorac Surg 2023 Sep; 116(3): 517-523
[PubMed ID: 36379268]Nicardipine Is a Safe, Efficacious, and Cost-Effective Antihypertensive for Neonates and Young Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
Lushaj E, Hermsen JL, Nelson K, Amond K, Bogenschutz M, Arndt S, Wilhelm M, Anagnostopoulos PV
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 May; 13(3): 341-345
[PubMed ID: 35446217]Is Porcine Small Intestinal Submucosal Extracellular Matrix (ECM) a Suitable Material for Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Association With Pulmonary Valve Replacement?
Burke CR, Lewis E, Schreiter NA, Bartlett H, Krieger EV, Anagnostopoulos PV, Verrier ED, Hermsen JL
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2022 Jul; 13(4): 518-521
[PubMed ID: 34985359]