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
- 11 citationsAssociation of race and socioeconomic status with the use of endovascular repair to treat thoracic aortic diseasesWilliam F. Johnston, Damien J. LaPar, Timothy E. Newhook, Matthew L. Stone, Gilbert R. Upchurch
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2013-12-01 - 16 citationsDietary phytoestrogens inhibit experimental aneurysm formation in male mice.Guanyi Lu, Gang Su, Yunge Zhao, William F. Johnston, Nicholas E. Sherman
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2014-05-01 - 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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