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Megan E. Johnson, M.D.
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
Megan E. Johnson, M.D., is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon and the medical director of Ambulatory Care at Scottish Rite for Children. She sees patients at our Dallas campus.Specialties:
- Scoliosis and Spine
- Clubfoot and Other Foot Disorders
- General Orthopedics
- Orthopedic Trauma
Academic Appointments
- UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Assistant Professor
Hospital Affiliations
- Scottish Rite for Children
- Children’s Health Dallas
Education and Training
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (History), Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta - Doctor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee
Alpha Omega Alpha
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
- Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, Texas
Honors and Awards
- Nominated for Best Clinical Paper Award at POSNA: A Postoperative Protocol Reduces Opioids Prescribed after Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Podium Presentation at 2020 POSNA Annual Meeting
- SRS Hibbs Clinical Research Awards Paper Nominee: Repeat Surgical Intervention Following Definitive Instrumentation and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a 25 Year Update
- Best Clinical Paper Award, POSNA Annual Meeting - Screening Inflammation and Coagulation Activity Allows for Risk Stratification in Children Presenting with Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Infection
- Phi Alpha Theta
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Kathy Kramer Award for Best Resident Paper
Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics, Orthopedic Surgery
Professional Organizations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
- Ruth Jackson Orthopedic Society
- Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA), candidate member
- Scoliosis Research Society, candidate member