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Charles E. Johnston, MD
Assistant Chief of Staff
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
Dallas, TX

About Charles E. Johnston, MD

Doctor Charles Johnston is Assistant Chief of Staff at Scottish Texas Rite Hospital for Children. He is a Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Dr. Johnson graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT. He received his medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, NY. He completed his surgical internship at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Bexar County Hospital and his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, NC. In addition, Dr. Johnston completed the Harrington Fellowship of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Scoliosis at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

He is an active staff member at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and an orthopaedic consultant for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Retardation at the Abilene State School and the Denton State School.

Dr. Johnson is a member of the editorial board for Orthopaedics, a consultant reviewer for Spine and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is a member of other prestigious societies including the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Scoliosis Research Society, Sociedad Argentina de Patalogia de la Columna Vertebral, and American Orthopaedic Association.

Case Studies Presented by Charles E. Johnston, MD

Growing Spine Case: 5-Year-old with Increasing Spinal Deformity

Presented by: C. Johnston MD

A 5-year-old male, with an uncharacterized congenital myopathy, presented for increasing spinal deformity.

Increasing Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Early Onset Scoliosis Discussion by Behrooz A. Akbarnia, MD
Presented by: C. Johnston MD

A 5-year-old male with uncharacterized congenital myopathy presents with increasing spinal deformity. He is ambulatory, but having some recent balance issues.

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Medtronic
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Medtronic
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