PaulJohnsonMD

Otolaryngology (ENT) • Philadelphia, PA

Associate Professor Department of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery

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Office
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
3998 Red Lion Road, Suite 211
Philadelphia, PA 19114
Phone+1 215-612-5390

Fax+1 215-612-5658
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Summary

I am a board-certified otolaryngologist with military operational, administrative and academic experience with the US Air Force, Veterans Administration and UNLV School of Medicine. I completed my residency training at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center after serving as a flight surgeon (deployed primary physician of flyers) during Gulf War I and conducting DoD research at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine.

I enjoy treating all age patients for routine head and diseases including otitis media, tonsils and adenoids, nasal septoplasty, balloon and conventional FESS, thyroid FNA and open biopsy/total thyroidectomy. I also enjoy diagnosing balance disorders and interpreting balance tests based on research experience at Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB. I hold a Senior Flight Surgeon rating from the USAF and fly privately.

My primary career interest has been to remain clinical but I am open to leadership responsibility and have experience with residency program development and hospital administration.

I am a founding faculty member of the ENT residency at UNLV where I was instrumental in Residency Review Committee site inspections, curriculum development, resident remediation, surgical and didactic instruction and mentoring. I am a strong resident advocate and have readied over 200 academic lectures based on contingency operations, case reports and chapters from Cummings and Baileys Otolaryngology textbooks.

I have previously served as a primary care physician to US and coalition service members at remote clinics in the Middle East, Central and South America. I have experience conducting occupational health inspections at the largest USAF logistics center at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City and flight fitness recommendations to the USAF Chief of Staff at the Aeromedical Consult Service. I also served as a member of the US Navy‘s IRB, USAF ENT Clinic chief(s) and Chief of Surgery for the Michael O’Callaghan Federal Hospital.

