DEGREES:
BA Russian (Honors) Grinnell College
BA Chemistry (Honors) Grinnell College
MSc Biochemistry Oxford University
MD Medicine Harvard Medical School
LANGUAGES:
French
Russian
Spanish
Swahili
RESIDENCY TRAINING:
1989 1991 Internship and PGY 2
General Surgery
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
1991- 1993 PGY 3 and PGY 4 (research)
General Surgery
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York City, NY
1994- 1996 PGY 5 and PGY 6
General Surgery
Martin Luther King, JR/
Charles Drew University Medical School
Los Angeles, CA
FELLOWSHIP TRAINING:
1993 1994 Surgical Critical Care/Trauma
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
1996- 1998 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Worcester, MA
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
MSc Thesis: Nuclear magnetic resonance studies
of oligosaccharides isolated from
fetal meconium and bovine colostrum.
PGY 4 Research: Cellular studies of the etiology of
abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Critical Care Research: Clinical Studies involving trauma and
the elderly.
Plastic Surgery Research: Studies on the role of IL-10 and
GM-CSF in wound healing.
Animal model for the study of keloids
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
Certified American Board of Plastic Surgery Passed: 9/00
American Board of Surgery: Eligible
Fellow, American College of Surgeons 2007
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Instructor, 1998 - present
Director of Research
Loma Linda University
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Chief,
Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veteran’s Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Assistant Professor 2000 - 2002
Department of Surgery
King/Drew Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
SOCIETIES & ORGANIZATIONS:
American Society of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons
The Wound Healing Society
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Bermuda Medical Association
Bermuda Medical Society
American Society of Non-Surgical Aesthetics
Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine
Los Angeles Surgical Society
Drew Medical Society
Society of Black Academics Surgeons
Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgery
PUBLICATION / ABSTRACTS:
Inflammatory Cytokines Which Activate Proteolysis Are Increased in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Christopher L. Johnson, Karen M, Newman, Jessie Jean-Claude, William G. Ramey
And M. David Tilson. Columbia University, New York, NY. Abstract presented at the 66th Scientific Session of the American Heart Association, August 1993.
Cytokines Which Activate Proteolysis Are Increased in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. Karen M. Newman, Christopher L. Johnson, Jessie Jen Claude, William G. Ramey and M. David Tilson. In Press: Circulation
Trauma in the Elderly: An Analysis of Outcome Based on Age. Christopher L. Johnson, Daniel R. Margulies, Jonathan R. Hiatt, M Michael Shabot. Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Abstract presented to the American College of Surgeons (Southern California Chapter), January 1994
Trauma in the Elderly: An Analysis of Outcome Based on Age. Christopher L. Johnson, Daniel R. Margulies, Jonathan R. Hiatt, M Michael Shabot. Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. American Surgeon, 60 (11): 899-902, November 1994.
Outcome from Critical Care in the “Oldest Old” Trauma Patients. M. Michael Shabot, Christopher L. Johnson. The Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, Department of Surgery; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Abstract submitted to the American Association for the surgery of Trauma.
Outcome from Critical Care in the “Oldest Old” Trauma Patients. M. Michael Shabot, Christopher L. Johnson. The Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, Department of Surgery; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Journal of Trauma, 39 (2): 254-9, August 1995.
4-year Review of Penetrating Colon Injuries at a Level 1 Urban Trauma Center. Christopher L. Johnson, et al. King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. Abstract presented To the American College of Surgeons (Southern California Chapter), January 1996.
Detection of IL-10 and GM-CSF in Wound Healing Using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Technique. Christopher L. Johnson, James W. Doyle, W. Thomas Lawrence. University of Massachusetts Medical Center,
Worcester, MA. Abstract presented at the Senior Resident’s Conference, June 1998, Birmingham, Alabama.
Role of Cytokines in Implant Capsular Formation. Johnson,CL ,Hardesty, R. Cohen, A. Kaidi, A. Heinrich, C. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, May 1999.
