Megan Johnson, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery

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Education & Training

Fellowship - Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (2014-2015), Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical School - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2005-2009)
Residency - Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2009-2014), Orthopaedics

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2025

Books & Publications

Publications
- 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
- 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
- The classics in quality and safety: a review of the top cited pediatric spine quality articles in the last 20 years
  Tuason DA, Jabbouri SS, Bouton DJ, Johnson M, Floccari L, Kaufman BE, Glotzbecker MP Spine deformity 2025 Sep 13 1345-1357
- 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
- The Effect of Night-time Versus Full-time Bracing on the Sagittal Profile in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Propensity Score-matched Study
  Heegaard M, Ragborg L, Mcintosh AL, Johnson ME, Gehrchen M, Sucato DJ, Dahl B, Ohrt-Nissen S Spine 2025 Aug 50 1035-1041
- How Does the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Lengthening Intervals Affect the Clinical Outcome in Early Onset Scoliosis Patients? A Five-Year Follow-Up Study
  Ramirez N, Acosta Julbe JI, Smith J, Emans J, Samdani A, Erickson M, Flynn J, Torres Lugo NJ, Claudio-Marcano AM, Olivella G, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Campbell J, Carry P, Castelein R, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl J, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Drake L, Drake D, El-Bromboly Y, El-Hawary R, Fehnel K, Field A, Roberto RF, Fitzgerald R, Floccari L, Flynn J, Gabos P, Garcia AP, Gardner A, Garg S, George S, Gerow F, Ghazi J, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Groves M, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Haber L, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko T, Hughes M, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Illingworth K, Iqbal O, Iyer R, Jain V, Jea A, Johnson M, Johnston C, Jones M, Kadado A, Karkenny A, Karlen J, Karlin L, Kawakami N, Kelly B, Kelly D, Kelly M, Klatt J, Koljonen P, Kruijt M, Kwan K, Labelle H, Landrum M, Lark R, Larson N, Lavelle W, Le H, Lebel D, Lenke L, Lew S, Li Y, Louer C, Luhmann S, Lullo B, Mac Thiong JM, Mackenzie S, Mackintosh E, Mangano F, Marks D, Marquez-Lara AJ, Martin J, Martus J, Mathew S, Matsumoto H, Mayer O, McCarthy R, McIntosh A, McQuerry J, Mehta J, Menapace B, Metz L, Miller K, Miller D, Miller N, Mitchell S, Miyanji F, Montgomery B, Morash K, Mundis G, Murphy J, Murphy R, Nelson S, Newton P, Ede MN, Nguyen C, Niazi T, Pereira SN, Oetgen M, Oh T, Orland K, Ouellet J, Pahys J, Parent S, Pellise F, Perez-Grueso F, Perra J, Pizones J, Plachta S, Poon S, Price N, Puryear A, Ramchandran S, Ramo B, Redding G, Ritzman T, Rodriguez L, Rodriguez-Olaverri J, Roye D, Roye B, Rushton P, Sanchez Marquez JM, Sanders J, Sawyer J, Sayama C, Schmitz M, Schulz J, Schwend R, Segar A, Shah S, Shannon B, Shaw A, Shea G, Shirley O, Shufflebarger H, Simmonds A, Skaggs D, Skalak T, Smit K, Snyder B, Speirs J, Sponseller P, Remy CS, Stone J, Sturm P, Sukkarieh H, Swarup I, Szczodry M, Tanaka T, Tetreault T, Thometz J, Thompson G, Tice A, Truong W, Tuason D, Turtle J, Upasani V, Van Nortwick S, Vialle R, Vitale M, Vorhies J, Wang S, Warner B, Weinstein S, Welborn M, White K, Wilson N, Wrubel D, Wu N, Yang S, Yankey K, Yaszay B, Yazici M, Zhang TJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Aug 45 370-375
- Fake News? Quantifying the Prevalence of Misinformation Related to Scoliosis on the TikTok Social Media Platform
  Glover B, Datcu AM, Meyer M, Lachmann E, McIntosh A, Johnson M, Brooks JT Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2025 Aug 12
- Characteristics of Septic Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle in Children - Review of a Retrospective Multicenter Database
  Author Collaboration C, Stepanovich M, Shore BJ, Sanborn RM, Cook DL, Schoenecker JG, Li Y, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Blumberg TJ, Copley LA, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Hill JF, Johnson ME, Laine JC, Lindberg AW, May CJ, Miller ML, Moore-Lotridge SN, Murphy JS, Ramo BA, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Spence DD, Truong WH, Upasani V Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2025 Jun 33 e625-e632
- Outcomes of Growth-Friendly Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis in Children With Prune Belly Syndrome: A Preliminary Report
  Author Collaboration PS, Ashebo L, Sponseller P, Hedequist D, Ramirez N, Oetgen M, Li Y, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson R, Anderson J, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Carry P, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Apr 45 212-219