Education & Training

Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 1998 - 2003
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1997
Scott AFB HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1992 - 1993
UniforMed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 1992
Howard UniversityBS, Zoology/Chemistry , Cum laude, 1983 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
NV State Medical License 2005 - 2025
OK State Medical License 1994 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2020 - 2024
VA State Medical License 1998 - 2022
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Identification of Alternative Vapor Intrusion Pathways Using Controlled Pressure Testing, Soil Gas Monitoring, and Screening Model Calculations.
Guo, Y.,Holton, C.,Luo, H.,Dahlen, P.,Gorder, K.,Dettenmaier, E.,Johnson, P. C.> ;Environ. Sci. Technol.. 2015 Oct 13
Long-term evaluation of the controlled pressure method for assessment of the vapor intrusion pathway.
Holton, C.,Guo, Y.,Luo, H.,Dahlen, P.,Gorder, K.,Dettenmaier, E.,Johnson, P. C.> ;Environ. Sci. Technol.. 2015 Jan 22
Microhemodynamic aberrations created by transfusion of stored blood.
Yalcin, O.,Ortiz, D.,Tsai, A. G.,Johnson, P. C.,Cabrales, P.> ;Transfusion. 2013 Jul 31
Socio-economic status is associated with epigenetic differences in the pSoBid cohort.
McGuinness, D., McGlynn, L.M., Johnson, P.C., Macintyre, A., Batty, G.D., Burns, H., Cavanagh, J., Deans, K.A., Ford, I., McConnachie, A., McGinty, A., McLean, J.S., M...> ;Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Feb
Integration of cardiovascular regulation by the blood/endothelium cell-free layer.
Makena Hightower, C., Salazar Vázquez, B.Y., Woo Park, S., Sriram, K., Martini, J., Yalcin, O., Tsai, A.G., Cabrales, P., Tartakovsky, D.M., Johnson, P.C., Inta...> ;Wiley Interdiscip Rev Syst Biol Med. 2011-04-26
Shear stress activation of nitric oxide synthase and increased nitric oxide levels in human red blood cells.
Ulker, P., Yaras, N., Yalcin, O., Celik-Ozenci, C., Johnson, P.C., Meiselman, H.J., Baskurt, O.K.> ;Nitric Oxide. 2011 May 31
The effect of small changes in hematocrit on nitric oxide transport in arterioles.
Sriram, K., Vázquez, B. Y., Yalcin, O., Johnson, P. C., Intaglietta, M., Tartakovsky, D. M.> ;Antioxid Redox Signal. 2011 Jan 15
Effect of cell-free layer variation on arteriolar wall shear stress.
Namgung, B., Ong, P.K., Johnson, P.C., Kim, S.> ;Ann Biomed Eng. 2011 Jan
The variability of blood pressure due to small changes of hematocrit.
Vázquez, B.S., Martini, J., Tsai, A.G., Johnson, P.C., Cabrales, P., Intaglietta, M.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Sep
Effect of erythrocyte aggregation and flow rate on cell-free layer formation in arterioles.
Ong, P.K., Namgung, B., Johnson, P.C., Kim, S.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Jun
Effect of dextran 500 on radial migration of erythrocytes in postcapillary venules at low flow rates.
Kim, S., Ong, P.K., Johnson, P.C.> ;Mol Cell Biomech. 2009-06-01
Effects of erythrocyte deformability and aggregation on the cell free layer and apparent viscosity of microscopic blood flows.
Zhang, J., Johnson, P.C., Popel, A.S.> ;Microvasc Res. 2009 May
An evaluation of compound-specific isotope analyses for assessing the biodegradation of MTBE at Port Hueneme, CA.
Lesser, L.E., Johnson, P.C., Aravena, R., Spinnler, G.E., Bruce, C.L., Salanitro, J.P.> ;Environ Sci Technol. 2008-09-01
Oxygen transport from the atmosphere to soil gas beneath a slab-on-grade foundation overlying petroleum-impacted soil.
Lundegard, P.D., Johnson, P.C., Dahlen, P.> ;Environ Sci Technol. 2008 Aug 1
Lowering of blood pressure by increasing hematocrit with non nitric oxide scavenging red blood cells.
Salazar Vázquez, B.Y., Cabrales, P., Tsai, A.G., Johnson, P.C., Intaglietta, M.> ;Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2008 Feb
Effects of acoustic waves on stick-slip in granular media and implications for earthquakes.
Johnson, P. A.,Savage, H.,Knuth, M.,Gomberg, J.,Marone, C.> ;Nature. 2008 Jan 04
Red blood cell aggregation and dissociation in shear flows simulated by lattice Boltzmann method.
Zhang, J., Johnson, P.C., Popel, A.S.> ;J Biomech. 2008
Temporal and spatial variations of cell-free layer width in arterioles.
Kim, S., Kong, R.L., Popel, A.S., Intaglietta, M., Johnson, P.C.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Sep
Contributions of collision rate and collision efficiency to erythrocyte aggregation in postcapillary venules at low flow rates.
Kim, S., Zhen, J., Popel, A.S., Intaglietta, M., Johnson, P.C.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Sep
Is the distribution of tissue pO(2) homogeneous?
Tsai, A.G., Johnson, P.C., Intaglietta, M.> ;Antioxid Redox Signal. 2007 Jul
Contribution of anaerobic metabolism to reactive hyperemia in skeletal muscle.
Tóth, A., Pal, M., Intaglietta, M., Johnson, P. C.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007 Jun
New phosphorescence quenching oxygen measurements technique yields unusual tissue and plasma PO2 distributions.
Tsai, A.G., Cabrales, P., Johnson, P.C., Intaglietta, M.> ;J Appl Physiol. 2007 May
Application of Chimera grid to modelling cell motion and aggregation in a narrow tube.
Chung, B.,Johnson, P. C.,Popel, A. S.> ;Int J Numer Methods Fluids. 2007 Jan 10
Increased cardiac output and microvascular blood flow during mild hemoconcentration in hamster window model.
Martini, J., Tsai, A.G., Cabrales, P., Johnson, P.C., Intaglietta, M.> ;Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2006 Jul
Oxygen release from arterioles with normal flow and no-flow conditions.
Cabrales, P., Tsai, A.G., Johnson, P.C., Intaglietta, M.> ;J Appl Physiol. 2006 May
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Grant Support

Blood Flow And Rheology In The MicorcirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2010
Blood Flow And Rheology In The MicrocirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
Blood Flow And Rheology In The MicrocirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2005
Microcirculatory Effects Of Intermittent HypoxiaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2003
Blood Flow And Rheology In The Venous MicrocirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1996–2000
Regulation Of Blood Flow In The MicrocirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994
Graduate Training In PhysiologyNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1993
Distribution Of Flow In Microvascular NetworksNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992–1993
Oxygen Delivery By Microvascular NetworksNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1989–1993
Core InstrumentationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985–1988