Douglas Ross Johnston MD FACS
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Northwestern Medicine Surgical Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Professor of Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
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675 N Saint Clair StSte 19-100Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-649-3134
Fax+1 312-695-2461
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Summary
- Dr. Douglas Johnston is a Cardiovascular surgeon in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 19 years. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He has extensive experience in complex valve and aortic root surgery, in particular reoperative valve surgery, radiation heart disease, and small aortic root. Dr Johnston is one of the few cardiac surgeons with expertise in managing pericardial disease including pericardial constriction and has extensive experience with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2005 - 2008
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2024
PA State Medical License 2009 - 2016
MA State Medical License 2001 - 2005
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Clinical Trials
- INSPIRIS RESILIA Aortic Valve, Valve-in-Valve Surveillance Study
Roles: Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Short-term outcomes in upper-hemi sternotomy for ascending and hemi-arch aortic repair with and without concomitant aortic valve replacement or repair.Eric Robinson, Tom Liu, Beth Whippo, Kira Gerweck, Abigail S Baldridge
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals. 2025-09-25 - Automated and explainable coronary angiogram interpretation for selection of coronary artery bypass grafting candidates using artificial intelligence.Tom X Liu, Patrick M McCarthy, Adwaiy Manerikar, Daniel Won, Eric Cantey
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-08-14 - Concomitant atrial fibrillation ablation during aortic valve and aneurysm surgery.Eric Robinson, Tom Liu, S Chris Malaisrie, Jane Kruse, Beth Whippo
JTCVS Open. 2025-08-01
Journal Articles
- Focus Issue: Imaging in Cardio-Oncology State-of-the-Art Paper Radiation-Associated Cardiac Disease: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and ManagementDouglas R Johnston, Brian P Griffin, Rupesh Kotecha, Christine L Jellis, Milind Y Desai, ScienceDirect
Press Mentions
Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Celebrates 20 Years of Saving LivesFebruary 14th, 2025
RAS Inhibitors After TAVR Improve 1-Year Outcomes in Retrospective Cohort StudyFebruary 11th, 2019- Pericarditis: Plenty of Promise Among the Management ChallengesJanuary 22nd, 2019
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