- What imaging does my AIS patient need? A multi-group survey of provider preferences
  Zheng JL, Li Y, Hogue G, Johnson M, Anari JB, Regan MD, Baldwin KD Spine deformity 2025 Mar 13 351-359
- The Identification and Work-Up of Nonaccidental Trauma: Practice Variation Across US Children's Hospitals
  Bali M, Rosenfeld SB, Miller P, Shore BJ, Arkader A, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, De S, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth B, Johnson ME, Laine JC, Li Y, May C, Meyer Z, Miller ML, Murphy JS, Ramalingam W, Riccio AI, Sanders J, Sheffer B, Spence DD, Stepanovich MT, Swarup I, Truong WH, Upasani V Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025
- Tibiopelvic Rotational Arthroplasty for Pediatric Gorham-Stout Disease A Case Report and Surgical Technique
  Grigoriou E, Transtrum MB, Oishi S, Johnston CE, Johnson ME JBJS Case Connector 2024 Dec 14
- Acute postoperative complications after spine deformity correction in patients with Down syndrome
  Bonnyman CW, Klinkerman LN, Ramo BA, Johnson M Journal of Children's Orthopaedics 2024 Oct 18 495-501
- Does the coronal deformity angular ratio affect bracing outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
  Ragborg LC, Thornberg D, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Sucato D, Gehrchen M, Dahl B, Ohrt-Nissen S European Spine Journal 2024 Oct 33 3760-3766
- Management of Syndesmotic Injuries in Children and Adolescents: Results of a Cross-Sectional Survey of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons
  Author Collaboration CS, Williams CE, Stewig B, Lee SW, Shore BJ, May CJ, Janicki J, Hedequist D, Heyworth B, Brighton B, Denning JR, Ramalingam W, Murphy JS, Sanders J, Goldstein RY, Koehler R, Baldwin K, Jennifer Laine L, Truong W, Spence D, Schoenecker J, Beebe A, Rickert KD, Upasani VV, Blumberg T, Lindberg A, Hill J, Rosenfeld SD, Copley LA, Johnson M, Ramo B, Riccio AI, Swarup I, Li GY, Miller M Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Global Research and Reviews 2024 Aug 8
- The effect of antibiotic-impregnated calcium sulfate beads and Medical Optimization Clinic attendance on the acute surgical site infection rate in high-risk pediatric neuromuscular and syndromic scoliosis patients
  Reddy Y, Jamnik A, Thornberg D, Datcu AM, Lachmann E, Johnson M, Ramo B, McIntosh AL Spine deformity 2024 Jul 12 1089-1098
- Severity of hip dysplasia as the major factor affecting outcome of closed reduction in children with hip dysplasia
  Cummings JL, Oladeji AK, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Goldstein R, Georgopoulos G, Stephenson L, White NW, Hosseinzadeh P Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B 2024 Jul 33 322-327
- Fate of acetabular dysplasia after closed and open reduction of hips in children with developmental hip dislocation
  Tippabhatla A, Torres-Izquierdo B, Cummings JL, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Goldstein R, Georgopoulos G, Stephenson L, Hosseinzadeh P Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B 2024 Jul 33 328-333
- Outcomes for nighttime bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis based on brace wear adherence
  Zapata KA, Virostek D, Ma Y, Datcu AM, Gunselman MR, Herring JA, Johnson ME Spine deformity 2024 May 12 643-650
- Repeat surgical interventions following “definitive” instrumentation and fusion for idiopathic scoliosis: a 30-year update
  Jamnik AA, Datcu AM, Lachmann E, Patibandla SD, Thornberg D, Jo Ch, Morris WZ, Ramo B, Johnson M Spine deformity 2024 Jan 12 99-107
- Differentiating between Knee Septic Arthritis and Lyme Arthritis in Children: A Clinical Prediction Algorithm for a Geographically Diverse Population
  Li Y, Bommineni M, Baldwin KD, Sanborn RM, Cook D, Shore BJ, Beebe AC, Blumberg TJ, Copley LA, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Hill JF, Johnson ME, Laine JC, May CJ, Miller ML, Moore-Lotridge SN, Murphy JS, Ramo BA, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Schoenecker JG, Spence DD, Truong WH, Upasani V Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2024
- Early brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis may change the paradigm to improve curves
  Zapata KA, Virostek D, Davis K, Johnson ME, Jo CH, Owen M, Sucato DJ Spine deformity 2023 Nov 11 1381-1388
- The Generational Differences in Growth-Friendly Treatment Utilization for Early-Onset Scoliosis
  Author Collaboration PS, Jamnik AA, Monroig-Rivera C, Fitzgerald R, Sukkarieh H, Sawyer JR, El-Hawary R, Murphy RF, Hardee M, Anari JB, Johnson M, Ramo B, McIntosh AL, Brooks JT Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2023 Nov 5
- Do Children With Medicaid Insurance Have Increased Revision Rates 5 Years After Posterior Spinal Fusions?
