Michael E. Johnston , MD

Medical Degree: Indiana University 2017

Bachelor's Degree: Purdue University 2013 (Biology)

Research Experience:
Department of Surgery – University of Cincinnati Medical Center 
2017-Present
Primary Investigator – Sameer Patel, MD
"Surgical Oncology and the Geriatric Patient" - Submitted to Clinics of Geriatrics – Surgery in the Geriatric Patient (2018);
Johnston M, Sussman J, Patel S

Department of Surgery – Indiana University School of Medicine
2015-2017
Primary Investigator – Eugene P. Ceppa, MD FACS
• Laparoscopic Gastroepiploic Lymph Node Harvesting for Life Limiting Lymphedema: A Novel Technique
Surgical Laparoscopic Endoscopic Percutaneous Techniques (2017);
Johnston M, Socas J, Hunter J, Ceppa E
o Author on abstract focused on Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in BRCA 2 Carriers to AHPBA Conference
o Video abstract on Laparoscopic Gastroepiploic Lymph Node Harvesting for Life Limiting Lymphedema with Incorporation of Indocyanin Green accepted to SAGES 2017
o Educational video on Laparoscopic Gastroepiploic Lymph Node Harvesting for Life Limiting Lymphedema with Incorporation of Indocyanin Green submitted to American College of Surgeons Collegiate Conference 2017

Department of Dermatology – Indiana University School of Medicine    
2014-2016
Primary Investigator – Jeffrey Travers, MD
• Radiation Therapy Generates Platelet-activating Factor Agonists
Oncotarget (2016);
Sahu R, Harrison H, Weyerbacher J, Murphy R, Knoger R, Garret J, Chin-Sinex H, Johnston M, Dynlacht J, Mendonca M, McMullen K, Lix G, Spandau D, Travers J
• Student Research Program in Academic Medicine
o Dark Side of Radiation Therapy: Platelet-activating Factor Agonists Generated as a By-Product of Radiation Therapy Augment Melanoma Tumor Growth
o Conducted over 12 weeks of basic science research. Wrote abstract and prepared poster presented at the AMA Medical Student Research Symposium in Dallas.
o Presented at and won the End of Summer Research Poster Session at IUSM.

2011 -2013 Teaching Assistant – Purdue University, Taught four courses during my junior and senior years including Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Genetics, Biological Macromolecules and Principles of Physiology Laboratory. ,

2012 - Precollege Research Mentor – Purdue University, Leader and overseer for five Puerto Rican students’ research projects. Represented Purdue University at research symposium in Puerto Rico, where students presented their research posters from the preceding summer’s projects.,

2012 -2013 Tutor, Purdue Athletic Department – Purdue University, Tutored Purdue student athletes in individually customized sessions, including topics on biology, chemistry, and physics.,

2006 -2011 Manager, Harbor Links Golf Club - Liberty, Indiana, Oversaw clubhouse finances and scheduling. Assisted in course maintenance and upkeep.,

Peer Reviewed Publications

Johnston, Michael E; Socas, Juan; Hunter, JoAnna L; Ceppa, Eugene P (2017. ) Laparoscopic Gastroepiploic Lymphovascular Pedicle Harvesting for the Treatment of Extremity Lymphedema: A Novel Technique.Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques, , 27 (3 ) ,e40-e43 More Information

Sahu, Ravi P; Harrison, Kathleen A; Weyerbacher, Jonathan; Murphy, Robert C; Konger, Raymond L; Garrett, Joy Elizabeth; Chin-Sinex, Helen Jan; Johnston, Michael Edward; Dynlacht, Joseph R; Mendonca, Marc; McMullen, Kevin; Li, Gengxin; Spandau, Dan F; Travers, Jeffrey B (2016. ) Radiation therapy generates platelet-activating factor agonists.Oncotarget, , 7 (15 ) ,20788-800 More Information

Johnston, Michael E; Sussman, Jeffrey J; Patel, Sameer H (2019. ) Surgical Oncology and Geriatric Patients.Clinics in geriatric medicine, , 35 (1 ) ,53-63 More Information

Turner K.M.; Delman A.M.; Johnston M.E.; Hanseman D.; Wilson G.C.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H. (07-01-2022. ) Is endocrine and exocrine function improved following duodenal preserving pancreatic head resection .HPB, , 24 (7 ) ,1194-1200 More Information

