WilliamForrestJohnstonMDFACS, FASCRS
Colon & Rectal Surgery • New Orleans, LAStaff Surgeon, Associate Program Director for the Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship
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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4060
Summary
- Dr. William Johnston is a colorectal surgeon in New Orleans, LA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington and Ochsner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. He is experienced in diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, crohn's disease, hemorrhoids, and colonoscopy.
Education & Training
Lahey ClinicFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2016 - 2017
University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2017 - 2025
AL State Medical License 2020 - 2020
VA State Medical License 2009 - 2018
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2017
TX State Medical License 2017 - 2017- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FASCRS)
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsB2 Cells Suppress Experimental Abdominal Aortic AneurysmsAkshaya K. Meher, William F. Johnston, Guanyi Lu, Nicolas H. Pope, Castigliano M. Bhamidipati
The American Journal of Pathology. 2014-11-01 - 89 citationsInhibition of Interleukin-1β Decreases Aneurysm Formation and Progression in a Novel Model of Thoracic Aortic AneurysmsWilliam F. Johnston, Morgan Salmon, Nicolas H. Pope, Akshaya K. Meher, Gang Su
Circulation. 2014-09-09 - 99 citationsKLF4 Regulates Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Morphology and Deletion Attenuates Aneurysm FormationMorgan Salmon, William F. Johnston, Andrew Woo, Nicolas H. Pope, Gang Su
Circulation. 2013-09-10
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
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