Brian Herrmann, MD

Associate Professor, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (1997)
Undergraduate School
  • BSE, University of Iowa (IA) (1992)
Internship
  • St Louis University School of Medicine Program (1998)
Residency
  • St Louis University School of Medicine Program, Chief Resident, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (2002)
Fellowships
  • Washington University in St. Louis, Pediatric Otolaryngology (2004)
Department
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Recognitions

  • Research Award, William B. Harkins (2000)

Publications

  • Francom CR, Leoniak SM, Lovell MA, Herrmann BW. Head and neck pleomorphic myxoid liposarcoma in a child with Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Aug;123:191-194. PubMed PMID: 31129458
  • Herrmann BW, Hathaway CR, Fadell M. Hearing Loss in Pediatric Septo-Optic Dysplasia. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2019 Jun;128(6):485-489. PubMed PMID: 30781969
  • Misch E, Kashiwazaki R, Lovell MA, Herrmann BW. Pediatric sublingual dermoid and epidermoid cysts: A 20-year institutional review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Nov;138:110265. PubMed PMID: 32795730
  • Jensen AM, Herrmann BW, Mitchell RB, Friedman NR. Growth After Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Revisited. Laryngoscope. 2021 Sep 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34551129
  • Cass ND, Hebbe AL, Meier MR, Kaizer AM, Kalmanson OA, Stevens C, Tholen KE, Haville S, Handley E, Francom CR, Herrmann BW. Pediatric Primary Tympanoplasty Outcomes With Autologous and Non-autologous Grafts. Otol Neurotol. 2022 Jan 1;43(1):94-100. PubMed PMID: 34510118
  • Rodriguez KD, Schneider KW, Suttman A, Garrington T, Jellins T, Tholen K, Francom CR, Herrmann BW. Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors Associated with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2021 May 10;:34894211014786. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33971750
  • Herrmann BW, Campbell K, Meier M, Haemer M, Crowder R, Tholen K, Hoefner-Notz R, Nguyen T, Friedman NR. Parental Perception of Weight Status for Adenotonsillectomy Patients. Laryngoscope. 2021 Sep;131(9):2121-2125. PubMed PMID: 33569790
  • Gitomer SA, Tholen K, Pickett K, Mistry RD, Beswick DM, Kaar JL, Herrmann BW. Olfactory testing as COVID-19 screening in school children; A prospective cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2022;17(11):e0277882. PubMed PMID: 36413561
  • Chan KH, Thomas BJ, Gilbert DD, Tong S, Teynor NJ, Friedman NR, Herrmann BW, Gitomer SA. Olfactory dysfunction and training in children with COVID-19 infection: A prospective study Post-COVID pediatric olfactory training. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Jan;176:111799. PubMed PMID: 38081110
  • Lee NK, Lovell MA, Herrmann BW. Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes Disease in the Pediatric Head and Neck. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2022 Nov 3;:34894221130822. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36330598
  • Herrmann BW, Goff SH, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA. Postmeningitic pediatric hearing loss from non-type b Haemophilus influenzae. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb;45(1):104104. PubMed PMID: 37948823
  • Jensen AM, Herrmann BW, Mitchell RB, Friedman NR. Growth After Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Revisited. Laryngoscope. 2022 Jun;132(6):1289-1294. PubMed PMID: 34551129
  • Moeller BL, Herrmann BW, Rentschler ME. A Novel Articulating Chip-on-Tip Endoscope for Dynamic Middle Ear Surgical Visualization. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2023 Nov 1;PP. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37910420
  • Cass ND, Hebbe AL, Meier MR, Kaizer AM, Kalmanson OA, Stevens C, Tholen KE, Haville S, Handley E, Francom CR, Herrmann BW. Pediatric Primary Tympanoplasty Outcomes With Autologous and Non-autologous Grafts. Otol Neurotol. 2022 Jan 1;43(1):94-100. PubMed PMID: 34510118
  • Gleichmann N, Creighton E, Zhu A, Willard N, Yang J, Herrmann BW. Concurrent Pediatric Lingual and Submental Dermoid Cysts: Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2023 Jul;15(7):e42429. PubMed PMID: 37637563
  • Jellins T, Hill M, Prager JD, Francom CR, Chan CM, Schneider KW, Sharma A, Herrmann BW. Pediatric head and neck manifestations associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Oct;173:111703. PubMed PMID: 37604101
  • Elling CL, Goff SH, Hirsch SD, Tholen K, Kofonow JM, Curtis D, Robertson CE, Prager JD, Yoon PJ, Wine TM, Chan KH, Scholes MA, Friedman NR, Frank DN, Herrmann BW, Santos-Cortez RLP. Otitis Media in Children with Down Syndrome Is Associated with Shifts in the Nasopharyngeal and Middle Ear Microbiotas. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2023 Jul;27(7):221-228. PubMed PMID: 37522794
  • Jesberg P, Monzon A, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW. Pediatric primary salivary gland tumors. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Sep-Oct;44(5):103948. PubMed PMID: 37352681
  • Lee NK, Tong S, Tholen K, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW. Hearing outcomes in children with pneumococcal meningitis in the PCV13 era. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;44(4):103886. PubMed PMID: 37030130
  • Lee NK, Lovell MA, Herrmann BW. Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes Disease in the Pediatric Head and Neck. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Sep;132(9):1121-1127. PubMed PMID: 36330598
