Overview

Dr. Johnson is the inaugural recipient of the Paul W. Seavey Endowed Chair and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine; and Chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. He is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, with secondary appointments as Professor in Family and Preventive Medicine, Public Health (Epidemiology) and Nursing, and as Associate Professor in Urology.

Leadership: Dr. Johnson is the co-program director of Georgia Gear, the Emory University Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (HRSA Emory University GWEP), Executive Co-Lead of the Emory Primary Care Consortium, and Faculty Advisor for the Kathelen and Dan Amos Medical School Loan Forgiveness Program, Expanding Access to Primary Care in Georgia. Dr. Johnson formerly worked at the Atlanta VA Healthcare System (1997-2024) and was a GRECC Investigator in the Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center from 2001-2024.

Training: Dr. Johnson received his MD from Northwestern University Medical School (1990) and his MPH from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health in Chapel Hill (1997). Dr. Johnson started at Emory University in 1997 as a full-time faculty member at the Atlanta VA Medical Center

Research: Dr. Johnson's research program focuses on delivering the appropriate and safe clinical services to elderly patients and on helping with quality-of-life issues facing adults as they age. He has a particular focus on bladder dysfunction with aging and prevention of falls in the older adult. He receives support from federal and VA grants.

Patient care: Dr. Johnson serves as one of two supporting physician for the nurse practitioner-lead, primary care clinic for patients living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (Integrated Memory Care). For Georgia Department of Human Services Georgia Memory Net program, he serves as Senior Faculty Lead for primary care education. He is board certified in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine and active in maintenance of certification.

Academic Appointment

• Paul W. Seavey Chair and Division Director, General Internal Medicine, Emory Department of Medicine, Emory School of Medicine
• Professor of Nursing, Emory Woodruff School of Nursing
• Chair, Family and Preventive Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
• Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
• Professor of Epidemiology, Secondary Appointment, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
• Associate Professor of Urology, Adjunct Appointment, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Research