Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Geriatric Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 2018 - 2023
  • Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 2016 - 2023
  • Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship, Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine 2016 - 2017
  • Psychiatry Resident, Psychiatry, Duke University School of Medicine 2013 - 2016
  • Medical Intern, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine 1999 - 2000
  • M.D., University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine 1999
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurology 2018 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurology 2017 - 2018
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2017 - 2018
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  Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke

  • Division Chief, Memory Disorders Division, Department of Neurology
    Director of Clinical Trials, Memory Disorders Division, Department of Neurology
    Co-Leader, Clinical Core, Duke-UNC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • MAY 3, 2022

    Duke Clinical Practice Today

    Studying Early Signs of Dementia in Younger, More Diverse Patient Population

  • SEP 29, 2021

    Duke Health News

    What You Need to Know About the New Alzheimer's Drug

  • JAN 12, 2021

    Duke Health Communications

    Q&A with Kim Johnson, MD: Isolation, Comorbidities Play a Part in Psychiatric Issues
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  Awards & Honors

  • Resident Research Award. Duke Psychiatry Residency. 2016
  • Carter Clinic Community Service Award. The Carter Clinic. 2015
  • Alpha Omega Alpha. University of Pittsburgh. 1999
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Retinal Light Scattering Measurements as a Clinical Biomarker of Alzheimer's Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2027
  • Duke Program of Training in Pulmonary ReSearch to Promote, Engage and Retain Academic Researchers (PROSPER) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2022 - 2026
  • A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, 52 Week Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Simufilam 100 mg Tablets in Subjects with Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease awarded by Cassava Sciences, Inc 2022 - 2024
  • A 52-Week, Multicenter, Phase 1 Open-label Study to Evaluate the Safety of LX1001 in Participants with APOE4 Homozygote Alzheimers Disease awarded by LEXEO Therapeutics, Inc 2022 - 2024
  • Effects of Healthy Aging and Mild Cognitive Impairment on Memory Representations awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2024
  • Cognitive Stimulation Therapy across a healthcare system to improve clinical outcomes awarded by Dementia Alliance of North Carolina 2020 - 2022
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Ma, Justin P., Cason B. Robbins, Sandra S. Stinnett, Kim G. Johnson, Burton L. Scott, Dilraj S. Grewal, and Sharon Fekrat. “Repeatability of Peripapillary OCT Angiography in Neurodegenerative Disease.” Ophthalmol Sci 1, no. 4 (December 2021): 100075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2021.100075.
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    • Harrison, William T., Jay B. Lusk, Beiyu Liu, John F. Ervin, Kim G. Johnson, Cynthia L. Green, and Shih-Hsiu J. Wang. “Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is independently associated with dementia and strongly associated with arteriolosclerosis in the oldest-old.” Acta Neuropathol 142, no. 5 (November 2021): 917–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-021-02360-w.
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    • Harrison, William T., Jay B. Lusk, Beiyu Liu, John F. Ervin, Kim G. Johnson, Cynthia L. Green, and Shih-Hsiu J. Wang. “Correction to: Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy neuropathological change (LATE-NC) is independently associated with dementia and strongly associated with arteriolosclerosis in the oldest-old.” Acta Neuropathol 142, no. 5 (November 2021): 921. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00401-021-02368-2.
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    • Beyer, John L., and Kim G. Johnson. “Advances in Pharmacotherapy of Late-Life Depression.” Curr Psychiatry Rep 20, no. 5 (April 7, 2018): 34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-018-0899-6.
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    • Johnson, Kim G., Adedayo Fashoyin, Ramiro Madden-Fuentes, Andrew J. Muzyk, Jane P. Gagliardi, and Mamata Yanamadala. “Discharge Plans for Geriatric Inpatients with Delirium: A Plan to Stop Antipsychotics?” J Am Geriatr Soc 65, no. 10 (October 2017): 2278–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15026.
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    • Johnson, Kim, Andrew Muzyk, and Marla Wald. “Characteristics of antipsychotic medication prescribing on inpatient obstetric floors.” Arch Womens Ment Health 19, no. 4 (August 2016): 705–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-016-0642-4.
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    • Fowler, Nicole R., Kim G. Johnson, Jie Li, Charity G. Moore, Samir Saba, Oscar L. Lopez, and Amber E. Barnato. “Use of cardiac implantable electronic devices in older adults with cognitive impairment.” Jama Intern Med 174, no. 9 (September 2014): 1514–16. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.3450.
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    • Johnson, K. G. “Re-emergence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Nightmares With Nursing Home Admission: Treatment With Prazosin.” Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 14, no. 2 (February 1, 2013): 130–31.
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  • Other Articles

    • Johnson, K., J. Beyer, and S. Steffens. “Baseline Stress Effect on Remission in Geriatric Depression.” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, n.d.
• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Teaching Activities

  • Cultural Determinants of Health and Health Disparities Course, School of Medicine
• Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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  Service to the Profession

  • Scholars Program Planning Committee. American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2017 - 2021  2017 - 2021
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  Service to Duke

  • Duke Skilled Nursing Facility COVID Advisory Team. April 2020  2020
  • Psychiatry. Appointment, Promotions, Tenure Faculty Workgroup. August 2018  2018
  • Geriatrics Coordinating Council. May 2018  2018
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  Clinical Activities

  • Duke Neurology Memory Disorders Clinic
    
    

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