Wagner M.L.; Johnston M.; Jenkins T.; Palumbo J.S.; Rymeski B.A. (06-01-2022. ) Use of thromboelastography in children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, , 57 (6 ) ,1056-1061 More Information

Morgan K.M.; Anderson K.T.; Johnston M.E.; Dasgupta R.; Crowley J.J.; Fahy A.S.; Lapidus-Krol E.; Baertschiger R.M.; Lautz T.B.; Many B.T.; Marquart J.P.; Gainer H.; Lal D.R.; Rich B.S.; Glick R.D.; MacArthur T.A.; Polites S.F.; Kastenberg Z.J.; Short S.S.; Meyers R.L.; Talbot L.; Abdelhafeez A.; Prajapati H.; Davidoff A.M.; Rubaclava N.; Newman E.; Ehrlich P.F.; Rothstein D.H.; Roach J.P.; Ladd P.; Janek K.C.; Le H.D.; Leraas H.J.; Tracy E.T.; Bisset L.; Mora M.C.; Warren P.; Aldrink J.H.; Malek M.M. (06-01-2022. ) Interhospital variability in localization techniques for small pulmonary nodules in children: A pedi.Journal of Pediatric Surgery, , 57 (6 ) ,1013-1017 More Information

Al-Hadidi A.; Rinehardt H.N.; Sutthatarn P.; Talbot L.J.; Murphy A.J.; Whitlock R.; Condon S.; Naik-Mathuria B.; Utria A.F.; Rothstein D.H.; Chen S.Y.; Wong-Michalak S.; Kim E.S.; Short S.S.; Meyers R.L.; Kastenberg Z.J.; Johnston M.E.; Zens T.; Dasgupta R.; Malek M.M.; Calabro K.; Piché N.; Callas H.; Lautz T.B.; McKay K.; Lovvorn H.N.; Commander S.J.; Tracy E.T.; Lund S.B.; Polites S.F.; Davidson J.; Dhooma J.; Seemann N.M.; Marquart J.P.; Gainer H.; Lal D.R.; Rich B.S.; Glick R.D.; Maloney L.; Radu S.; Fialkowski E.A.; Kwok P.E.; Romao R.L.P.; Rubalcava N.; Ehrlich P.F.; Newman E.; Diehl T.; Le H.D.; Polcz V.; Petroze R.T.; Stanek J.; Aldrink J.H. (01-01-2022. ) Incidence and management of pleural effusions in patients with Wilms tumor: A Pediatric Surgical Onc.International Journal of Cancer, , More Information

Johnston M.E.; Rivas M.P.; Nicolle D.; Gorse A.; Gulati R.; Kumbaji M.; Weirauch M.T.; Bondoc A.; Cairo S.; Geller J.; Tiao G.; Timchenko N. (10-01-2021. ) Olaparib Inhibits Tumor Growth of Hepatoblastoma in Patient-Derived Xenograft Models.Hepatology, , 74 (4 ) ,2201-2215 More Information

Kassam A.F.; Cortez A.R.; Johnston M.E.; Zang H.; Fei L.; Lin T.K.; Abu-El-Haija M.; Nathan J.D. (10-01-2021. ) Total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation reduces resource utilization in pediatric patien.American Journal of Surgery, , 222 (4 ) ,786-792 More Information

Reyna C.; Johnston M.E.; Morris M.C.; Lee T.C.; Hanseman D.; Shaughnessy E.A.; Lewis J.D. (08-01-2021. ) National trends for axillary lymph node dissection and survival outcomes for clinical T3/T4 node-neg.Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, , 189 (1 ) ,155-166 More Information

D’Souza A.M.; Cast A.; Kumbaji M.; Rivas M.; Gulati R.; Johnston M.; Smithrud D.; Geller J.; Timchenko N. (03-04-2021. ) Small Molecule Cjoc42 Improves Chemo-Sensitivity and Increases Levels of Tumor Suppressor Proteins i.Frontiers in Pharmacology, , 12 , More Information

Rivas M.; Johnston M.E.; Gulati R.; Kumbaji M.; Margues Aguiar T.F.; Timchenko L.; Krepischi A.; Shin S.; Bondoc A.; Tiao G.; Geller J.; Timchenko N. (01-01-2021. ) HDAC1-Dependent Repression of Markers of Hepatocytes and P21 Is Involved in Development of Pediatric.Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, , 12 (5 ) ,1669-1682 More Information

