JamesRJohnstonMD

Nephrology • Pittsburgh, PA

Professor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
120 Lytton Avenue
Ste 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-802-3043

Fax+1 412-692-4950
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1983 - 1986
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Nephrology, 1982 - 1983
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1980 - 2021

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Have We Embraced Active Learning in Nephrology Education
Helbert Rondon-Berrios, James R. Johnston> ;Kidney Medicine. 2019 May 1
12 citations
Applying effective teaching and learning techniques to nephrology education
Helbert Rondon-Berrios, James R. Johnston> ;Clinical Kidney Journal. 2016 Oct 1
10 citations
Preparing emergency personnel in dialysis: a just-in-time training program for additional staffing during disasters.
Genevieve B. Stoler, James R. Johnston, Judy A. Stevenson, Joe Suyama> ;Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2013 Jun 1
21 citations
Characterizing pre-dialysis care in the era of eGFR reporting: a cohort study
Khaled Abdel-Kader, Gary S. Fischer, James R. Johnston, Chen Gu, Charity G. Moore, Mark Unruh> ;BMC Nephrology. 2011 Mar 15
9 citations
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: statins not associated with improved patient or graft survival
Nizar Younas, Christine M. Wu, Ron Shapiro, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, Henkie P. Tan, Amit Basu, Heidi M. Schaefer, Cynthia Smetanka, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, ...> ;BMC Nephrology. 2010 Apr 1
16 citations
Incidence of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis at a single U.S. university center.
Saurabh Bansal, Heena Sheth, Nasir Siddiqui, Filitsa H. Bender, James R. Johnston, Beth Piraino> ;Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis. 2010 Jan 1
30 citations
Intermittent outpatient ultrafiltration for the treatment of severe refractory congestive heart failure
Richard Sheppard, Jessica Panyon, Amar L. Pohwani, Ajoy Kapoor, Guy A. MacGowan, Dennis M. McNamara, Michael A. Mathier, James R. Johnston, Srinivas Murali> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2004 Oct 1
6 citations
A pilot trial of tacrolimus, sirolimus, and steroids in renal transplant recipients.
Ron Shapiro, Velma P. Scantlebury, Mark L. Jordan, C.A Vivas, Ashokkumar Jain, Thomas R. Hakala, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, P. Randhawa, Sheila Fedorek, Edward...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2002 Aug 1
28 citations
Hemorrhagic complications of enoxaparin and aspirin in patients with kidney transplants.
Michael A. Shullo, Meredith L. Rose, Carlos Vivas, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, Ashok Jain, Robert J. Corry, John J. Fung, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, ...> ;Pharmacotherapy. 2002 Feb 1
88 citations
An Analysis of Early Renal Transplant Protocol Biopsies – the High Incidence of Subclinical Tubulitis
Ron Shapiro, Parmjeet Randhawa, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, Carlos Vivas, Ashok Jain, Robert J. Corry, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, J. Donaldson, Edwar...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2001 May 1
4 citations
Long-term lipid metabolism in combined kidney-pancreas transplant recipients under tacrolimus immunosuppression.
Jerry McCauley, Ron Shapiro, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, C.A Vivas, Ashokkumar Jain, D. Good, H. Woods, James R. Johnston, Robert J. Corry> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 2001 Feb 1
124 citations
Posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorders in adult and pediatric renal transplant patients receiving tacrolimus-based immunosuppression.
Ron Shapiro, Michael A. Nalesnik, Jerry McCauley, Sheila Fedorek, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, Ashok Jain, Carlos Vivas, Demetrius Ellis, Susanne Lombardozzi-...> ;Transplantation. 1999 Dec 27
16 citations
Tolerance of large exchange volumes by peritoneal dialysis patients
Shyamal Sarkar, Judith Bernardini, Linda P. Fried, James R. Johnston, Beth Piraino> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999 Jun 1
5 citations
Vitamin K deficiency with hemorrhage after kidney and combined kidney–pancreas transplantation
G. V. Ramesh Prasad, Syed M. Abidi, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999 May 1
59 citations
Hospitalization in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Linda Fried, Syed M. Abidi, Judith Bernardini, James R. Johnston, Beth Piraino> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999 May 1
85 citations
A prospective, randomized trial of tacrolimus/prednisone versus tacrolimus/prednisone/mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplant recipients.
Ron Shapiro, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, Carlos Vivas, J. Wallis Marsh, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, Parmjeet Randhawa, William Irish, H. Albin Gritsch...> ;Transplantation. 1999 Feb 15
4 citations
A prospective, randomized trial of tacrolimus/prednisone vs tacrolimus/prednisone/mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplantation: 1-year actuarial follow-up.
Ron Shapiro, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, C.A Vivas, J. W. Marsh, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, P. Randhawa, William Irish, Hans Albin Gritsch, Robert Na...> ;Transplantation Proceedings. 1999 Feb 1
2 citations
Diabetic nephropathy with concurrent hepatitis C virus infection related membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis.
Ramesh Prasad Gv, Bastacky S, Johnston> ;Clinical Nephrology. 1999 Jan 1
5 citations
Pain due to peritonitis.
Beth Piraino, Judith Bernardini, Linda Fried, James R. Johnston> ;Peritoneal Dialysis International. 1999 Jan 1
1 citations
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh.
Ron Shapiro, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, C.A Vivas, Ashokkumar Jain, Pradip Chakrabarti, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, Parmjeet Randhawa, Abdul S. Rao, ...> ;Clinical Transplants. 1999 Jan 1
6 citations
Duodenal obstruction in polycystic kidney disease. Case report and review of the literature.
Linda F. Fried, Paul M. Palevsky, James R. Johnston> ;American Journal of Nephrology. 1998 Jun 5
5 citations
Alopecia as a consequence of tacrolimus therapy.
Ron Shapiro, Mark L. Jordan, Velma P. Scantlebury, C.A Vivas, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston, John J. Fung, Thomas E. Starzl> ;Transplantation. 1998 May 15
13 citations
Acute Renal Failure in Recipients of Organ Transplantation and Nontransplantation Patients: Comparison of Characteristics and Mortality
John P. Johnson, James R. Johnston, Richard Flick, Asim R. Singh, Derek C. Angus, Arthur Greenberg> ;Renal Failure. 1997 May 1
198 citations
Peritonitis influences mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Linda F. Fried, J Bernardini, James R. Johnston, Beth Piraino> ;Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 1996 Oct 1
156 citations
A randomized trial of staphylococcus aureus prophylaxis in peritoneal dialysis patients: Mupirocin calcium ointment 2% applied to the exit site versus cyclic oral rifa...
Judith Bernardini, Beth Piraino, Jean Lake Holley, James R. Johnston, Ronald Lutes> ;American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1996 May 1
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