Megan E. Johnson, M.D. I Scottish Rite for Children

Megan E. Johnson, M.D.

Medical Director of Ambulatory Care

Megan E. Johnson, M.D., is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, the medical director of Ambulatory Care and program director for the Dorothy & Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis at Scottish Rite for Children. She is an assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center and sees patients at our Dallas campus.

Specialties:

Scoliosis and Spine Disorders
Myelomeningocele
Orthopedic Trauma

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“Dr. Megan Johnson and her nurse Carrie are absolutely amazing! So caring, easy to talk to, easily accessible when we had questions after the appointment. We would recommend this team to anyone who needs a compassionate, competent and fabulous ortho team.”

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

Residency

Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Fellowship

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