
Charles Johnston, M.D.
Professor
Department Orthopaedic Surgery
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Biography
Dr. Charles Johnston is assistant chief of staff and medical director of research at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. He is a graduate of Yale University and received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Johnston completed his surgery internship at The University of Texas Health Science Center Bexar County Hospital and his orthopaedic surery residency at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Dr. Johnston also completed the Harrington Fellowship of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in 1982. Dr. Johnston is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is also an active staff member at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and an orthopaedic consultant for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Retardation at the Abilene State School and the Denton State School. He is a member of the editorial board for Orthopaedics, a consultant reviewer for Spine and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and a fellow in the American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons. Dr. Johnston is also a member of the Dallas County Medical Society; the Texas Orthopaedic Association, the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America; the Scoliosis Research Society; Sociedad Argentina de Patalogia de la Columna Vertebral; and the American Orthopaedic Association.
Education
- Medical School
- Columbia University School of Medicine (1976)
- Internship
- University Health System (1977), Surgery
- Residency
- University of Virginia Health System (1981), Orthopedic Surgery
- Fellowship
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital (1982), Pediatric Orthopedics & Scoliosis
Research Interest
- Creation of animal models of spinal deformity
- Etiology and treatment of congenital limb deficiencies
- Etiology and treatment of overgrowth syndromes with/without vascular malformations
- Evaluation and treatment of early onset scoliosis
Publications
Featured Publications
- Simultaneous open reduction of ipsilateral CDH and CDK assisted by femoral diaphyseal shortening
- Johnston, C.E. J Pediatr Orthop 2011 in press
- Pulmonary function following early thoracic fusion in non-neuromuscular scoliosis
- Karol LA, Johnston C, Mladenov K, Schochet P, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am June 2008 90(6) 1272-1281
- A Tale of Two Tibias: a review of treatment options for congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia
- Johnston, CE J Child Orthop March 2008
- New rod-plate anterior instrumentation for thoracolumbar/lumbar scoliosis: biomechanical evaluation compared with dual-rod and single-rod with structural interbody support
- ? Zhang H, Johnston CE, Pierce WA, Ashman RB, Bronson DG, Haideri NF Spine 2006 31 E934-E940
- Medial epiphysiolysis in severe infantile tibia vara
- Andrade N, Johnston CE II J Pediatr Orthop 2006 26 652
- Correlation of Preoperative Deformity Magnitude and Pulmonary Function Tests in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
- Johnston, C.E. Spine 2011 in press
- Simultaneous open reduction of ipsilateral CDH and CDK assisted by femoral diaphyseal shortening
- Johnston, C.E. J Pediatr Orthop 2011 in press
- Right thoracic curves in presumed adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: which clinical and radiographic findings correlate with a preoperative abnormal magnetic resonance image
- Richards, B. S.; Sucato, D. J.; Johnston, C. E.; Diab, M.; Sarwark, J. F.; Lenke, L. G.; and Parent, S. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 35(20) 1855-60
- Preoperative medical and surgical planning for early onset scoliosis
- Johnston, C. E. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 35(25) 2239-44
- Functional results after surgical treatment for congenital knee dislocation
- Oetgen MO, Walick KS, Tulchin K, Karol LA, Johnston CE J Pediatr Orthop 2010 30(3) 216-23
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
- Scoliosis Research Society
- Texas Orthopaedic Association