  Moore HG, Patibandla SD, Mcclung AM, Grauer JN, Sucato DJ, Wise CA, Johnson ME, Rathjen KE, Mcintosh AL, Ramo BA, Brooks JT Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Nov 43 615-619
- An Analysis of Scoliosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Orland K, Harvey K, Klinkerman LN, Corrales A, Jamnik A, Zale C, Jo CH, Rathjen K, McIntosh A, Petrasic J, Sucato DJ, Ramo B, Johnson M, Brooks JT Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Nov 43 E804-E808
- Variations in the Management of Closed Salter-Harris II Distal Tibia Fractures
  Author Collaboration Cs, Swarup I, Pearce R, Sanborn R, Shore BJ, Arkader A, Upasani VV, Riccio A, Li GY, Heyworth BE, Meyer Z, May CJ, Spence DD, Hill JF, Denning JR, Laine JC, Larsen J, Schoenecker JG, Owen J, Janicki JA, Sanders J, Baldwin KD, Miller ML, Stepanovich M, Johnson ME, Goldstein R, De S, Blumberg TJ, Truong WH, Ramalingam W Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Oct 43 E742-E746
- Preoperative left shoulder elevation > 1 cm is predictive of severe postoperative shoulder imbalance in early onset idiopathic scoliosis patients treated with growth-friendly instrumentation
  Author Collaboration ob, Li Y, Yang D, Bergman R, Jha S, Casden M, Smith JT, Vitale M, Heffernan M, Abdullah AS, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Colom Beauchamp E, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie HE, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Spine deformity 2023 Sep 11 1157-1167
- Upper extremity neuromonitoring changes are more common than lower extremity during spinal fusion for Scheuermann’s kyphosis
  Ghazi J, Sparagana SP, Rampy P, Sucato D, Johnson M Spine deformity 2023 Sep 11 1253-1259
- Age and CRP Associated with Improved Tissue Pathogen Identification in Children with Blood Culture Negative Osteomyelitis: Results from the CORTICES Multicenter Database
  Burns JD, Upasani VV, Bastrom TP, Baldwin KD, Schoenecker JG, Shore BJ, Brighton BK, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Miller ML, Sanders JS, Truong WH, Janicki JA, Hedequist DJ, May CJ, Murphy JS, Denning JR, Laine JC, Spence DD, Beebe AC, Rickert KD, Lindberg AW, Blumberg TJ, Rosenfeld SB, Hill JF, Copley LA, Johnson ME, Ramo BA, Riccio AI, Li GY, Moore-Lotridge SN, Koehler RJ, Stepanovich M, McLaughlin D, Fletcher N, Owen J, Arkader A, Ramalingam W, De S, Sheffer B, Larson J, Kadado A, Lempert N, Meyer Z, Swarup I Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Sep 43 E603-E607
- Outcomes of Open Reduction in Children with Developmental Hip Dislocation: A Multicenter Experience over a Decade
  Cummings JL, Oladeji AK, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Goldstein R, Georgopoulos G, Stephenson L, White NW, Hosseinzadeh P Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Jul 43 E405-E410
- Descriptive Epidemiology of Upper Extremity Septic Arthritis in Children - Review of a Retrospective Multicenter Database
  Author Collaboration Cs, Li Y, Sanborn RM, Cook D, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Janicki JA, Johnson ME, Truong WH, Shore BJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2023 Jan 43 46-50
- Lengthening Behavior of Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods in Early-Onset Scoliosis: A Multicenter Study
  Author Collaboration PS, Heyer JH, Anari JB, Baldwin KD, Mitchell SL, Luhmann SJ, Sturm PF, Flynn JM, Cahill PJ, Abdulfattah Abdullah AS, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Beauchamp EC, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, El Sebaie H, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2022 Dec 104 2186-2194
