Jason Michael Johnson, M.D.
Department of Neuroradiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Johnson
Dr. Johnson is an associate professor of neuroradiology and a molecular imager, interested in evaluating new imaging technologies for clinical usage. Dr. Johnson graduated with a BS with Honors in Psychology from Arizona State University and a degree in medicine from the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine. He was formerly an Assistant Clinical Professor, Radiology, University of California, San Francisco. He currently serves as a Major in the Texas Air National Guard at the 147 Fighter Wing Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroradiology Department, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Advanced MR imaging including MR Pefusion, MR Spectroscopy, and cerebrovascular imaging PET imaging for primary and metastatic brain tumors Imaging of pediatric brain tumor treatment response Head and Neck CT
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2006 | The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2001 | Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, BS, Psychology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Neuroradiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Fellowship, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 2007-2011 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
| 2006-2007 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Banner Good Sam / Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ |
Board Certifications
| 2013 | American Board of Radiology Certificate of Added Qualification, Diagnostic Neuroradiology |
| 2011 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2013 - 2014
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, 2013 - 2014
Clinical Instructor, Department of Radiology, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2007 - 2011
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Director, Advanced Neurologic Imaging Conference, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Military or Other Governmental Service
Flight Surgeon, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, 2014 - Present
Chief, Radiology, United States Air Force Reserve Ready Reserve, 2012 - 2014
Honors & Awards
| 2018 | Leading Scientific Advancements in Medical Imaging, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2018 | National Defense Service Medal, United States Air Force |
| 2018 | Global War on Terrorism Service Award, United States Air Force |
| 2018 | Humanitarian Service Award, United States Air Force |
| 2017 | Meritorious Service Medal, United States Air Force |
| 2017 | Air Force Commendation Medal, United States Air Force |
| 2017 | Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border, United States Air Force |
| 2017 | Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon, United States Air Force |
| 2016 | Diagnostic Radiology Enhancement Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2016 | Recognition for Act Project, Post-contrast 3D T1-Weighted Fast Spin Echo for MRI Evaluation of Brain Tumors and Metastases, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2014 | Air Force Achievement Medal, United States Air Force |
| 2013 | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, United States Air Force |
| 2013 | Air Force Training Ribbon, United States Air Force |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Weng HH, Noll KR, Johnson JM, Prabhu SS, Tsai YH, Chang SW, Huang YC, Lee JD, Yang JT, Yang CT, Tsai YH, Yang CY, Hazle JD, Schomer DF, Liu HL. Accuracy of presurgical functional MR imaging for language mapping of brain tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Radiology 286(2):162971, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28980887.
- Hansen CC, Smith JB, Mohamed ASR, Mulcahy CF, Wefel JS, Hutcheson KA, Chrane K, Phan J, Frank SJ, Garden AS, Smith BD, Eichelberger H, Anderson C, McCoy C, Horiates M, Patrick C, Floris S, French C, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Su SY, Lewis CM, Kupferman ME, Johnson JM, Skinner HD, Lai SY, Hanna EY, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group. Cognitive function and patient-reported memory problems after radiotherapy for cancers at the skull base: A cross-sectional survivorship study using the telephone interview for cognitive status and the MD Anderson symptom inventory-head and neck module. Head Neck 39(10):2048-2056, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28763137.
- Shiao JC, Mohamed ASR, Messer JA, Hutcheson KA, Johnson JM, Enderling H, Kamal M, Warren BW, Pham B, Morrison WH, Zafereo ME, Hessel AC, Lai SY, Kies MS, Ferrarotto R, Garden AS, Schomer DF, Gunn GB, Phan J, Frank SJ, Beadle BM, Weber RS, Lewin JS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD. Quantitative pretreatment CT volumetry: Association with oncologic outcomes in patients with T4a squamous carcinoma of the larynx. Head Neck 39(8):1609-1620, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28464542.
- Kansara S, Bell D, Johnson JM, Zafereo M. Head and neck inflammatory pseudotumor: case series and review of the literature. Neuroradiol J 29(6):440-446, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27650653.
- Johnson JM, Chung C. Glioblastoma: Does PET shed light to a difficult problem?. Transl Lung Cancer Res, 2016.
- Felix AS, Lenz P, Pfeiffer RM, Hewitt SM, Morris J, Patel DA, Geller B, Vacek PM, Weaver DL, Chicoine RE, Shepherd J, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Wang J, Fan B, Malkov S, Herschorn SD, Johnson JM, Cora RL, Brinton LA, Sherman ME, Gierach GL. Relationships between mammographic density, tissue microvessel density, and breast biopsy diagnosis. Breast Cancer Res 18(1):88, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27552842.
- Gierach GL, Patel DA, Pfeiffer RM, Figueroa JD, Linville L, Papathomas D, Johnson JM, Chicoine RE, Herschorn SD, Shepherd JA, Wang J, Malkov S, Vacek PM, Weaver DL, Fan B, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Palakal M, Xiang J, Oh H, Horne HN, Sprague BL, Hewitt SM, Brinton LA, Sherman ME. Relationship of terminal duct lobular unit involution of the breast with area and volume mammographic densities. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 9(2):149-58, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26645278.
- Johnson JM, Johnson AK, O'Meara ES, Miglioretti DL, Geller BM, Hotaling EN, Herschorn SD. Breast cancer detection with short-interval follow-up compared with return to annual screening in patients with benign stereotactic or US-guided breast biopsy results. Radiology 275(1):140036, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25423143.
