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Justin M Johnson

Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology

Overview


Dr. Johnson has expertise in military and veteran mental health as well as the care of patients with complex co-morbid medical and psychiatric disorders. He is an Assistant Consulting Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine and sees patients at the Durham VA Medical Center, where he treats Veterans and teaches Duke University students and trainees. His primary focus is on post-September 11 combat Veterans as well as patients with acute co-morbid medical and psychiatric illness. In addition to Duke, Dr. Johnson is a medical officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, has deployed in support of several operations, and is interested in military medicine.

Prior to the VA, Dr. Johnson graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, followed by medical school at Johns Hopkins. He completed psychiatry residency at The Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and McLean Hospital combined program at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Johnson served as the Administrative Chief Resident as well as the Consultation-Liaison Chief Resident at Harvard, where he became interested in patients with co-morbid medical/surgical and psychiatric disorders. He completed a fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at UNC Hospitals, working extensively in the medical and surgical hospitals, intensive care settings, the Burn ICU, and the UNC Cancer Center. He has treated thousands of patients with co-morbid psychiatric and medical illness and continues to publish in peer-reviewed journals and present at national academic conferences on these topics.

Dr. Johnson is board-certified in Psychiatry. He is a member of the American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the North Carolina Psychiatric Association, and the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences · 2025 - Present Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Consulting Associate in the School of Nursing · 2019 - Present School of Nursing

Recent Publications


Psychiatric Care of the Post-September 11 Combat Veteran: A Review.

Journal Article Psychosomatics · 2019 BACKGROUND: Post-September 11, 2001 combat veterans represent a growing cohort of patients with unique mental health needs, particularly around post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The United States (US) remains engaged i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Beyond Thiamine: Treatment for Cognitive Impairment in Korsakoff's Syndrome.

Journal Article Psychosomatics · 2018 BACKGROUND: Wernicke's encephalopathy is a condition whose treatment many consultation-liaison psychiatrists know quite well. Less clear, however, is the treatment of its dementia disorder descendent, the Korsakoff's syndrome (KS). OBJECTIVE: This article ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Effect of Testosterone Levels on Mood in Men: A Review

Journal Article Psychosomatics · November 2013 Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine · 2010 M.D.