- The Insidious Effects of Childhood Obesity on Orthopedic Injuries and Deformities
  Tisano B, Anigian K, Kantorek N, Kenfack YJ, Johnson M, Brooks JT Orthopedic Clinics of North America 2022 Oct 53 461-472
- Does the presence of programmable implanted devices in patients with early onset scoliosis alter typical operative and postoperative practices? A survey of spine surgeons
  Author Collaboration PS, McMahon R, Morgan SJ, Brooks JT, Cahill P, Fitzgerald R, Li Y, Abdullah AS, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Beauchamp EC, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie HE, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Fabregas J, Farley F, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Spine deformity 2022 Jul 10 951-964
- Body mass index affects outcomes after vertebral body tethering surgery
  Author Collaboration PS, Mishreky A, Parent S, Miyanji F, Smit K, Murphy J, Bowker R, Al Khatib N, El-Hawary R, Abdullah AS, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Bauer J, Bellaire L, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Bouton D, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Bumpass D, Cahill P, Chemaly O, Cheung J, Cheung K, Cho R, Christman T, Beauchamp EC, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Sebaie H, El-Hawary R, Emans J, Erickson M, Johnson M, McIntosh A, Ramo B Spine deformity 2022 May 10 563-571
- Prioritizing Elective Surgical Cases during a Pandemic or Global Crisis: The Elective-Pediatric Orthopedic Surgical Timing (E-POST) Score
  Truong WH, Ramo B, Birch C, Dodwell E, Johnson M, Lebel DE, McIntosh A, Miller D, Snyder A, Sturm P, Guillaume T Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2022 Apr 42 E397-E401
- Flexible Intramedullary Nailing of Pediatric Femoral Fractures
  Murphy JS, Koehler R, Johnson M, Hosseinzadeh P JBJS Essential Surgical Techniques 2021 Mar 11
- Surgical Technique for Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning of Pediatric Lateral Humeral Condyle Fractures
  Prusick VW, Dantzker NJ, Hysong AA, Johnson M, Mencio GA, Stutz CM, Schoenecker JG Techniques in Orthopaedics 2020 35 145-150
- Hoverboard injuries in children and adolescents: Results of a multicenter study
  Hosseinzadeh P, Devries C, Saldana RE, Scherl SA, Andras LM, Schur M, Shuler FD, Johnson M, Minaie A, Chu A, Fornari ED, Frick SL, Caird MS, Riccio AI, Pierz K, Plakas C, Herman MJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B 2019 Nov 28 555-558
- The Pediatric "floating Knee" Injury: A State-of-the-Art Multicenter Study
  Baldwin K, Anari J, Shore B, Denning JR, Li Y, Spence D, Riccio A, Stoneback J, Janicki J, Hill J, Rosenfeld S, Johnson M, Schoenecker J, Brighton B, Baldwin K Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume 2019 Oct 101 1761-1767
- Validation and Modification of a Severity of Illness Score for Children with Acute Hematogenous Osteomyelitis
  Athey AG, Johnson M, Gheen WT, Lindsay EA, Jo CH, Copley LA Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019 Feb 39 90-97
- Patients’ Perceptions of Breast Asymmetry Improve After Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
  Duri R, Brown K, Johnson M, McIntosh A Spine deformity 2019 Jan 7 80-83
- C-Reactive protein predicts risk of venous thromboembolism in pediatric musculoskeletal infection
  Amaro E, Marvi TK, Posey SL, Benvenuti MA, An TJ, Dale KM, Lovejoy SA, Martus JE, Johnson ME, Mencio GA, Moore-Lotridge SN, Thomsen IP, Schoenecker JG Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2019 Jan 39 e62-e68

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