- Gierach GL, Geller BM, Shepherd JA, Patel DA, Vacek PM, Weaver DL, Chicoine RE, Pfeiffer RM, Fan B, Mahmoudzadeh AP, Wang J, Johnson JM, Herschorn SD, Brinton LA, Sherman ME. Comparison of mammographic density assessed as volumes and areas among women undergoing diagnostic image-guided breast biopsy. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 23(11):2338-48, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25139935.
- Olson KR, Freitag SK, Johnson JM, Branda JA. Case records of the massachusetts general hospital. Case 36-2014. An 18-year-old woman with fever, pharyngitis, and double vision. N Engl J Med 371(21):2018-27, 2014. PMID: 25409375.
- Gordon CT, Cunniff CM, Green GE, Zechi-Ceide RM, Johnson JM, Henderson A, Petit F, Kokitsu-Nakata NM, Guion-Almeida ML, Munnich A, Cunningham ML, Lyonnet S, Amiel J. Clinical evidence for a mandibular to maxillary transformation in auriculocondylar syndrome. Am J Med Genet A 164(7):1850-3, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24677549.
- Hoesli RC, Johnson JM, Meyer A, Green G. Eustachian tube duplication: a unique anomaly. Otol Neurotol 35(6):1099-101, 2014. PMID: 24751751.
- Johnson JM, Franceschi AM, Reed MS, Primm JC, Herschorn SD. Axillary lymph node calcification: a review of local and systemic disease processes. CDR 37(13):1-5, 2014.
- Mehan WA, González RG, Buchbinder BR, Chen JW, Copen WA, Gupta R, Hirsch JA, Hunter GJ, Hunter S, Johnson JM, Kelly HR, Larvie M, Lev MH, Pomerantz SR, Rapalino O, Rincon S, Romero JM, Schaefer PW, Shah V. Optimal brain MRI protocol for new neurological complaint. PLoS One 9(10):e110803, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25343371.
- Johnson JM, Reed MS, Burbank HN, Filippi CG. Quality of extracranial carotid evaluation with 256-section CT. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 34(8):1626-31, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23471025.
- Van Eeghen AM, Terán LO, Johnson JM, Pulsifer MB, Thiele EA, Caruso P. The neuroanatomical phenotype of tuberous sclerosis complex: focus on radial migration lines. Neuroradiology 55(8):1007-14, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23644537.
- Caruso PA, Johnson JM, Thibert R, Rapalino O, Rincon S, Ratai EM. The use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the evaluation of epilepsy. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 23(3):407-24, 2013. PMID: 23928197.
- Filippi CG, Carlson M, Johnson JM, Burbank HN, Alsofrom GF, Andrews T. Improvements in lumbar spine MRI at 3 T using parallel transmission. AJR Am J Roentgenol 199(4):861-7, 2012. PMID: 22997379.
- Rieder MJ, Green GE, Park SS, Stamper BD, Gordon CT, Johnson JM, Cunniff CM, Smith JD, Emery SB, Lyonnet S, Amiel J, Holder M, Heggie AA, Bamshad MJ, Nickerson DA, Cox TC, Hing AV, Horst JA, Cunningham ML. A human homeotic transformation resulting from mutations in PLCB4 and GNAI3 causes auriculocondylar syndrome. Am J Hum Genet 90(5):907-914, 2012. PMID: 22560091.
- Johnson AK, Johnson JM, Ames E, Filippi C. Spontaneous clinical and radiological resolution of vertebral sarcoidosis: a case report. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 37(6):E414-6, 2012. PMID: 22422442.
- Johnson JM, Moonis G, Green GE, Carmody R, Burbank HN. Syndromes of the first and second branchial arches, part 2: syndromes. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32(2):230-7, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20360348.
- Johnson JM, Moonis G, Green GE, Carmody R, Burbank HN. Syndromes of the first and second branchial arches, part 1: embryology and characteristic defects. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 32(1):14-9, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20299437.
- Johnson JM, Patten LL, Robson CD, Teele RL. Ultrasonographic detection of intracranial melanocytosis in an infant. Pediatr Radiol 40(2):210-4, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19763554.
- Filippi CG, Meyer RE, Cauley K, Nickerson JP, Burbank HN, Johnson JM, Linnell GJ, Alsofrom GF. The misinterpretation rates of radiology residents on emergent neuroradiology magnetic resonance (MR) angiogram studies: correlation with level of residency training. Emerg Radiol 17(1):45-50, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19499257.
- Saemi AM, Johnson JM, Morris CS. Treatment of bilateral hand frostbite using transcatheter arterial thrombolysis after papaverine infusion. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32(6):1280-3, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19449067.
- Johnson JM, Kiankhooy A, Bertges DJ, Morris CS. Percutaneous image-guided aspiration and sclerosis of adventitial cystic disease of the femoral vein. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32(4):812-6, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19449068.
- Zeeb LM, Johnson JM, Madsen MS, Keating DP. Sclerosing angiomatoid nodular transformation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 192(5):W236-8, 2009. PMID: 19380529.
- Storm AL, Johnson JM, Lammer E, Green GE, Cunniff C. Auriculo-condylar syndrome is associated with highly variable ear and mandibular defects in multiple kindreds. Am J Med Genet A 138A(2):141-5, 2005. PMID: 16114046.