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110 Rehill AveSomerville, NJ 08876
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Summary
- Dr. Matthew Johnson is a board-certified psychiatrist based in NJ, currently licensed in NJ and CT. He completed his residency at Yale University/Yale-New Haven Hospital. Currently, he serves as a Medical Director at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, and owner of his private practice, Encompass Psychiatry. His expertise includes general psychiatry, eating disorders, addiction medicine/psychiatry, medical business, consulting, health law, and veteran care. Dr. Johnson has published several articles in reputable journals such as The American Journal on Addictions and Journal of Affective Disorders, and has received the Resident Teaching Award from Yale University.
Education & Training
- Fordham UniversityJD, Law, 2025
- New York UniversityMS, Health Law and Strategy, 2024 - 2025
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterChief Residency, Psychiatry, 2023 - 2024
- University of Massachusetts AmherstMBA, Business, 2021 - 2024
- Jersey Shore University Medical CenterResidency, Psychiatry, 2020 - 2023
- Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2020
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State License 2024 - 2027
- CT State License 2023 - 2026
- AOA Board of Neurology and Psychiatry Psychiatry
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Resident Teaching Award Yale University, 2023-2024
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- A detox dilemma beyond benzodiazepines; clonidine's quandary in alcohol withdrawal management.Matthew Johnson, Danielle Cosentino, Brian Fuehrlein
The American Journal on Addictions. 2025-01-01 - 27 citationsMental health symptom severity in cannabis using and non-using Veterans with probable PTSDMatthew J. Johnson, John D. Pierce, Shahrzad Mavandadi, Johanna Klaus, Diana Defelice
Journal of Affective Disorders. 2016-01-15
Journal Articles
- A detox dilemma beyond benzodiazepines; clonidine's quandary in alcohol withdrawal managementMatthew Johnson DO, MBA, Danielle Cosentino BS, Brian Fuehrlein MD, PhD, The American Journal on Addictions, 8/3/2024
- Now I know my CBDs; cases of psychiatric admissions after delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Delta-8-THC, Δ⁸-THC) product usageJohnson MJ, Swenson C, Fishkin I, Malanga A, Psychiatry Research Case Reports, 8/20/2023
- QT and the beast: a case of valproate monotherapy for schizoaffective disorder-bipolar type with comorbid congenital long QT syndromeMatthew J Johnson, Michael Kelson, Heemani Ruparel, Ka-Lisha Simons, Philip Vincent, Psychiatry Research Case Reports, 10/25/2022
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