Romaine Johnson, M.D.
Associate Professor

Dr. Johnson is currently Associate Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology of the Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He regularly performs surgeries at Children's Health. He is the Medical Director for the Children's Health Airway Management Program. He is also director the Pediatric Flexible Endoscopic Swallowing (FEES)/ and Pediatric Voice Clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas. Dr. Johnson has specialized training in pediatric otolaryngology, and his practice focuses on those patients. He has a particular interest in pediatric aerodigestive disorders such as subglottic stenosis, vocal cord paralysis, chronic hoarseness, aspiration, and feeding problems. Dr. Johnson is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Central High School of Philadelphia, Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, and Drexel University School of Medicine (formerly MCP-Hahnemann School of Medicine). He completed his residency in Otolaryngology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He completed his Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellowship at the Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of numerous publications and regularly presents at national meetings. He also has a keen interest in public health and obtained a Master’s of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University

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

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

Survival analysis and decannulation outcomes of infants with tracheotomies.

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

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

Sutureless vs sutured posterior costal cartilage grafting in laryngotracheal reconstruction in children.

McClay JE, Brewer J, Johnson R Arch. Otolaryngol. Head Neck Surg. 2011 Dec 137 12 1276-9

Cricotracheal Resection in children under 2 years old

Johnson RF, Rutter MJ, Cotton RT, Vijayasekeran S, White DR. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol February 2008 117(2) 110-2

Salivary gland surgery for chronic pulmonary aspiration in children

Vijayasekeran S, Unal F, Schraff SA, Johnson RF,. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology January 2007 71 (1) 199-23

Contemporary diagnosis and management of peritonsillar abscess

Johnson RF, Stewart MG Current Opinions in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery June 2005 June (13) 157-60

Outcomes research in pediatric otolaryngology

Johnson RF, Stewart MG ORL Journal Otorhinolaryngology Rel Spec July 2004 66 (4) 221-64

Chronic sinusitis: symptoms versus CT scan findings

Stewart MG, Johnson RF Current Opinions of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery February 2004 12 (1) 27-9

• Senior Examiner
  American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2020-2023)
• D Magazine Best Doctors
  Let's make Dallas even better (2010-2019)
• 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)
• 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)