Dr. J. Patrick Johnson
Class of 1978
Hometown: Great Falls, Mt
- Internationally renowned spinal expert and Clinical Professor in Spinal Neurosurgery. Director of spine centers at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai, Dr Johnson has established himself as one of the premier spine surgeons on the West Coast, successfully treating the most complex spine problems ranging from spinal trauma, spinal tumors and cancer to spinal infections and complex deformity. He is also known as the “physician’s physician” and is one of a limited number of neurosurgeons who specialize in novel methods of treating scoliosis and complex spinal deformities.
- Johnson is he author of more than 500 manuscripts, abstracts, books and book chapters in leading journals and has been a Visiting Professor at many of the leading academic medical centers in the United States and internationally.
- Johnson credits his Citadel education with helping him to understand his capabilities, and enabling him to achieve goals he never imagined. This amazingly skilled Citadel graduate also has a long Citadel heritage as his father and two brothers are part of the Long Gray Line.