Dr. Jamie Johnston is Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Renal-Electrolyte Division. He served as director of the renal fellowship training program, director of clinical services for the Renal-Electrolyte Division, and director of the Academy of Master Educators. He teaches at all levels of medical education from the undergraduate honors college through Post graduate medical education. His efforts in education have been recognized with a National Golden Apple Teaching Excellence award from the American Medical Student Association, The Dean’s Master Educator Award, The Sheldon Adler Award for Innovation in medical Education and the University of Pittsburgh Chancellor’s Teaching award as well as 16 Excellence in Education awards and seven University of Pittsburgh Golden Apple awards from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) medical Students.
Dr. Johnston collaborates with colleagues in the Division on clinical studies in peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis based renal replacement therapy. Mentor for Dr. Helbert Rondon’s Master Thesis Hyponatremia education.
- BS, The Pennsylvania State University, 1975
- MD, The University of Pittsburgh, 1979
- Chief Resident, Montefiore Hospital, 1982
- Research/Clinical Fellowship, Harvard University, 1986
Education & Training
Rondon-Berrios H, Johnston JR. Have We Embraced Active Learning in Nephrology Education? Kidney Med. 2019 Jun 8;1(3):83-85. PMID: 32734937.
Rondon-Berrios H, Johnston JR. Applying effective teaching and learning techniques to nephrology education. Clin Kidney J. 2016 Oct;9(5):755-62. PMID: 27679724.
Bhattarai M, Woytowitz DV, Kaldash H, Bastacky S, Chen SS, Johnston JR, Bernardo JF. Recurrent Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (MCS): A Case Report and Literature Review. R I Med J (2013). 2015 Oct 1;98(10):33-7. PMID: 26422544.
Stoler GB, Johnston JR, Stevenson JA, Suyama J. Preparing emergency personnel in dialysis: a just-in-time training program for additional staffing during disasters. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2013 Jun;7(3):272-7. PMID: 21527642.
Abdel-Kader K, Fischer GS, Johnston JR, Gu C, Moore CG, Unruh ML. Characterizing pre-dialysis care in the era of eGFR reporting: a cohort study. BMC Nephrol. 2011 Mar 15;12:12. PMID: 21406096.
Bansal S, Sheth H, Siddiqui N, Bender FH, Johnston JR, Piraino B. Incidence of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis at a single U.S. university center. Adv Perit Dial. 2010;26:75-81. PMID: 21348385.
Sheppard R, Panyon J, Pohwani AL, Kapoor A, Macgowan G, McNamara D, Mathier M, Johnston JR, Murali S. Intermittent outpatient ultrafiltration for the treatment of severe refractory congestive heart failure. J Card Fail. 2004 Oct;10(5):380-3. PMID: 15470647.
