Kay Johnson, MD, MPH | Division of General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor

Medicine

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Minneapolis, MN

1987–1991

Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1991–1994

Chief Residency in Medicine

Providence Medical Center

Seattle, WA

1994–1995

International AIDS Research and Training Program

Fieldwork

Lima, Peru

1996–1997

Master's Degree in Public Health, Epidemiology

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

1995–1998

Honors:

National Merit Scholar

1982–1986

Phi Beta Kappa

1986

Winner of Washington Chapter of American College of Physicians Clinical Vignette Competition

1994

Department of Veterans Affairs Special Contribution Award

2003

Department of Veterans Affairs Recognition Award

2004

Department of Veterans Affairs Goal Sharing Award

2008

Department of Veterans Affairs Service Award

Aug. 2013

Society of General Internal Medicine Appreciation Award for NW Region Leadership

2014

Distinguished UW School of Medicine Colleges Faculty

2016

Contact

Email:

kayjohns@uw.edu

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Perioperative Care
Cirrhosis
Medical Education
Women’s Health

Clinical Interests:

Perioperative Medicine
Hepatology
Hospital Medicine

Publications

Publications:

Johnson KM, Bradley KA, Bush K, Gardella C, Dobie DJ, Laya MB. 2006. Frequency of mastalgia among women veterans. Association with psychiatric conditions and unexplained pain syndromes. Journal of general internal medicine. 21 Suppl 3:S70–5.
Johnson KM, Nelson KM, Bradley KA. 2006. Television viewing practices and obesity among women veterans. Journal of general internal medicine. 21 Suppl 3:S76–81.
Takahashi TA and Johnson KM. Menopause. Med Clin North Am. 2015 May;99(3):521–34.
Cornia PB and Johnson KM. Perioperative Beta-Blockers. In: M.B. Jackson et al., eds. The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer. 2014:45–49.
Johnson KM and Cornia PB. Atrial Fibrillation. In: M.B. Jackson et al., eds. The Perioperative Medicine Consult Handbook. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer. 2014:51–59.
McNamara M, Batur P, Walsh J, Johnson KM. HPV Update: Vaccination, screening, and associated disease. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Nov;31(11):1360-1366.
Batur P, Walsh J, Schwartz EB, Johnson KM. Women’s health 2016: An update for internists. Cleve Clin J Med. 2016 Dec;83(12):905-913.
Johnson KM, Green PK, Ioannou GN. Implications of HCV RNA level at week 4 of direct antiviral treatments for Hepatitis C. J Viral Hepat 2017;24(11):966-975. PMID 28585416.
Johnson KM. Capsule Commentary on VanGompel et al., Incidence and Predictors of Repeat Bone Mineral Densitometry: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Oct;32(10):1131. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4132-9. PMID: 28752358; PMCID: PMC5602774.
Takahashi TA, Lee CI, Johnson KM. Breast cancer screening: Does tomosynthesis augment mammography? Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Jul;84(7):522–527. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16057. Review. PMID: 28696192.
Romanoff A, Constant TH, Johnson KM, Guadiamos MC, Vega AMB, Zunt J, Anderson BO. Association of Previous Clinical Breast Examination With Reduced Delays and Earlier-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis Among Women in Peru. JAMA Oncol. 2017 Nov 1;3(11):1563–1567. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.1023. PMID: 28542677; PMCID: PMC5824208.
Johnson KM, Simon N, Wicks M, Barr K, O'Connor K, Schaad D. Amount of Sleep, Daytime Sleepiness, Hazardous Driving, and Quality of Life of Second Year Medical Students. Acad Psychiatry. 2017 Oct;41(5):669-673. doi: 10.1007/s40596-017-0668-6. Epub 2017 Apr 18. PMID: 28421480.
Golob A, Beste LA, Stern M, Johnson KM. Emotional distress among physician residents and fellows: An observational study of trainees seeking counseling visits. Acad Psychiatry 2018;42:25-30.
Fang M, O’Glasser A, Sahahi S, Pfeiffer K, Johnson KM, Kuperman E. Development of a nationwide consensus curriculum of perioperative medicine: A modified Delphi method. Periop Care Oper Manag 2018;12:31-34.
Kunjam M, Johnson KM, Kuperman E, Grant PJ, Slawski B, Pfeifer K, Cohn SL. 2018 Update in perioperative cardiovascular medicine: Five questions answered. Cleve Clin J Med 2018;85(11):853-9.
Newman K, Johnson KM, Cornia P, Wu P, Itani K, Ioannou G. Perioperative Evaluation and Management of Patients with Cirrhosis: Risk Assessment, Surgical Outcomes, and Future Directions. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31376494

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