MarkDJohnsonMD

Neurosurgery • Worcester, MA

Assistant Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Office
55 Lake Ave N

Worcester, MA 01655
Phone+1 508-856-2963
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1995 - 2003
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2003 - Present
MA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

A role for mutations inand other genes affecting ependymal cells in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus.
Yang, H., Lee, S., Berry, B., Yang, D., Zheng, S., Carroll, R., Park, P., Johnson, M.> ;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2023 Dec 19
1 citations
Heterozygous FOXJ1 Mutations Cause Incomplete Ependymal Cell Differentiation and Communicating Hydrocephalus.
Connie C Hou, Danielle Li, Bethany C Berry, Shaokuan Zheng, Rona S Carroll, Mark D Johnson, Hong Wei Yang> ;Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 2023 Nov 1
29 citations
Delivering Therapeutics to Glioblastoma: Overcoming Biological Constraints.
Elza N Mathew, Bethany C Berry, Hong Wei Yang, Rona S Carroll, Mark D Johnson> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022 Feb 2
Bacterial translocation as a cause of ventriculoperitoneal shunt infection: A case report.
Brittany Owusu-Adjei, Jordan Smith, Gabrielle Luiselli, Mark D Johnson, Charles Ogagan> ;Clinical Case Reports. 2022 Jan 1
Evidence for increased intraabdominal pressure as a cause of recurrent migration of the distal catheter of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt: illustrative case.
Christopher Lee, Pawan Mathew, Gabrielle Luiselli, Rrita Daci, Brittany Owusu-Adjei, Rona S Carroll, Mark D Johnson, Ogagan, C., Chiu, L.> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. Case Lessons. 2021 Jan 18
3 citations
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus With Stuttering: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature.
Pawan Mathew, Christopher Lee, Rona S. Carroll, Mark D. Johnson> ;World Neurosurgery. 2020 Mar 1
Liquid biopsy using the nanotube-CTC-chip: capture of invasive CTCs with high purity using preferential adherence in breast cancer patients.
Loeian, M. S.,Mehdi Aghaei, S.,Farhadi, F.,Rai, V.,Yang, H. W.,Johnson, M. D.,Aqil, F.,Mandadi, M.,Rai, S. N.,Panchapakesan, B.> ;Lab Chip. 2019 May 03
CADM2 inhibits human glioma proliferation, migration and invasion.
Liu, N.,Yang, C.,Bai, W.,Wang, Z.,Wang, X.,Johnson, M.,Wang, W.,Zhang, P.,Yang, H.,Liu, H.,Cheng, Y.,Tu, Y.> ;Oncol. Rep.. 2019 Mar 01
20 citations
MicroRNA-29a activates a multi-component growth and invasion program in glioblastoma
Yun Zhao, Wei Huang, Tae-Min Kim, Yu-Chae Jung, Lata G. Menon, Hongyan Xing, Hongwei Li, Rona S. Carroll, Peter J. Park, Hongwei Yang, Mark D. Johnson> ;Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 2019 Jan 25
TGF-beta/TGF-beta RII/CLC-3 axis promotes cognitive disorders in diabetes.
Fan, F.,Qi, J.,Liu, N.,Wang, Z.,Wang, W.,Liu, H.,Xu, X.,Chen, G.,Wang, X.,Yang, H.,Johnson, M.,Tu, Y.,Liu, T.,Fu, J.> ;Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2018 Nov 24
The multiple protective roles and molecular mechanisms of melatonin and its precursor N-acetylserotonin, in targeting brain injury and liver damage and in maintaining ...
Luo, C.,Yang, Q.,Liu, Y.,Zhou, S.,Jiang, J.,Reiter, R. J.,Bhattacharya, P.,Cui, Y.,Yang, H.,Ma, H.,Yao, J.,Lawler, S. E.,Zhang, X.,Fu, J.,Rozental, R.,Aly, H.,Johnson,...> ;Free Radic. Biol. Med.. 2018 Oct 14
Ten Principles for More Conservative, Care-Full Diagnosis.
