Romaine Johnson, M.D.
Professor

Romaine F. Johnson, MD MPH FACS, is the Beth and Marvin "Cob" Culbertson Professor in Pediatric Otolaryngology and the Director of Quality and Safety for the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is also the Editor in Chief of Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, the Triological Society's open-access journal.

Dr. Johnson earned his medical degree at the Drexel University School of Medicine (formerly MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine). He completed an otolaryngology residency at the Baylor College of Medicine and a pediatric fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Science in biology from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Dr. Johnson's research interests include pediatric tracheostomy, peritonsillar abscess, subglottic stenosis, obstructive sleep apnea, vocal cord paralysis, quality improvement, and airway simulation. His clinical interests include pediatric aerodigestive disorders.

Dr. Johnson is a Fellow of the Triological Society; the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery; and the American College of Surgeons; as well as an active member of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, the American Laryngological Association, the Harry Barnes Medical Society, the National Medical Association, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. He is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Twitter: @rfjohnson77

Medical School

MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (1999)

Internship

Baylor College of Medicine (2000), General Surgery

Residency

Baylor College of Medicine (2004), Otolaryngology

Fellowship

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2006), Pediatric Otolaryngology

Other Post Graduate Training

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2008)

Graduate School

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2008)

• Pediatric Airway Disorders
• Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Pediatric Tracheostomy
• Quality and Safety

Featured Publications

Racial Influences on Pediatric Tracheostomy Outcomes.

Johnson RF, Brown CM, Beams DR, Wang CS, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Chorney SR, Laryngoscope 2021 Sep

Pediatric Tracheostomy Outcomes After Development of a Multidisciplinary Airway Team: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Chorney SR, Brown AF, Brooks RL, Bailey C, Whitney C, Sewell A, Johnson RF, OTO Open 2021 Jul-Sep 5 3 2473974X211045615

Emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and readmissions of patients with a peritonsillar abscess.

Johnson RF The Laryngoscope 2017 127 S1-S9

"Peritonsillar abscess - An evidence based review."

Johnson RF, Stewart MG, Clay-Wright C. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery March 2003 128 (3) 332-43

Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: Analysis of twenty cases at a single institution.

Shah GB, Ordemann A, Daram S, Roman E, Booth T, Johnson R, Xi Y, Mitchell R, Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Nov 126 109608

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Autism.

Tomkies A, Johnson RF, Shah G, Caraballo M, Evans P, Mitchell RB, J Clin Sleep Med 2019 Oct 15 10 1469-1476

Weight gain velocity as a predictor of severe obstructive sleep apnea among obese adolescents.

Johnson RF, Hansen A, Narayanan A, Yogesh A, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Laryngoscope 2019 Sep

Tracheostomy in Extremely Preterm Neonates in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

Wang CS, Kou YF, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Johnson RF, Laryngoscope 2019 Sep

Survival analysis and decannulation outcomes of infants with tracheotomies.

Salley J, Kou YF, Shah GB, Mitchell RB, Johnson RF, Laryngoscope 2019 Sep

Perioperative outcomes after tracheoplasty: A NSQIP analysis 2014-2016.

Johnson RF, Eaviz N, Truelson JM, Day AT, Laryngoscope 2019 Sep

• Distinguished Service Award
  American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2022-2022)
• Senior Examiner
  American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2020-2023)
• D Magazine Best Doctors
  Let's make Dallas even better (2010-2022)
• Herbert Silverstein Otology/Neurotology Research Award
  Research grant to study genetic mutations in patients with hearing loss (2005-2005)
• J. Charles Dickson Award for Outstanding Research
  Awarded for research in Peritonsillar abscess treatment (2003-2003)
• Dallas Otology Foundation for Resident Research
  Awarded for research in Peritonsillar abscess treatment (2002-2002)

• American Broncho-Esophagological Association (2018)
• American Laryngological Association (2018)
• Triological Society (2017)
• American College of Surgeons (2012)
• American Society of Pediatric Otolarygology (2012)
• National Medical Association (2012)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2004)