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Ronald J. Johnson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
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CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Ronald J. Johnson, MD
BIRTH DATE: March 21, 1948
BIRTHPLACE: Hattiesburg, MS

EDUCATION

Undergraduate
University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
September, 1966-May, 1969
Bachelor of Science, 1970, cum laude

Graduate/Medical School
University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
September, 1969-February, 1973
Doctor of Medicine, 1973

Internship
Mobile General Hospital/University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
March, 1973-February, 1974

Residencies
Resident Surgeon, Department of Surgery
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
March, 1974-February, 1977

Resident Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery
University of Tennessee
Memphis, TN
July, 1977-June, 1979


BOARD CERTIFICATION

Diplomate, American Board of Surgery, 1978-1989
Diplomate, American Board of Plastic Surgery, 1981 (Lifetime)


MEDICAL LICENSURE

Tennessee State Licensing Board for the Healing Arts
Certificate Number MD 10489
1977-current

Mississippi State Board of Health
Certificate Number 6739
1973-current

Alabama State Licensing Board for the Healing Arts
Certificate Number 6545
1974-1987


PRACTICE HISTORY

Private Practice, assistant surgeon, Dr. Billy M. Hightower, cardiovascular
surgeon, Mobile, AL, March-June, 1977.

Private Practice, Plastic Surgery Associates of Mobile, Mobile, AL, July, 1979-
June, 1986.

Private Practice, Plastic Surgery Group of Memphis, Memphis, TN, July, 1986-
December, 2002.

Private Practice, Wolf River Plastic Surgery, Germantown, TN, January, 2003-
present.


SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 1982-present. Finance Committee, 1986-
1987; Standards Setting Committee, 1988-1990; Guidelines Subcommittee
Chairman, 1990; Convention Policy Committee, 2002.
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1982-present.
Chairman, Special Achievements Committee, 1985; Finance Committee,
1985, 2005; Program Committee, 1985, 2001; Membership Committee,
1986; Newsletter Editor, 1988-2001; Trustee, 1990-2003, 1995; Treasurer,
1996-1999; Vice-President, 2001; President-Elect, 2002; President, 2003.
American College of Surgeons, 1983-present.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 1988-present.
Reconstructive Surgeons' Volunteer Program, 1990-present.
American Medical Association, 1974-present.
Tennessee Medical Association, 1986-present.
Memphis Medical Society, 1986-present; Grievance Committee, 1990-present.
Southern Medical Association, 1979-present.
American Burn Association, 1979-1998.
American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, 1979-1998.
Alabama Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 1980-1986; President,
1984-1986.
Medical Association of the State of Alabama, 1979-1986.
Medical Society of Mobile County, 1979-1986.


UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
2006-

Clinical Instructor
Division of Plastic Surgery
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
1986-2006

Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
1979-1986


CURRENT HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS

Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, 1986-present
Methodist University Hospitals, Memphis, 1986-present
LeBonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, 1986-present
Regional Medical Center at Memphis, 1986-present


OTHER MEDICAL POSITIONS

Member of the Editorial Board, JOURNAL OF THE TENNESSEE MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 2001-present.


INVITED LECTURES

Paper Presentation: Johnson, Ronald J., and Reeder, Robert C.: "Anatomy of the
Leg Revisited." Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Boca Raton, FL, May, 1978.

Paper Presentation: Johnson, Ronald J., and Reeder, Robert C.: "The Medial
Gastrocnemius Cross-Leg Flap." Southeastern Society of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgeons. Sea Island, GA, May, 1979.

Paper Presentation: "Use of Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction."
Alabama Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Birmingham,
Alabama, December, 1987

Paper Presentation: "Hypotensive Anesthesia for Major Plastic Surgery
Procedures." Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgeons. Boca Raton, FL, May, 1986.

Paper Presentation: "Tissue Expanders in Breast Reconstruction."
The Problem Breast Symposium, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis
TN, March, 1986.

Panel Chairman: "Medico-Legal Problems in Plastic Surgery." Southeastern
Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Annual Meeting, Orlando
FL, June, 2001.


RESEARCH

Basic Sciences: A Study of the Vascular Anatomy of the Lower Extremity as
It Relates to Skin and Muscular Flaps in Plastic Surgery. 1978-1979

Clinical Sciences: Use of Vital Dyes for Augmenting Laser Removal of Cosmetic
Tattoos. 2000-present


PUBLICATIONS (Peer-Reviewed Journals, Only)

Johnson, Ronald J.: "Unnatural Selection" Journal of the Tennessee Medical
Association. Vol. 85, No. 9, pp 435-6. (1992.)

Johnson, Ronald J.: "A Guide to Emergency Room Jargon." Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 92, no. 1, p 173. (1993.)


CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION

American Medical Association, Physician's Recognition Award, 1989-2005.
American Medical Association, Physician's Recognition Award.
With Commendation, 2006-2008
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Certificate of Advanced
Education in Cosmetic Surgery, 2003-2006