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Yewande Joy Johnson, MD
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Center of Excellence, Departments, and Programs
The Joseph E. Robert, Jr. Center for Surgical Care
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Sickle Cell Disease Program
Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Clinical and Community Research
View CRI Profile for Yewande Joy Johnson
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Anesthesiology
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National Provider Identifier
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1366527962 |
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Main Hospital
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Phone: 202-476-5000
 
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| Biography |
| Yewande J. Johnson, MD, is a pediatric anesthesiologist specializing in pain medicine. She cares for inpatients with complex illnesses to manage their pain. She is an assistant professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
In 2006, Dr. Johnson was awarded an NIH-sponsored Mentored Specialized Clinical Investigator Development Award in Pediatric Pharmacology.Her research interests include studying the pharmacogenetics of opioid metabolism and sickle cell disease-related pain.
In 2007, she was named to The Washingtonian’s list of “40 Under Forty: Young Washingtonians to Watch.”
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Medical School | University of North Carolina--School of Medicine | Chapel Hill, NC | Doctor of Medicine | | 1995 -1999 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Internship Program | Carraway Methodist Health Systems | Birmingham, AL | Intern | | 1999 - 2000 | | Residency Program | University of Alabama School of Medicine | Birmingham, AL | Resident | | 2000 - 2003 | | Fellowship Program | Children's National Medical Center | Washington, DC | Fellow | | 2003 - 2004 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | Specialized Clinical Investigator Development Award in Pediatric Pharmacology | National Institutes of Health | | 2006 | | Specialized Clinical Investigator Development Award in Pediatric Pharmacology | National Institutes of Health | | 2005 | | Clinical Research Trainee Award | National Institutes of Health/ National Medical Association | | 2003 | | Clinical Research Trainee Award | National Institutes of Health/ National Medical Association | | 2000 | | Medical Alumni Scholar | University of North Carolina | | 1999 |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Member | National Medical Association | | 1999 - 2009 | | Member | International Anesthesia Research Society | | 2000 - 2009 | | Member | American Society of Anesthesiology | | 2000 - 2009 | | Member | Society for Pediatric Anesthesia | | 2004 - 2009 |
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| Publications |
Conference Presentation - Poster, Johnson, Y. (2006), Non-invasive assessment of opioid analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease, Poster session presented at the Pediatric Pharmacology Research Unit Network Steering Committee Meeting, Dallas, TX
Book Chapter, Johnson, Y.J., Finkel, J.C. (2006), Sedation for procedures and mechanical ventilation in children with critical illness, In Johnson, Y.J., Finkel, J.C., Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Conference Presentation - Poster, Johnson, Y. (2005), Dexmedetomidine and the Pediatric Transplanted Heart, Poster session presented at the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Poster Discussion, Miami, FL
Journal Article, Finkel, J.C., Johnson, Y.J., Quezado, Z.M.N. (2005), The use of dexmedetomidine to facilitate acute discontinuation of opioids after cardiac transplantation in children, Critical Care Medicine, 33, 2110-2112.
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Yewande Johnson, MD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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