Skip to main content
Photo of  Michael E. Johnston, MD

Michael E. Johnston, MD

Medical Resident/Fellow

Chief Resident in General Surgery

Surgery | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Medical Degree: Indiana University
  • Bachelor's Degree: Purdue University (Biology)
Contact Information
Research Interests

Research Experience:
Department of Surgery – University of Cincinnati Medical Center 
2017-Present
Primary Investigator – Sameer Patel, MD
"Surgical Oncology and the Geriatric Patient" - Submitted to Clinics of Geriatrics – Surgery in the Geriatric Patient (2018);
Johnston M, Sussman J, Patel S

Department of Surgery – Indiana University School of Medicine
2015-2017
Primary Investigator ...

Peer Reviewed Publications

Johnston, Michael E; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Patel, Sameer H 2019. Surgical Oncology and Geriatric Patients. Clinics in geriatric medicine, 35 1, 53-63

Johnston, Michael E; Socas, Juan; Hunter, JoAnna L; Ceppa, Eugene P 2017. Laparoscopic Gastroepiploic Lymphovascular Pedicle Harvesting for the Treatment of Extremity Lymphedema: A Novel Technique. Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, 27 3, e40-e43

Sahu, Ravi P; Harrison, Kathleen A; Weyerbacher, Jonathan; Murphy, Robert C; Konger, Raymond L; Garrett, Joy Elizabeth; Chin-Sinex, Helen Jan; Johnston, Michael Edward; Dynlacht, Joseph R; Mendonca, Marc; McMullen, Kevin; Li, Gengxin; Spandau, Dan F; Travers, Jeffrey B 2016. Radiation therapy generates platelet-activating factor agonists. Oncotarget, 7 15, 20788-800

Morris M.C.; Lee T.C.; Johnston M.E.; Hanseman D.; Lewis J.D.; Shaughnessy E.A.; Reyna C. 11-01-2020. National Trend of Axillary Management in Clinical T3/T4 N0 Patients Having Breast Conserving Therapy Journal of Surgical Research, 255 , 361-370

Gulati R.; Johnston M.; Rivas M.; Cast A.; Kumbaji M.; Hanlon M.A.; Lee S.; Zhou P.; Lake C.; Schepers E.; Min K.W.; Yoon J.H.; Karns R.; Reid L.M.; Lopez-Terrada D.; Timchenko L.; Parameswaran S.; Weirauch M.T.; Ranganathan S.; Bondoc A.; Geller J.; Tiao G.; Shin S.; Timchenko N. 10-01-2022. ?-catenin cancer–enhancing genomic regions axis is involved in the development of fibrolamellar hepa Hepatology Communications, 6 10, 2950-2963

Johnston M.E.; Rivas M.P.; Nicolle D.; Gorse A.; Gulati R.; Kumbaji M.; Weirauch M.T.; Bondoc A.; Cairo S.; Geller J.; Tiao G.; Timchenko N. 10-01-2021. Olaparib Inhibits Tumor Growth of Hepatoblastoma in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models Hepatology, 74 4, 2201-2215

Kassam A.F.; Cortez A.R.; Johnston M.E.; Zang H.; Fei L.; Lin T.K.; Abu-El-Haija M.; Nathan J.D. 10-01-2021. Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation reduces resource utilization in pediatric patien American Journal of Surgery, 222 4, 786-792

Kassam A.F.; Goddard G.R.; Johnston M.E.; Cortez A.R.; Trout A.T.; Jenkins T.M.; Miethke A.G.; Campbell K.M.; Bezerra J.A.; Balistreri W.F.; Nathan J.D.; Alonso M.H.; Tiao G.M.; Bondoc A.J. 09-01-2020. Natural Course of Pediatric Portal Hypertension Hepatology Communications, 4 9, 1346-1352

Reyna C.; Johnston M.E.; Morris M.C.; Lee T.C.; Hanseman D.; Shaughnessy E.A.; Lewis J.D. 08-01-2021. National trends for axillary lymph node dissection and survival outcomes for clinical T3/T4 node-neg Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 189 1, 155-166

Turner K.M.; Delman A.M.; Johnston M.E.; Hanseman D.; Wilson G.C.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H. 07-01-2022. Is endocrine and exocrine function improved following duodenal preserving pancreatic head resection HPB, 24 7, 1194-1200

