Overview
Dr. Johnson is the Chief of Rheumatology at Jacobi and North Central Bronx Hospitals. She graduated from Brown University with an A.B. in Religious Studies in 2001, and MD in 2006. She has a masters in epidemiology from Columbia Mailman School of Public Health in 2013. She runs the musculoskeletal ultrasound program for the Einstein rheumatology fellows, and runs a weekly ultrasound clinic at Jacobi. Dr. Johnson runs the Lupus Center at Jacobi, and is actively running lupus clinical trials. She also has run several quality improvement projects including one about the improving the quality of care of rheuamatoid arthritis in an underserved community which resulted in our hospital being selected as a model of excellence for RA care. Dr. Johnson speaks Spanish and is dedicated to provided high quality care in an underserved area.
Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Temporal Arteritis. Her top areas of expertise are Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Knee Replacement, and Hip Replacement.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 20 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE SNP
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- HMO
- POS
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1400 Pelham Parkway, Bronx, NY 10461
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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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
- Advanced
- Knee ReplacementDr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Knee Replacement.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)Dr. Johnson isAdvanced. Learn about Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA).
- Experienced
- Ankylosing SpondylitisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Ankylosing Spondylitis.
- Antisynthetase SyndromeDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Antisynthetase Syndrome.
- ArthritisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Arthritis.
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA)Dr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA).
- BursitisDr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Chondrocalcinosis 2Dr. Johnson isExperienced. Learn about Chondrocalcinosis 2.