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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,