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James Johnston Jr., MD, Neurosurgery, Birmingham, AL

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Neurosurgery • Birmingham, AL

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Children’s of Alabama

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  • Office

    1600 7th Ave S
    Lowder 400
    Birmingham, AL 35233
    Phone+1 205-638-9653
    Fax+1 205-638-9972

Education & Training

  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2009 - 2010
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2009
  • Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
    Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2002, MD, AOA
  • Washington and Lee University
    Washington and Lee UniversityBA, French, Summa cum laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
  • American Board of Pediatric Neurological SurgeryPediatric Neurological Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Original Article Stereotactic Placement of Intratumoral Catheters for Continuous Infusion Delivery of HSV-1 G207 in Pediatric Malignant Supratentorial Brain Tumors  
    Asim K Bag, G Yancey Gillespie, Gregory K Friedman, Zachary Wright, James M Markert, James M Johnston, ScienceDirect
  • Myxoid Glioneuronal Tumor of the Septum Pellucidum and Lateral Ventricle Is Defined by a Recurrent PDGFRA p.K385 Mutation and DNT-like Methylation Profile  
    Melike Pekmezci, Andrew W Bollen, David A Solomon, Xuemo Fan, Serguei Bannykh, James Johnston, Elaine Cham, James P Grenert, Boris C Bastian, Arie Perry, Moise Danielp..., Acta Neuropathologica

Press Mentions

  • Building a Better Helmet and More: UAB Researchers Tackle Concussions
    Building a Better Helmet and More: UAB Researchers Tackle ConcussionsJanuary 11th, 2016
  • Development of a Modular Toolkit for Effective, Ethical, and Equitable Global Neurosurgical Education and Collaboration With James Johnston
    Development of a Modular Toolkit for Effective, Ethical, and Equitable Global Neurosurgical Education and Collaboration With James JohnstonFebruary 23rd, 2024

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

External Links

Dr. James Johnston, Dr. James Johnston, MD, Dr. J Johnston, Dr. James Michael Johnston