Overview
Dr. Johnson was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and has lived and trained in Northern California, Chicago, and Boston. Her interest are infections in immunocompromised hosts as well as travel medicine. She moved to Colorado in 2014 to join Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. She enjoys skiing, hiking, and biking with her husband, Matt and children, Siena and Graham.
Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Osteomyelitis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Streptococcal Group A Infection.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- PPO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1536 Cole Boulevard, Suite 120, Lakewood, CO 80401
3303 West 144th Avenue, Unit 103, Broomfield, CO 80023
Western Infectious Disease Consultants
Jeffrey A. DesJardin, M.D. was born in Colorado but grew up in Wisconsin and is an avid Green Bay Packers fan. He returned to Colorado in 1998 to join Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. and has remained with them since. He is interested in all aspects of Infectious Disease, but has a special interest in Travel Medicine and loves to travel himself. His free time was previously spent coaching his two sons in baseball, but now that they are older he enjoys running, biking and cooking. Dr. Desjardin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.
Western Infectious Disease Consultants
Brent Wieland, M.D. was originally from Albuquerque, N.M., but spent a considerable time in Memphis, TN, and St. Louis MO. He moved to Colorado in 2011 to join Western Infectious Disease Consultants, P.C. He is interested in all aspects of Infectious Disease, but particularly likes trying to solve mysterious or challenging cases. He is an avid baseball and football fan, and roots for the St. Louis Cardinals and Denver Broncos. In his free time he and his wife Amanda enjoy traveling, cooking, skiing, camping, and he has recently taken up fly fishing. Dr. Wieland is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, Osteomyelitis, and Osteomyelitis in Children.
Western Infectious Disease Consultants
Dr. Kartalija was born in Zagreb, Croatia where she started her training as a physician. She then moved to the United States in 1988 to pursue research in the field of infectious disease at San Francisco General Hospital. Working in San Francisco during the early years of the AIDS epidemic sparked her initial interest and generated her continuing passion for the field of infectious disease. In her spare time, Dr. Kartalija enjoys traveling back to Croatia with her children, practicing yoga, nordic skiing, buying stylish boots and cycling. Dr. Kartalija is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. Her top areas of expertise are Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Strep Throat, Infectious Arthritis, and Osteomyelitis.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- OsteomyelitisDr. Johnson isDistinguished. Learn about Osteomyelitis.
- Strep ThroatDr. Johnson isDistinguished. Learn about Strep Throat.
- Advanced
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
- Infective EndocarditisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Infective Endocarditis.
- LymphangitisDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Lymphangitis.
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Osteomyelitis in ChildrenDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Osteomyelitis in Children.
- Streptococcal Group A InfectionDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Streptococcal Group A Infection.
- Experienced
- AIDS Dementia ComplexDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dementia Complex.
- AIDS Dysmorphic SyndromeDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about AIDS Dysmorphic Syndrome.
- ArachnoiditisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Arachnoiditis.
- Bacterial GastroenteritisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Gastroenteritis.
- Bacterial MeningitisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Bacterial Meningitis.
- BlastomycosisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Blastomycosis.