Dr. Jamie Johnston is Professor of Medicine in the department of medicine and renal-electrolyte division. He serves as director of the renal fellowship training program, director of clinical services for the renal-electrolyte division and is the 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
Bansal, S., Sheth, H., Siddiqui, H., Bender, F.H., Johnston, J.R., Piraino, B. Incidence of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis at a single U.S. university center. Advances in Peritoneal Dialysis. 2010; 26: 75-81.
Abdel-Kader, K., Fischer, G.S., Johnston, J.R., Gu, C., Moore, C.G., Unruh, M.L. Characterizing pre-dialysis care in the era of eGFR reporting: a cohort study. BMC Nephrology. 2011; 12: 12.
Stoler, G.B., Johnston, J.R., Stevenson, J.A., Suyama, J. Preparing emergency personnel in dialysis: a just-in-time training program for additional staffing during disasters. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 2013; 7(3): 272-7.
Colozzo, P., Gillam, R.B., Wood, M., Schnell, R.D., Johnston, J.R. Content and form in the narratives of children with specific language impairment. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 2011; 54(6): 1609-27.
Acarlar, F., Johnston, J.R. Acquisition of Turkish grammatical morphology by children with developmental disorders. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 2011; 46(6): 728-38.
Dacakis, G., Davies, S., Oates, J.M., Douglas, J.M., Johnston, J.R. Development and preliminary evaluation of the transsexual voice questionnaire for male-to-female transsexuals. Journal of Voice. 2013; 27(3): 312-20.
Shyamsundar, M., McAuley, D.F., Shields, M.O., MacSweeney, R., Duffy, M.J., Johnston, J.R., McGuigan, J., Backman, J.T., Calfee, C.S., Matthay, M.M., Griffiths, M.J., McDowell, C., Elborn, S.J., O'Kane, C.M. Effect of simvastatin on physiological and biological outcomes in patients undergoing esophagectomy: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Annals of Surgery. 2014; 259(1): 26-31.
Askew, M.L., Muckelrath, H.D., Johnston, J.R., Curtis, K.S. Neuroanatomical association of hypothalamic HSD2-containing neurons with ERa, catecholamines, or oxytocin: implications for feeding?. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. 2015; 9: 91.
Charest, M., Johnston, J.R. Effects of target attributes on children's patterns of referential under- and over-specification. Journal of Child Language. 2016; 43(4): 867-89.
Bhattarai, M., Woytowitz, D.V., Kaldash, H., Bastacky, S., Chen, S.S., Johnston, J.R., Bernardo, J.F. Recurrent Mixed Cryoglobulinemia (MCS): A Case Report and Literature Review. Rhode Island Medical Society. 2013; 98(10): 33-7.
