WalterHarveyJohnsonJr.MD

Pediatric Cardiology • Birmingham, AL

Alabama Congenital Heart Disease Center at UAB and Children's of Alabama

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Office
1700 6th Ave S
Suite 9100
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 205-934-4948

Fax+1 205-212-3002
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Education & Training

University of MinnesotaFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1983 - 1985
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Medical University of South CarolinaClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 1986 - 2024
AR State Medical License 1982 - 1996
MN State Medical License 1983 - 1989
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Health-Related Quality of Life After Single Ventricle Palliation or Tetralogy of Fallot Repair.
Robert A Sorabella, Luz A Padilla, Zachary Sollie, Chiemela Izima, Walter H Johnson, David C Cleveland, Joseph R Buckman, Kathryn S Maxwell, Royal Smith, Robert J Daba...> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2023 Jan 1
8 citations
Development and Utility of Quality Metrics for Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology in Kawasaki Disease.
David F. Teitel, Jane W. Newburger, Nicole Sutton, Lloyd Y. Tani, Ashraf S Harahsheh, Pei-Ni Jone, Deborah J. Mensch, Timothy B. Cotts, Alexander Davidson, Nagib Dahda...> ;Clinical Pediatrics. 2020 Jan 3
2 citations
Congenitally Corrected Transposition Presenting in the First Year of Life: Survival and Fate of the Systemic Right Ventricle.
Benjamin Smood, James K. Kirklin, Jozef Pavnica, Margaret Tresler, Walter H. Johnson, David C. Cleveland, David C. Mauchley, Robert J. Dabal> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2019 Jan 8
105 citations
Cardiovascular Health in Turner Syndrome: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Michael Silberbach, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Niels Holmark Andersen, Alan C. Braverman, Nicole Brown, R. Thomas Collins, Julie De Backer, Kim A. Eagle, Loren F. Hirat...> ;Circulation. Genomic and Precision Medicine. 2018 Oct 1
14 citations
Development of Quality Metrics in Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology
Devyani Chowdhury, Michelle Gurvitz, Ariane Marelli, Jeffrey B. Anderson, Carissa M. Baker-Smith, Karim A. Diab, Thomas C. Edwards, Tom Hougen, Roy Jedeikin, Jonathan ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Feb 7
Genetic Amplification and the Individualization of the Parent-Child Relationship Across Adolescence
Walter Johnson Jr., MD> ;Cambridge Journals. 2013 Feb
24 citations
Pretreatment and routine echocardiogram monitoring during chemotherapy for anthracycline‐induced cardiotoxicity rarely identifies significant cardiac dysfunction or al...
Raymond G. Watts, McKenzie George, Walter H. Johnson> ;Cancer. 2012 Apr 1
921 citations
Neurodevelopmental outcomes in children with congenital heart disease: evaluation and management: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Bradley S. Marino, Paul H. Lipkin, Jane W. Newburger, Georgina Peacock, Marsha Gerdes, J. William Gaynor, Kathleen A. Mussatto, Karen Uzark, Caren S. Goldberg, Walter ...> ;Circulation. 2012 Aug 28
1 citations
Novel Technique of Valve-Sparing Aortic Root Replacement in Two Children Younger Than 3 Years of Age
James K. Kirklin, Walter H. Johnson, Barton B. Cook, Mark A. Law, William S. McMahon, Robb L. Romp, Edward V. Colvin> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Jul 1
19 citations
Is the "perfect Fontan" operation routinely achievable in the modern era?
James K. Kirklin, Robert N. Brown, Ayesha S. Bryant, David C. Naftel, Edward V. Colvin, F. Bennett Pearce, Robb L. Romp, Walter H. Johnson, Yung R. Lau, William S. McM...> ;Cardiology in the Young. 2008 May 6
414 citations