Morgan K.M.; Anderson K.T.; Johnston M.E.; Dasgupta R.; Crowley J.J.; Fahy A.S.; Lapidus-Krol E.; Baertschiger R.M.; Lautz T.B.; Many B.T.; Marquart J.P.; Gainer H.; Lal D.R.; Rich B.S.; Glick R.D.; MacArthur T.A.; Polites S.F.; Kastenberg Z.J.; Short S.S.; Meyers R.L.; Talbot L.; Abdelhafeez A.; Prajapati H.; Davidoff A.M.; Rubaclava N.; Newman E.; Ehrlich P.F.; Rothstein D.H.; Roach J.P.; Ladd P.; Janek K.C.; Le H.D.; Leraas H.J.; Tracy E.T.; Bisset L.; Mora M.C.; Warren P.; Aldrink J.H.; Malek M.M. 06-01-2022. Interhospital variability in localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules in children: A pedi Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 57 6, 1013-1017

Wagner M.L.; Johnston M.; Jenkins T.; Palumbo J.S.; Rymeski B.A. 06-01-2022. Use of thromboelastography in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 57 6, 1056-1061

Johnston M.E.; Carter M.M.; Wilson G.C.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H. 06-01-2020. Surgical management of primary pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, 11 3, 578-589

Farooqui Z.; Johnston M.; Schepers E.; Brewer N.; Hartman S.; Jenkins T.; Bondoc A.; Pai A.; Geller J.; Tiao G.M. 05-01-2023. Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients Who Underwent Conventional Resection and Liver Transplantation Children, 10 5,

D’Souza A.M.; Cast A.; Kumbaji M.; Rivas M.; Gulati R.; Johnston M.; Smithrud D.; Geller J.; Timchenko N. 03-04-2021. Small Molecule Cjoc42 Improves Chemo-Sensitivity and Increases Levels of Tumor Suppressor Proteins i Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12 ,

Al-Hadidi A.; Rinehardt H.N.; Sutthatarn P.; Talbot L.J.; Murphy A.J.; Whitlock R.; Condon S.; Naik-Mathuria B.; Utria A.F.; Rothstein D.H.; Chen S.Y.; Wong-Michalak S.; Kim E.S.; Short S.S.; Meyers R.L.; Kastenberg Z.J.; Johnston M.E.; Zens T.; Dasgupta R.; Malek M.M.; Calabro K.; Piché N.; Callas H.; Lautz T.B.; McKay K.; Lovvorn H.N.; Commander S.J.; Tracy E.T.; Lund S.B.; Polites S.F.; Davidson J.; Dhooma J.; Seemann N.M.; Marquart J.P.; Gainer H.; Lal D.R.; Rich B.S.; Glick R.D.; Maloney L.; Radu S.; Fialkowski E.A.; Kwok P.E.; Romao R.L.P.; Rubalcava N.; Ehrlich P.F.; Newman E.; Diehl T.; Le H.D.; Polcz V.; Petroze R.T.; Stanek J.; Aldrink J.H. 01-01-2022. Incidence and management of pleural effusions in patients with Wilms tumor: A Pediatric Surgical Onc International Journal of Cancer, ,

Johnston M.E.; Tiao G. 01-01-2022. Congenital Intrahepatic Cholestasis Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Third Edition, , 833-836

Lee T.C.; Wima K.; Morris M.C.; Johnston M.E.; Shah S.A.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H.; Wilson G.C. 01-01-2021. Lack of National Adoption of Evidence-Based Treatment for Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 25 1, 36-47

Rivas M.; Johnston M.E.; Gulati R.; Kumbaji M.; Margues Aguiar T.F.; Timchenko L.; Krepischi A.; Shin S.; Bondoc A.; Tiao G.; Geller J.; Timchenko N. 01-01-2021. HDAC1-Dependent Repression of Markers of Hepatocytes and P21 Is Involved in Development of Pediatric Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 12 5, 1669-1682

Rivas M.P.; Aguiar T.F.M.; Maschietto M.; Lemes R.B.; Caires-Júnior L.C.; Goulart E.; Telles-Silva K.A.; Novak E.; Cristofani L.M.; Odone V.; Cypriano M.; de Toledo S.R.C.; Carraro D.M.; Escobar M.Q.; Lee H.; Johnston M.; da Costa C.M.L.; da Cunha I.W.; Tasic L.; Pearson P.L.; Rosenberg C.; Timchenko N.; Krepischi A.C.V. 01-01-2020. Hepatoblastomas exhibit marked NNMT downregulation driven by promoter DNA hypermethylation Tumor Biology, 42 12,

Jeffrey J. Sussman, MD
General Surgery Residency Director

Jenna M. Lengerich, MHA
General Surgery Residency Coordinator
Phone: 513-558-4206
Email: lengerja@ucmail.uc.edu

Debbie Browne
General Surgery Residency Assistant Coordinator
Phone: 513-558-5862
Email: brownedm@ucmail.uc.edu

Directory Search
Intranet Login

Contact Us

Department of
Surgery

University of Cincinnati
College of Medicine
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0558

Mail Location: 0558
Education: 513-558-4206