Dr. Johnson earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in Neuroscience, graduating Summa Cum Laude with Phi Beta Kappa Honors. He completed a residency in neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. During his time in Pittsburgh, Dr. Johnson also completed a fellowship in stereotactic neurosurgery under the mentorship of Dade Lunsford, a world-renowned pioneer in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. His training also focused on microvascular decompression surgery under the guidance of Raymond Sekula, a renowned surgeon in the lineage of Peter Jannetta, who initially pioneered the procedure.
Dr. Johnson specializes in Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, cranial nerve disorders, and spinal neurosurgery and has published both peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters in these areas. He utilizes both incisionless Gamma Knife Radiosurgery and traditional open approaches in the management of cranial pathology. Similarly, he offers both minimally invasive and open treatments for degenerative spine diseases. This multi-modal approach enables Dr. Johnson to provide highly customized and effective treatment for each individual patient. Dr. Johnson has a research focus on clinical outcomes after radiosurgery. He sees patients with all spinal conditions, brain tumors, and cranial nerve disorders. Currently, he treats patients at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Community Hospital. A New Jersey native, Dr. Johnson enjoys surf fishing, Italian dining, and traveling with his family.
Peer Reviewed: Gamma Knife for Vestibular Schwannomas: Long-Term Outcomes Over a 20-year Institutional Experience
Authors:
. Johnson SA, Kano H, Lunsford LD, et al.
Publisher:
Date:
Issue:
JNO
Description:
(epub ahead of print)
Title:
Predicting Hearing Outcomes before Primary Radiosurgery for Vestibular Schwannomas.
Authors:
Johnson SA, Kano H, Lunsford LD, et al.
Publisher:
JNS
Date:
2019
Issue:
6:1-7
Description:
Title:
CT vs MR Imaging in Estimating Cochlear Radiation Dose during Gamma Knife Surgery for Vestibular Schwannomas
Authors:
Faramand A, Kano H, Johnson SA, Lunsford LD
Publisher:
American Journal of Neuroradiology
Date:
2018
Issue:
39(10):1907-1911
Description:
Title:
Twenty Years Experience of Myelomeningocele Management at a Single Institutaion: Lessons Learned
Authors:
Kellogg R, Lee P, Deibert CP, Johnson SA, Greene S
Publisher:
JNS: Pediatrics - Journal of Neurosurgery
Date:
2018
Issue:
22(4):439-443
Description:
Title:
Rotational Vertebral Artery Occlusion Secondary to an Anomalous Entrance into Transverse Foramen: Case Report
Authors:
Johnson SA, Ducruet AF, Bellotte J, Romero CE, Friedlander RM
Publisher:
World Neurosurgery
Date:
2017
Issue:
108:998
Description:
Title:
Extracranial Gunshot Wound with Embolization of Shrapnel Debris into the Posterior Cerebral Artery: a Case Report
Authors:
McDowell M, Johnson SA, Greene S
Publisher:
JNS: Pediatrics - Journal of Neurosurgery
Date:
2016
Issue:
Description:
Epub ahead of print
Title:
Complete Spinal Cord Injury: an Indication for Spinal Cord Stimulation?
Authors:
Johnson SA, Friedlander RM, Monaco E
Publisher:
Neurosurgery
Date:
2014
Issue:
75(4):23-4
Description:
Title:
Parasellar arachnoid cyst presenting with a non-pupil sparing third nerve palsy mimicking a posterior comicating artery aneurysm in an adult.
Authors:
Tempel ZJ, Johnson SA, Richard PS, Friedlander RM, Rothfus WE, Hamilton RL
Publisher:
Surgical Neurology International
Date:
2013
Issue:
4:87
Description:
Title:
Books, Monographs and Chapters
Authors:
Johnson S, Niranjan A, Kano H, Lunsford L
Publisher:
Date:
Issue:
Description:
Title:
Leksell Radiosurgery for the 3 H Tumors: Hemangiomas, Hemangioblastomas, and Hemangiopericytomas
Authors:
Lunsford LD
Publisher:
Leksell Radiosurgery
Date:
2019
Issue:
223-231
Description:
Title:
Anticoagulation Reversal: Common Drugs, Uncommon Mechanisms
Authors:
Johnson S, Theodore N
Publisher:
Date:
2014
Issue:
Description:
Presented at AANS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Title:
Neurosurgical Robotics: The Current State of the Art
Authors:
Johnson S, Theodore N
Publisher:
Date:
2014
Issue:
Description:
Presented at CNS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
Title:
ICU versus Floor Management of Microvascular Decompression Patients
Authors:
Johnson S, Sekula R
Publisher:
Date:
2015
Issue:
Description:
Presented at CNS Annual Meeting , New Orleans, LA
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