Dana Johnson, M.D., Ph.D. - University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital

University of Minnesota Children's Hospital, Fairview

MAPS AND DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Phone (toll-free):
888-KIDS-UMN
(888-543-7866)

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS

Street Address:
500 Harvard Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Mailing Address:
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

RIVERSIDE CAMPUS

Street Address:
2312 S 6th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Mailing Address:
2450 Riverside Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55454

University of Minnesota
Physicians

Dana Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.

All Specialties:

For Health Care Professionals 24-Hour Consultations and Admissions: Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

For Parents/Patients Clinic Appointments (M-F, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.): Toll-free, 888-KIDS-UMN (888-543-7866)

University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview Position(s)
Neonatology
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Other Related Positions Currently Held
Co-Medical Director, Perinatal Integration, Fairview Health System, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Co-director, International Adoption Clinic, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Professor, Division of Neonatology, University of Minnesota

Sections Chief Organization, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications
Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Sees Patients At
- University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Fairview (International Adoption Clinic, Neonatal Care/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
- International Adoption Clinic at Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Minneapolis)

Clinical Interests
International Adoption
Neonatology
Newborn Intensive Care

Education
Medical School
University of Minnesota

Doctor of Philosophy
University of Minnesota (Anatomy)

Site of Residency
University of Minnesota (Pediatrics)

Site of Fellowship
University of Minnesota (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Awards and Honors
DeWitt Wallace International Fellowship at Karawa and Loko, Zaire Bacaner Research Award (Best Thesis-Anatomy, University of Minnesota)

Service Award, Joint Council for International Children’s Services

Friend of Children Award, North American Council on Adoptable Children, 2002

Best Doctors in America®, 2007-2008

Research Interest(s)
Effects of Early Institutionalization on Growth and Development
Outcomes of Internationally Adopted Children

Selected Recent Publications
Johnson DE. Adoption and the Effect on Children's Development. Early Hum Dev 68:39-44, 2002.

Kroupina MG, Iverson SL, Gunnar MR, Johnson DE. Social and communication skills of post-instutionalized children. Pediatr Res 51:20A, 2002.

Johnson DE, Federici RS, Tabaxaru C, Health Care Volunteers. Incidence of Hepatitis B and C and HIV in older children and adolescents institutionalized since birth. Pediatr Res 51:152A, 2002.

Johnson DE, Mason P, Federici RS, Tabacaru C, Health Care Bolunteers. Pre- and post- pubertal growth in profoundly deprived, institutionalized children. Pediatr Res 51:192A, 2002.

Iverson SL, Dole KN, Schell-Frank D, McDaid M, Johnson DE. Use of a group home for deinstitutionalized older Romanian children after a lifetime of institutional care. Pediatr Res 51:195A, 2002.