Joerg Herrmann MD
Professor of Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, MinnesotaDr. Joerg Herrmann is Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and he serves as the Director of the Cardio-Oncology Clinic and the Research Director of the Ischemic Heart Disease Program.
His research primarily focuses on the interaction of cancer and heart disease, particularly the potentially harmful side effects of cancer therapies on the cardiovascular system. Beyond cardio-oncology, his research interests extend to cardiac biomarkers, immune-metabolism, periprocedural myocardial infarction, and vascular diseases, particularly the development of atherosclerotic plaques and associated complications.
Dr. Herrmann serves as a reviewer for more than 30 journals, including all major cardiovascular journals. He currently is the chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Cardio-Oncology Society and is an associate editor of several journals including the European Heart Journal (EHJ), EHJ Open, Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, and the International Journal of Cardiology, among others. He is also a regular contributor to Braunwald's Heart Disease, the associate editor of Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, and the editor of the Cardio-Oncology Companion Book to Braunwald’s Heart Disease as well as the textbook Clinical Cardio-Oncology.
Disclosures
- Consulting/advisory boards: ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (2014 and 2016 Ponatinib in CML Cardio-Oncology Advisory Board meeting); Amgen (2016 Carfilzomib Advisory Board meeting); Bristol-Myers Squib (Institute for Cardio-Oncology Advisory Panel); Pfizer
- Grants/research: NIH
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Changes Over Time in Risk Profiles of Patients Who Undergo Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
- Effectiveness of Cath Lab–Only Eptifibatide Delivery in PCI Patients
- Meta-Analysis of Multivessel vs Culprit-Only PCI in Patients With Non–ST Segment Elevation ACS and Multivessel Disease
- Clopidogrel Therapy for 6 vs 12 Months After Drug-Eluting Stenting
- Plaque Features in STEMI vs Non-STEMI and Unstable Angina Pectoris vs CAD Patients
- Less Subclinical Atherosclerosis Associated With Favorable Cardiovascular Health Indicators
- Gender Differences in the Prevalence, Severity, and Composition of Coronary Artery Disease in the Young
- Transfer for STEMI and Reperfusion Strategy
- Coronary Flow Reserve and Troponin Associated With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Without Overt Coronary Artery Disease
- 2014 Top Stories in Cardiology: Heart Failure Among Childhood Cancer Survivors