Megan Johnson, M.D.

Associate Professor

Schools: Medical School
Departments: Orthopaedic Surgery

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Education

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2009)
Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2014), Orthopaedics
Fellowship: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (2015), Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Publications

I do what I want: are our patients adhering to bracing recommendations? Early results of a prospective cohort study: Regan MD, Li Y, Hogue GD, Johnson ME, Anari JB, Neal KM, Baldwin KD Spine deformity 2026 May 14 831-837
Enabling Technologies for Pedicle Screw Placement in Pediatric Spine Surgery: Author Collaboration PS, Nicholson KS, Christianson EA, Catanzano AA, Tuason DA, Bauer D, Montgomery B, Catanzano A, Clement C, Ouellet J, Weinstein S, Louer C, Segar A, Shah S, Morash K, Shaw A, Karlen J, Hughes M, Shirley O, Jea A, Wilson N, Baldwin M, Kruyt M, Cotton K, Orland K, Torrey L, Holmes J, Roberto RF, Braga B, Rushton P, Huang E, Hryniuk SS, Lebel D, Plachta S, Baldwin K, Bezuidenhout L, Kulubya E, Simmonds A, Oh T, St. Remy C, Meyer L, Henstenburg J, Mathew S, Keil L, Rathjen K, Sucato D, Johnston C, McIntosh A, Ramo B, Johnson M, Brooks J Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2026 Feb 14
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Fellowship in South America: Chile, Argentina, and Brazil: Tileston K, Tabaie S, Johnson M Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2026 Feb 14
In-brace correction but not coronal deformity angular ratio is associated with curve progression in nighttime brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: Zapata KA, Gross JE, Davis K, Jo C, Sucato DJ, Johnson M Spine deformity 2026
Pediatric Horner’s syndrome following posterior spinal fusion: a case series: Lima JM, McIntosh AL, Sucato DJ, Johnson ME Spine deformity 2026
Are We on the Same Page? Defining Consensus for Pediatric Open Fracture Management Among Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers: Livingston KS, Schwab E, DeSilva S, Morris M, Williams DN, Shore BJ, Arkader A, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Blumberg TJ, Copley LA, De SD, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Hill JF, Johnson ME, Kadado AA, Laine JC, Larson JE, Lempert NL, Li Y, May CJ, Mcgraw-Heinrich JA, McLaughlin D, Meyer ZI, Miller ML, Moore-Lotridge SN, Murphy JS, Owen JK, Ramalingam WG, Ramo BA, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Schoenecker JG, Sheffer BW, Sigrist EJ, Souder CD, Spence DD, Stepanovich MT, Swarup I, Truong WH, Upasani V Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2026
Surgery partially mitigates a 2-decade decline in health-related quality of life for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion at 2 years: Jamnik AA, Datcu AM, Lachmann E, Rathjen K, Johnson M, Thornberg D, Jo CH, Ramo B Spine deformity 2025 Nov 13 1861-1869
Hold that K Wire! Fixing Nondisplaced Distal Forearm Fractures in Pediatric Floating Elbow Injuries is Unnecessary: Author Collaboration CO, Regan MD, Syed A, Baldwin KD, Arkader A, Beebe AC, Blumberg TJ, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Johnson ME, Larson JE, Li Y, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Schoenecker JG, Shore B, Spence DD, Upasani V Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2025 Nov 13
What is the impact of DEI on spine care? Does it matter if my doctor looks like me?: Zabat MA, Johnson ME, Hammouri Q, Fischer CR Spine Journal 2025 Oct 25 2145-2149
High Preoperative Body Mass Index Is Associated With Implant Breakage in Patients Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early-onset Scoliosis: Author Collaboration PS, Saarinen AJ, Andras L, Boachie-Adjei O, Cahill P, Guillaume T, Snyder B, Sponseller P, Sturm P, Vitale M, Helenius I, Anderson J, Bauer D, Cheung K, Clement C, Crawford H, Groves M, Hwang S, Kadado A, Karlen J, Kwan K, Lark R, Louer C, Mitchell S, Morash K, Ouellet J, Segar A, Shah S, Shirley O, Stone J, Weinstein S, Wilson N, Lebel D, Balsara K, Borden T, Braga B, Buckland A, Burke R, Drake L, Fehnel K, Roberto RF, Ghazi J, Haber L, Hughes M, Iqbal O, Jea A, Johnston C, Brooks J, Johnson M, Mcintosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Sep 45 492-498