DouglasRossJohnstonMDFACS
Thoracic Surgery • Chicago, ILAdult 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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Office
676 North Saint Clair Street
Arkes Family Pavilion, Suite 730
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-694-8280Fax+1 312-695-1903- Is this information wrong?
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, 2005 - 2008
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 Start of enrollment: 2028 Jun 01
Roles: Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Readmission in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair.Liu, T., Paul J Devlin, Beth Whippo, Patricia Vassallo, Andrew Hoel, Duc Thinh Pham, Douglas R Johnston, Sukit Chris Malaisrie, Christopher K Mehta, Tom Liu> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2024 Apr 1
- Age-Stratified Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis.Liu, T., Christopher K Mehta, Tom X Liu, Levi Bonnell, Robert H Habib, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, James D Flaherty, Charles J Davidson, James D Thomas, Vera H Rigolin, Robert O ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024 Jan 27
- Implementation of a direct-to-operating room aortic emergency transfer program: Expedited management of type A aortic dissection.Christopher K Mehta, Stephen Chiu, Andrew W Hoel, Patricia Vassallo, Beth Whippo, Adin Cristian Andrei, Michael J Schmidt, Duc Thinh Pham, Douglas R Johnston, Andrei C...> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
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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
RAS Inhibitors After TAVR Improve 1-Year Outcomes in Retrospective Cohort StudyFebruary 11th, 2019- Pericarditis: Plenty of Promise Among the Management ChallengesJanuary 22nd, 2019
Beyond Limits Announces AI Healthcare Advisory Board to Inspire a Cognitive Leap in HealthcareJanuary 14th, 2019- Join now to see all
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic Akron GeneralAkron, Ohio
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