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Anthony Johnson, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery, Austin, TX

AnthonyGerardJohnsonMDFACS FAOA

Orthopaedic Surgery Austin, TX

Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Orthopaedic Residency Program Director University of Texas - Austin Dell Medical School

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  • Office

    1701 Trinity Street, HDB Room 6.816 (MC Z0800)
    Musculoskeletal Institute, UT-Health Austin
    Austin, TX 78703
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Summary

  • Dr. Johnson was born in Korea and raised in Texas. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1994 and the UCLA School of Medicine in 1998 as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He served as the Engineer Brigade Surgeon, 2nd Infantry Division prior to graduating with honors from the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Brooke Army Medical Center in 2004. He became an American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Diplomate in 2006 and obtained his Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine in 2008.
    Dr. Johnson is currently the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinical Director at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School. His prior position was the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center as well as the Custodian of the DoD Joint Trauma System’s Military Orthopaedic Trauma Registry (MOTR). He has deployed in support of Operations Enduring Freedom (2006), Iraqi Freedom (2007), and New Dawn (2010) as a member of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and served as the Orthopaedic SME for the Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical Teams – Africa and the Advanced Virtual Support to Special Operations program.
    A Past-President of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS) and the US Armed Forces Sports Medical Advisory Board, he has served as the Team Physician and Director of Medical Operations for 15 international competitions to include the Para-Pan American, Paralympic, and Military World Games. His current committee leadership appointments include SOMOS Liaison to the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Disaster & EMT Committee as well as the AAOS Extremity War Injuries & Disaster Preparedness Project Team, AAOS Diversity Advisory Board, AAOS Council on Research & Quality, Major Extremity Trauma and Rehabilitation Consortium (METRC) Steering Committee.

Education & Training

  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC)
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC)Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2000 - 2004
  • San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
    San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumInternship, Surgery, 1998 - 1999
  • David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
    David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1998
  • United States Military Academy
    United States Military AcademyB.S., 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2004 - 2024
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2015 - 2019
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2000 - 2019
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
  • American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Legion of Merit Department of the Army, 2018
  • Golden Headed Cane Award SAUSHEC, 2017
  • Senior Achievement Award The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Improving Surgical Complications and Patient Safety at the Nation's Largest Military Hospital: An Analysis of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Data  
    Maturo S, Hughes C, Kallingal G, Silvey S, Johnson AE, Soderdahl D, Renz E, Brennan J, Mil Med, 1/1/2017
  • Twenty-three-year Follow Up in a Patient with a Surgically Repaired Complete Proximal Hamstring Avulsion  
    Anderson JC, Tennent DJ, Johnson AE, American Medical Student Research Journal, 1/1/2017
  • 'Zero Preventable Deaths and Minimizing Disability' - The challenge set forth by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine  
    Stinner DJ, Johnson AE, Pollak A, MacKenzie E, Ficke JR, Mabry RL, Czarnik J, Schmidt A, J Orthop Trauma, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • The Characteristics of OIF/OEF/GWOT Veterans Who Remain on Active Duty after Upper Extremity Amputations: San Antonio Military Medical Center
    Bates TJ, Kift SH, Franklin NA, Johnson AE, Extremity War Injuries XII: Homeland Defense as a Translation of War Lessons Learned; The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Research Days, Washington, DC, 2017; Bethesda, MD, 2017, 1/17/2017
  • Detecting differences in the interpretation of radiographs: do gaze data vary based on level of expertise?
    Sheean AJ, Krueger CA, Schmitz MR, Johnson AE, Osborn PM, Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/21/2016
  • The Military Orthopedic Trauma Registry: Potential for Long Term Outcomes
    Rivera JC, Johnson AE, Military Health System Research Symposium, Kissimmee, FL, 1/15/2016
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Lectures

  • Military Orthopaedic Trauma Registry – A Performace Improvement Tool to Improve Combat Casulaty Care 
    Rockville, MD - 1/28/2017
  • Synopsis of Studies on Female Casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan 
    1/28/2017
  • MC5-A Scrambler Therapy for the Treatment of Chronic Neuropathic Extremity Pain 
    Ellicot City, MD - 1/25/2017
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Other

Professional Memberships

Industry Relationships

  • Educational Content Consultant, Sanofi Biosurgery2018 - Present
  • Educational Content Consultant, Pacira Pharmaceuticals2018 - Present