Dr. James T. Johnson, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon
Sports Medicine Doctor

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Dr. Johnson practices Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine in Golden and Westminster, Colorado.

Physician Profile for Dr. James T. Johnson, MD

Addresses:: 8510 Bryant Street Suite 120; Westminster, CO 80031; 660 Golden Ridge Road Suite 250; Golden, CO 80401

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Accepting New Patients: Yes; Male; Years Since Graduation: 15; Practice Member Since: 2000.; Professional Status:
Private Practice - Group/partnership,
Awards and Honors:: AOA-Zimmer Traveling Resident Research Award; Don Joy Orthopaedic Research Award; Yale Orthopaedic Alumni Resident Research Award; Blue Key Scholastic Scholarship
: HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.
Professional Appointments:: Camp Ronald McDonald For Good Times, Volunteer Community Organizer, Hospital and Camper Recruitment Program
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: 2000, Colorado Medical Society; 2000, American Medical Association; 2000, Clear Creek Valley Medical Society; 2001, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
Committees:: Honor Code Committee, 1992-94; Graduation Committee, Class of 94
Publications:: Biomechanical Evaluation of Glenolabral Suture Fixation for Anterior Shoulder Instability, Submitted to American Journal of Sports Medicine; The Spectrum of Injuries Associated with Acute Tears of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament, Submitted to Arthroscopy; Early Muscle Function is Enhanced by NSAIDs Following Contusion Injury, Submitted to American Journal of Sports Medicine; 1996, Single Screw Fixation for Acute and Acute-on-Chronic Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research; 1992, The role of pulmonary phagocytes in host defense against group B streptococci in preterm versus rabbit lung, J Infect Dis.; Surfactant in Clinical Practice: Formulating a surfactant therapy for preterm infants who have bacterial pneumonia and repiratory distress syndrome, Hardwood Academic Publishers
Physician Treats:: Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Injuries, Arthritis, Dislocations, Knee pain, Meniscus tear, Rotator cuff injury, Shoulder instability, Sports injuries, Tendonitis
Physician Performs:: Knee arthroscopy, Joint surgery, Removal end of clavicle, Rotator cuff repair, Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Surgeries, Arthroscopic joint reconstruction, Knee debridement & shaving, SLAP repair of shoulder
Foreign Languages Spoken:: French, Spanish

Patient / Medical Philosophy: To practice high quality orthopedic care for my patients. The philosophy is the patient drives the practice. The employees are team members who are mutually accountable and pursue our goal of high quality care in a team approach.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Orthopedic Surgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. James T. Johnson, MD is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; Sports Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. James T. Johnson, MD is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Washington, DC 1994
Internship:: Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Residency:: Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Other Education or Training/Positions:: Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, Fellowship Training
Vail, CO
Undergraduate School:: University Of California
Los Angeles, CA
Professional Status:: Private Practice - Group/partnership

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Knee arthroscopy	403
Joint surgery	397
Removal end of clavicle	90
Rotator cuff repair	88
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (Acl) Surgeries	52
Arthroscopic joint reconstruction	50
Knee debridement & shaving	50
SLAP repair of shoulder	14

Health Plan / Other

Physicians that Share Call:: Douglas Straehley, Walter Robinson, Mark Conklin, Christopher Hirose, Douglas Wong, Douglas Foulk, Mark Mills, Thomas Friermood, Michael Morley, Amit Agarwala, Courtney Brown, Christopher Brian, Thomas Puschak, Peter Lammens, Patrick Mcnair, Eric Stahl, Bharat Desai, Mitchell Seemann, and Charles Gottlob.
Participates in Clinical Trials:: No

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. James T. Johnson, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. James T. Johnson, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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