Glycogen Storage Diseases Presenting as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Michael Arad, Barry J. Maron, Joshua M. Gorham, Walter H. Johnson, J. Philip Saul, Antonio R. Perez-Atayde, Paolo Spirito, Gregory B. Wright, Ronald J. Kanter, Christi...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2005 Jan 27
32 citations
Clinical, genetic, and biophysical characterization of a homozygous HERG mutation causing severe neonatal long QT syndrome.
Walter H. Johnson, Ping Yang, Tao Yang, Yung R. Lau, Barbara A Mostella, Daynna J. Wolff, Dan M. Roden, D. Woodrow Benson> ;Pediatric Research. 2003 Mar 5
Nitric oxide : Lifesaving measure for pulmonary vasospasm after modified Blalock-Taussig shunt
Rajeev Gulati, William A. Lell, Albert D. Pacifico, Walter H. Johnson, Edward V. Colvin, Ashwani Bhardwaj> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2002 Nov 1
6 citations
Iodixanol Pharmacokinetics in Children
Walter H. Johnson, Thomas R. Lloyd, Benjamin E. Victorica, V.R. Zales, M.L. Epstein, R.D. Leff, R.H. Ardinger, T.L. Slovis, J.A. Johnson, P.A. Marsters> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 2001 May 1
10 citations
Transient Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Childhood Sickle Cell Disease
Walter H. Johnson, R.B. McCrary, V.N. Mankad> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 1999 May 1
53 citations
Aggressive manifestations of inflammatory pulmonary pseudotumor in children.
Gunnar Hedlund, Joseph F. Navoy, Carlos A. Galliani, Walter H. Johnson> ;Pediatric Radiology. 1999 Feb 1
23 citations
Etiology and retrieval of retained central venous catheter fragments within the heart and great vessels of infants and children
Michael M. Fuenfer, Keith E. Georgeson, Walter S. Cain, Edward V. Colvin, Walter H. Johnson, F. Bennett Pearce, William S. McMahon> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1998 Mar 1
181 citations
Angiotensin II formation from ACE and chymase in human and animal hearts: methods and species considerations.
Eduardo Balcells, Qing C. Meng, Walter H. Johnson, Suzanne Oparil, Louis J. Dell'Italia> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1997 Oct 1
103 citations
The effect of dietary flavonoids on DNA damage (strand breaks and oxidised pyrimdines) and growth in human cells
Susan J. Duthie, Walter H. Johnson, V L Dobson> ;Mutation Research. 1997 Apr 24
20 citations
Prostaglandin E1-Induced Hyperostosis: Clinicopathologic Correlations and Possible Pathogenetic Mechanisms
Ona Faye-Petersen, Walter H. Johnson, Waldemar A. Carlo, Gary L. Hedlund, Albert D. Pacifico, Harry C. Blair> ;Pediatric Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 1996 May 1
4 citations
Pleuropulmonary blastoma with vascular invasion.
G F Dobard, Gunnar Hedlund, Walter H. Johnson, David R. Kelly, Thomas H. Howard> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1996 Feb 1
2 citations
Sudden death in Marfan syndrome.
D J Patton, Carlos A. Galliani, Walter H. Johnson, Gunnar Hedlund> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1995 Jul 1
3 citations
Coarctation of the Aorta and Ventricular Septal Defect
Walter H. Johnson, Tandaw E. Samdarski> ;Circulation. 1995 Feb 15
2 citations
Progressive pulmonary venous obstruction and pulmonary interstitial fibrosis associated with tetralogy of Fallot
Michael E. McConnell, Albert D. Pacifico, Walter H. Johnson, Mroczek E> ;Pediatric Cardiology. 1994 Mar 1
7 citations
A Clinically Applicable Technique to Study Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Normal and Abnormal Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Isolated From Small Volume Blood Samples
Raymond G. Watts, Barry M. Gray, Harlan S. Patterson, Samuel J. Tilden, Walter H. Johnson, Roger L. Berkow, Thomas H. Howard> ;The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 1994 Dec 1
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