Biography

Dr. Johnson is a Dallas native and graduated from Southern Methodist University. She obtained her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and subsequently completed a Family Medicine residency at the Mountain Area Health Education Center in Asheville, NC. She then returned to Dallas and worked in urgent care and in a local house call practice. This experience led her to pursue additional training, and she completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UT Southwestern. Dr. Johnson currently practices Geriatric Medicine at the Mildred Wyatt & Ivor P. Wold Geriatric Care Center. She enjoys teaching the ambulatory care of older adults to trainees. Dr. Johnson is board-certified in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. Outside of work, she spends time with her two sons and four dogs. She loves to watch movies and read mysteries (when not wrangling her boys and dogs).

Education
Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School (2003)
Internship
Albany Medical College (2004), Urology
Residency
Baylor University Medical Center (2005), General Surgery
Residency
Mountain Area Health Education Center Family Medicine Residency (2008), Family Medicine
Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center (2013), Geriatric Medicine

Research Interest
  • Advanced Care Planning
  • Ambulatory Geratric Medicine
  • Medical education

Honors & Awards
  • Internal Medicine Clerkship Teaching Award
    UT Southwestern (2016)
  • Reynolds Product of the Year
    Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Teaching Award (2014)
  • Phi Beta Kappa
    Southern Methodist University (1997)
  • Stanton Sharp Award for Outstanding Service & Academic Achievement
    Southern Methodist University, History Department (1997)

Professional Associations/Affiliations
  • Dallas County Medical Society (2018)
  • Texas Medical Association (2018)
  • American Geriatrics Society (2012)
  • American Academy of Family Physicians (2008)