JamesRJohnstonMD
Nephrology • Pittsburgh, PAProfessor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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Office
3459 5th Ave
# 9
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 412-647-2561Fax+1 412-692-4950
Summary
- Dr. James Johnston is a retired nephrologist with expertise in hypertension, general nephrology, acute renal failure, chronic kidney disease, and transplant nephrology. He completed his medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1979, followed by a residency in internal medicine and two nephrology fellowships at UPMC Medical Education and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital. He has various recognized publications in his field, including those in Kidney Medicine, Clinical Kidney Journal, and BMC Nephrology. Honors include receiving the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification from EpicCare Ambulatory EMR and being named a Top MD by Consumers Checkbook. He is the recipient of numerous teaching awards.
Education & Training
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Nephrology, 1983 - 1986
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Nephrology, 1982 - 1983- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1980 - 2021
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsVitamin K deficiency with hemorrhage after kidney and combined kidney–pancreas transplantationG. V. Ramesh Prasad, Syed M. Abidi, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston
American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 1999-05-01 - 72 citationsHepatic expression of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha and macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta after liver transplantation.David H. Adams, Stefan G. Hubscher, Janine Fear, James R. Johnston, Stephen Shaw
Transplantation. 1996-03-15 - 10 citationsHMG-CoA reductase inhibitors in kidney transplant recipients receiving tacrolimus: statins not associated with improved patient or graft survivalNizar Younas, Christine M. Wu, Ron Shapiro, Jerry McCauley, James R. Johnston
BMC Nephrology. 2010-04-01
Press Mentions
Why Everything We Know About Salt May Be WrongMay 9th, 2017
Fever and Gross Hematuria in Kidney Transplant RecipientSeptember 20th, 2018
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