Simultaneous Arterial & Microvascular Reconstruction of the Lower Extremity: A Case Report,Literature, Review and Systematic Treatment Algorithm. Johnson CL, Hardesty, R., Afifi, G., Anders, M. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, May 1999.
Surreptitious Injections of Mineral Oil: A Case Presentation of Sclerosing Lipogranulomatosis. Johnson, CL, Kaidi, A., Childers, B., Ciletti, S., Hardesty, R, Rogers, F., Hazani, R. California Society of Plastic Surgeons, San Francisco, CA, May 1999
Development of an Animal Model for the Study of Keloid Scars. Johnson, C., Hardesty, R. American Association of Plastic Surgeons, Colorado Springs, CO, May 1999.
Development of an Animal Model for the Study of Keloid Scars. Johnson, C., Hardesty, R. Plastic Surgery Research Council, Pittsburgh, PA, May 1999.
BOOK CHAPTER:
Vascular Access for Trauma, Emergency Surgery, and Critical Care. Christopher L. Johnson, Jonathan R. Hiatt, Chapter 7 in 3rd edition of Vascular Access Surgery. Publisher: Mosby Year Book, 1994.
Presentations (Recent):
Reduction Mammaplasty in Obese Black Females: Is Denial of Patients with BMI > 25 Justified? British Virgin Islands Plastic Surgery Conference, January 24, 2007, Road Town, Tortola, BVI.
The Art and Science of Beauty. Altrusa Nursing Sorority, November 2005, Paget, Bermuda
Breast Reconstruction: The State of the Art, “Just Between Us” Breast Cancer Survivors Group, September 2006, Paget, Bermuda.
Reconstructive Surgery in Rural Ecuador: Project Change, Bermuda. “Just Between Us” Breast Cancer Survivor’s Group, April 2007, Paget Bermuda.
Secret Weapons of Beauty: Non-Surgical Approaches for Looking Your Best, Bermuda Nurses Association, September 2005, Paget, Bermuda.
Stay Forever Young. Age Management: Biodentical Hormones, Nutritional Supplements, and Cosmetic Surgery. Bermuda Nurses Association, July 25, 2007, Paget, Bermuda.
Television:
Extreme Makeover, TLC (The Learning Channel), Buttock Augmentation in a 35-year-old Female, January 2004.
Entertainment Tonight, The Hand Lift, September 9, 2001.
HONORS:
| 1976 |
Eagle Scout Award |
| 1977 |
Valedictorian, Classen High School |
| 1981 |
Phi Beta Kappa |
| 1982 |
Alumni Outstanding Student Award, Grinnell College
|
| 1982 |
Mortar Board Honor Society President |
| 1983 |
Marshall Scholarship (3 years of study at Oxford University) |
MISSION TRIPS:
| Katchungu, Zaire |
Berean Mission Hospital |
3/89 6/89 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
1/98 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
4/99 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/00 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/01 |
| Ambato, Ecuador |
INFA / Flying Samaritans |
5/01 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/02 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/03 |
| Quito, Ecuador |
INFA / Flying Samaritans |
4/03 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/2004 |
| Quito, Ecuador |
INFA |
5/2004 |
| Salcedo, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/2005 |
| Manta, Ecuador |
INFA |
5/2005 |
| Salcedo, Ecuador |
Project Change |
2/2006 |
| Latacunga, Ecuador |
INFA |
5/2006 |
| El Puyo, Ecuador |
INFA |
5/2007 |
| Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Project Change:Bermuda |
11/07 |
Community Posts:
Chair, Bermuda Road Safety Council 1/2005 Present
Chair, Project Change: Bermuda 2/2004 - Present
References:
Council Miller, MD
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
Paget
Bermuda
(441) 236-2345
(441) 295-4329
Stanley James, MD
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
Paget
Bermuda
(441) 236-2345
(441) 504-1474
Ray Dunn, MD
Chair, Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical Center
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA
(508) 334-1000