  • Santos-Cortez RLP, Gomez HZ, Elling CL, Mayher L, Diala OR, Gardner C, Willford K, Zamora VC, Agyepong A, Lee NK, Green KK, Darr OA, Wine TM, Francom CR, Larson ED, Gitomer SA, Schell AE, Frank DN, Friedman NR, Herrmann BW. APOBR Is Downregulated in EBV Tonsils of Children with Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Genes (Basel). 2024 Oct 14;15(10). PubMed PMID: 39457448
  • Jiang JG, Gitomer SA, Tong S, Herrmann BW, Neuberger I, Mirsky DM. Prevalence of concha bullosa in a pediatric population. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Sep 13;186:112108. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39284241
  • Lackey TG, Rowley J, Pham TT, Portnuff CD, Ramos L, Friedman NR, Herrmann BW. Do Surgical Smoke Evacuators Increase the Risk of Hearing Loss for Operative Personnel During Routine Adenotonsillectomy Surgery?. Cureus. 2024 May;16(5):e60214. PubMed PMID: 38868294
  • Herrmann BW, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA. Commentary on the letter to the editor regarding "Postmeningitic pediatric hearing loss from non-type b Haemophilus influenzae". Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jul-Aug;45(4):104291. PubMed PMID: 38657535
  • Gitomer SA, Boguniewicz J, Tong S, Gottman DC, Hirsch S, Herrmann BW. Decrease in Rates of Hearing Loss From Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Over Time: A Database Review. Laryngoscope. 2024 Aug;134(8):3820-3825. PubMed PMID: 38401054
  • Chan KH, Thomas BJ, Gilbert DD, Tong S, Teynor NJ, Friedman NR, Herrmann BW, Gitomer SA. Olfactory dysfunction and training in children with COVID-19 infection: A prospective study Post-COVID pediatric olfactory training. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Jan;176:111799. PubMed PMID: 38081110
  • Herrmann BW, Goff SH, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA. Postmeningitic pediatric hearing loss from non-type b Haemophilus influenzae. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jan-Feb;45(1):104104. PubMed PMID: 37948823
  • Moeller BL, Herrmann BW, Rentschler ME. A Novel Articulating Chip-on-Tip Endoscope for Dynamic Middle Ear Surgical Visualization. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2024 Apr;71(4):1151-1160. PubMed PMID: 37910420
  • Gleichmann N, Creighton E, Zhu A, Willard N, Yang J, Herrmann BW. Concurrent Pediatric Lingual and Submental Dermoid Cysts: Case Report and Literature Review. Cureus. 2023 Jul;15(7):e42429. PubMed PMID: 37637563
  • Jellins T, Hill M, Prager JD, Francom CR, Chan CM, Schneider KW, Sharma A, Herrmann BW. Pediatric head and neck manifestations associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Oct;173:111703. PubMed PMID: 37604101
  • Elling CL, Goff SH, Hirsch SD, Tholen K, Kofonow JM, Curtis D, Robertson CE, Prager JD, Yoon PJ, Wine TM, Chan KH, Scholes MA, Friedman NR, Frank DN, Herrmann BW, Santos-Cortez RLP. Otitis Media in Children with Down Syndrome Is Associated with Shifts in the Nasopharyngeal and Middle Ear Microbiotas. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers. 2023 Jul;27(7):221-228. PubMed PMID: 37522794
  • Jesberg P, Monzon A, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW. Pediatric primary salivary gland tumors. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Sep-Oct;44(5):103948. PubMed PMID: 37352681
  • Lee NK, Tong S, Tholen K, Boguniewicz J, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW. Hearing outcomes in children with pneumococcal meningitis in the PCV13 era. Am J Otolaryngol. 2023 Jul-Aug;44(4):103886. PubMed PMID: 37030130
  • Lee NK, Lovell MA, Herrmann BW. Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes Disease in the Pediatric Head and Neck. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2023 Sep;132(9):1121-1127. PubMed PMID: 36330598

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fellow
  • American Academy of Pediatrics, Specialty Fellow
  • American Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Diplomate
  • American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Member
  • International Working Group for Endoscopic Ear Surgery, Member
  • American Cochlear Implant Alliance, Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado North Campus
469 State Highway 7
Broomfield, CO 80023
720-478-5000

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology, Board Certification
Conditions & Treatments
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Ear Infection
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT)
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Eardrum Perforation
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Facial Paralysis
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Hearing Loss
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Hoarseness
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Dysphagia (Trouble Swallowing)
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Nasal Polyps
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Salivary Gland Diseases/Stones
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Sleep Apnea Surgery
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Smell and Taste Disorders
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Snoring
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Vocal Cord Paralysis
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Tonsillitis
  • Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) - Tinnitus
Clinical Interests
Ear, nose, and throat conditions in children, with special interest in ear disease, hearing loss, sinusitis, and tonsil/adenoid issues.

Care Philosophy
Conservative and compassionate care for children.

Personal Interests
Playing golf, College football, hiking

Public Speaking
Yes
Pediatric hearing loss