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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Johnson came to the University of Wisconsin as Medical Director of Heart Failure and Transplantation and Professor of Medicine in July 2002. Dr. Johnson's clinical interests are in the care of patients with severe congestive heart failure, including the use of mechanical circulatory support devices and cardiac transplantation. She has a particular interest in the treatment and outcome of congestive heart failure in women.

Specialties

Cardiovascular Medicine

Transplant Medicine

UW Health Clinics

UW Hospital and Clinics
(608) 263-1530 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
UW Hospital and Clinics
(608) 263-1530 | (800) 323-8942 | Map
UW Hospital and Clinics
(608) 262-8915 | (800) 323-8942 | Map

Other Locations

Affinity Heart and Lung Center (Appleton)
(920) 730-6700 |  Map
Cardiovascular Associates of Northern Wisconsin (Wausau)
(715) 847-2611 |  Map
Prevea Clinic - Green Bay (Green bay)
(920) 431-1850 |  Map
Swedish American Health System Heart Hospital (Rockford)
(815) 315-6102 |  Map

Hospital Affiliation(s)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (primary)
Meriter Hospital, Veterans Hospital - Wm. S. Middleton Memorial (secondary)

Languages Spoken

English
Medical interpreters are available to help patients communicate with hospital and clinic staff. For more information, please contact interpreter services at (608) 262-9000.

UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Department of Medicine

Professional Certifications and Education

Board Certification Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowship University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Residency University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Internship University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City
Medical School University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1977

Awards/Honors

Best Doctors® in America 2011

Procedures

Our doctors provide a wide range of services. The following list represents some, but not all, of the procedures offered by this physician.

Programs & Conditions

Research

Dr. Johnson’s research interests include the use of mechanical assistance in patients with severe heart failure and the coronary artery disease which develops in cardiac transplant recipients. She has also been an investigator in many of the multicenter trials evaluating new agents for the medical treatment of heart failure.

PubMed Articles
Chapman CB Allana S Sweitzer NK Kohmoto T Murray M Murray D Johnson M Rahko PS . Effects of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device as observed by serial echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2013 May;30(5):513-20
[PubMed ID: 23311405]
Van Ermen A Hermanson MP Moran JM Sweitzer NK Johnson MR Vardeny O . Double dose vs. standard dose influenza vaccination in patients with heart failure: a pilot study. Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 May;15(5):560-4
[PubMed ID: 23291729]
Osaki S Anderson JE Johnson MR Edwards NM Kohmoto T . The potential of cardiac allografts from donors after cardiac death at the University of Wisconsin Organ Procurement Organization. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Jan;37(1):74-9
[PubMed ID: 19695894]
Vardeny O Moran JJ Sweitzer NK Johnson MR Hayney MS . Decreased T-cell responses to influenza vaccination in patients with heart failure. Pharmacotherapy. 2010 Jan;30(1):10-6
[PubMed ID: 20030468]
Velez M Johnson MR . Management of allosensitized cardiac transplant candidates. Transplant Rev (Orlando). 2009 Oct;23(4):235-47
[PubMed ID: 19778695]
Osaki S Edwards NM Johnson MR Velez M Munoz A Lozonschi L Murray MA Proebstle AK Kohmoto T . Improved survival after heart transplantation in patients with bridge to transplant in the recent era: a 17-year single-center experience. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Jun;28(6):591-7
[PubMed ID: 19481020]
Vardeny O Sweitzer NK Detry MA Moran JM Johnson MR Hayney MS . Decreased immune responses to influenza vaccination in patients with heart failure. J Card Fail. 2009 May;15(4):368-73
[PubMed ID: 19398087]
Osaki S Sweitzer NK Rahko PS Murray MA Hoffmann JA Johnson MR Edwards NM Kohmoto T . To explant or not to explant: an invasive and noninvasive monitoring protocol to determine the need of continued ventricular assist device support. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Mar-Apr;15(2):58-62
[PubMed ID: 19385118]
Murray MA Osaki S Edwards NM Johnson MR Bobadilla JL Gordon EA Sanderfoot M Kohmoto T . Multidisciplinary approach decreases length of stay and reduces cost for ventricular assist device therapy. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Jan;8(1):84-8
[PubMed ID: 18940829]
Vardeny O Detry MA Moran JJ Johnson MR Sweitzer NK . The beta2 adrenergic receptor Gln27Glu polymorphism affects insulin resistance in patients with heart failure: possible modulation by choice of beta blocker. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008 Dec;52(6):500-6
[PubMed ID: 19034036]
Osaki S Edwards NM Velez M Johnson MR Murray MA Hoffmann JA Kohmoto T . Improved survival in patients with ventricular assist device therapy: the University of Wisconsin experience. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Aug;34(2):281-8
[PubMed ID: 18513988]
Osaki S Edwards NM Johnson MR Kohmoto T . A novel use of the implantable ventricular assist device for isolated right heart failure. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Aug;7(4):651-3
[PubMed ID: 18492700]
Osaki S Alberte C Murray MA Brahmbhatt RD Johnson MR Edwards NM Kohmoto T . Successful radiofrequency ablation therapy for intractable ventricular tachycardia with a ventricular assist device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Mar;27(3):353-6
[PubMed ID: 18342761]
Johnson MR . When is retransplantation a viable option? Heart Fail Clin. 2007 Jan;3(1):97-105
[PubMed ID: 17545013]