Schiff, G. D.,Martin, S. A.,Eidelman, D. H.,Volk, L. A.,Ruan, E.,Cassel, C.,Galanter, W.,Johnson, M.,Jutel, A.,Kroenke, K.,Lambert, B. L.,Lexchin, J.,Myers, S.,Miller,...> ;Ann. Intern. Med.. 2018 Oct 05
Multiplexed microRNA Expression Profiling by Combined Asymmetric PCR and Label-Free Detection using Silicon Photonic Sensor Arrays.
Graybill, R. M.,Cardenosa-Rubio, M. C.,Yang, H.,Johnson, M. D.,Bailey, R. C.> ;Anal Methods. 2018 Oct 03
Salvage Re-Irradiation for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma and Comparison to Bevacizumab Alone
Nils D. Arvold, Keith L. Ligon, Elizabeth B. Claus, Brian M. Alexander, Patrick Y. Wen, Ayal A. Aizer, Alexandra J. Golby, Mark D. Johnson, Andrew D. Norden, Lakshmi N...> ;Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2017 Oct 05
Awake right hemisphere brain surgery.
Hulou, M. M.,Cote, D. J.,Olubiyi, O. I.,Smith, T. R.,Chiocca, E. A.,Johnson, M. D.> ;J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Aug 19
Rapid, Multiplexed Phosphoprotein Profiling Using Silicon Photonic Sensor Arrays.
Wade, J. H.,Alsop, A. T.,Vertin, N. R.,Yang, H.,Johnson, M. D.,Bailey, R. C.> ;ACS Cent Sci. 2015 Nov 06
A major role for microRNAs in glioblastoma cancer stem-like cells.
Yang, H. W.,Xing, H.,Johnson, M. D.> ;Arch. Pharm. Res.. 2015 Feb 17
Clinical implementation of integrated whole-genome copy number and mutation profiling for glioblastoma.
Ramkissoon, S. H.,Bi, W. L.,Schumacher, S. E.,Ramkissoon, L. A.,Haidar, S.,Knoff, D.,Dubuc, A.,Brown, L.,Burns, M.,Cryan, J. B.,Abedalthagafi, M.,Kang, Y. J.,Schultz, ...> ;Neuro-oncology. 2015 Mar 11
A small subunit processome protein promotes cancer by altering translation.
Yang, H. W.,Kim, T. M.,Song, S. S.,Menon, L.,Jiang, X.,Huang, W.,Black, P. M.,Park, P. J.,Carroll, R. S.,Johnson, M. D.> ;Oncogene. 2014 Dec 02
Local control after fractionated stereotactic radiation therapy for brain metastases.
Rajakesari, S.,Arvold, N. D.,Jimenez, R. B.,Christianson, L. W.,Horvath, M. C.,Claus, E. B.,Golby, A. J.,Johnson, M. D.,Dunn, I. F.,Lee, E. Q.,Lin, N. U.,Friesen, S.,M...> ;J. Neurooncol.. 2014 Jul 26
72 citations
Adjuvant radiation therapy, local recurrence, and the need for salvage therapy in atypical meningioma
Ayal A. Aizer, Nils D. Arvold, Paul J. Catalano, Elizabeth B. Claus, Alexandra J. Golby, Mark D. Johnson, Ossama Al-Mefty, Patrick Y. Wen, David A. Reardon, Eudocia Q....> ;Neuro-Oncology. 2014 Nov 1
Belonging to a network-microRNAs, extracellular vesicles, and the glioblastoma microenvironment.
Godlewski, J.,Krichevsky, A. M.,Johnson, M. D.,Chiocca, E. A.,Bronisz, A.> ;Neuro-oncology. 2014 Oct 11
KAP regulates ROCK2 and Cdk2 in an RNA-activated glioblastoma invasion pathway.
Li, H.,Jiang, X.,Yu, Y.,Huang, W.,Xing, H.,Agar, N. Y.,Yang, H. W.,Yang, B.,Carroll, R. S.,Johnson, M. D.> ;Oncogene. 2014 Apr 08
Functional genomic analysis of chromosomal aberrations in a compendium of 8000 cancer genomes.
Kim, T. M.,Xi, R.,Luquette, L. J.,Park, R. W.,Johnson, M. D.,Park, P. J.> ;Genome Res. 2013 Feb
Numb regulates glioma stem cell fate and growth by altering epidermal growth factor receptor and skp1-cullin-f-box ubiquitin ligase activity.
Jiang, X., Xing, H., Kim, T. M., Jung, Y., Huang, W., Yang, H. W., Song, S., Park, P. J., Carroll, R. S., Johnson, M. D.> ;Stem Cells. 2012 Jul
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Press Mentions

William Flavahan Receives Distinguished Scientist Award for Groundbreaking Brain Cancer ResearchDecember 6th, 2021
Milagros Rosal Named Inaugural Vice Provost for Health Equity at UMMSSeptember 11th, 2020
Local Foundation Helps Young Investigators Pursue Brain Cancer ResearchFebruary 20th, 2020