Lee T.C.; Wima K.; Morris M.C.; Johnston M.E.; Shah S.A.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H.; Wilson G.C. (01-01-2021. ) Lack of National Adoption of Evidence-Based Treatment for Resectable Gastric Adenocarcinoma.Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, , 25 (1 ) ,36-47 More Information

Morris M.C.; Lee T.C.; Johnston M.E.; Hanseman D.; Lewis J.D.; Shaughnessy E.A.; Reyna C. (11-01-2020. ) National Trend of Axillary Management in Clinical T3/T4 N0 Patients Having Breast Conserving Therapy.Journal of Surgical Research, , 255 ,361-370 More Information

Kassam A.F.; Goddard G.R.; Johnston M.E.; Cortez A.R.; Trout A.T.; Jenkins T.M.; Miethke A.G.; Campbell K.M.; Bezerra J.A.; Balistreri W.F.; Nathan J.D.; Alonso M.H.; Tiao G.M.; Bondoc A.J. (09-01-2020. ) Natural Course of Pediatric Portal Hypertension.Hepatology Communications, , 4 (9 ) ,1346-1352 More Information

Johnston M.E.; Carter M.M.; Wilson G.C.; Ahmad S.A.; Patel S.H. (06-01-2020. ) Surgical management of primary pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, , 11 (3 ) ,578-589 More Information

Rivas M.P.; Aguiar T.F.M.; Maschietto M.; Lemes R.B.; Caires-Júnior L.C.; Goulart E.; Telles-Silva K.A.; Novak E.; Cristofani L.M.; Odone V.; Cypriano M.; de Toledo S.R.C.; Carraro D.M.; Escobar M.Q.; Lee H.; Johnston M.; da Costa C.M.L.; da Cunha I.W.; Tasic L.; Pearson P.L.; Rosenberg C.; Timchenko N.; Krepischi A.C.V. (01-01-2020. ) Hepatoblastomas exhibit marked NNMT downregulation driven by promoter DNA hypermethylation.Tumor Biology, , 42 (12 ) , More Information

Farooqui Z.; Johnston M.; Schepers E.; Brewer N.; Hartman S.; Jenkins T.; Bondoc A.; Pai A.; Geller J.; Tiao G.M. (05-01-2023. ) Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients Who Underwent Conventional Resection and Liver Transplantation.Children, , 10 (5 ) , More Information

Gulati R.; Johnston M.; Rivas M.; Cast A.; Kumbaji M.; Hanlon M.A.; Lee S.; Zhou P.; Lake C.; Schepers E.; Min K.W.; Yoon J.H.; Karns R.; Reid L.M.; Lopez-Terrada D.; Timchenko L.; Parameswaran S.; Weirauch M.T.; Ranganathan S.; Bondoc A.; Geller J.; Tiao G.; Shin S.; Timchenko N. (10-01-2022. ) ?-catenin cancer–enhancing genomic regions axis is involved in the development of fibrolamellar hepa.Hepatology Communications, , 6 (10 ) ,2950-2963 More Information

Johnston M.E.; Tiao G. (01-01-2022. ) Congenital Intrahepatic Cholestasis.Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery, Third Edition, , 833-836 More Information

2013 Nominee for Purdue University Commencement Speech

2013 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Honor Roll, Purdue University

2013 Purdue College of Science Outstanding Senior

2013 Zdobylak ALS/Neuroscience Scholarship

2014 Winner of the Indiana University School of Medicine Research Poster Presentation

2016 ACS Collegiate Congress Travel Scholarship, Indiana University Department of Surgery

2013 -2017 Indiana University Medical Student Scholar Merit Scholarship $130,000 Scholarship awarded over four years for premedical merit.

2017 Indiana University School of Medicine Elite 50 Graduate Student Award Top ten graduate students of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis

2017 Excellence in Public Health Award, U.S. Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee

2018 -2019 Department of Surgery Best Teaching Resident Award

President, Class of 2017 - Indiana University School of Medicine 2013 -2017

Co-founder, Student Engagement, Enrichment, and Development Fund – Indiana University School of Medicine 2015 -2017

Developer, College and House - Indiana University School of Medicine 2015 -2017

President, Surgery Student Interest Group – Indiana University School of Medicine 2016 -2017

Founder, Class of 2017 Golf Outing Charity Event – Indiana University School of Medicine 2014 -2016

Advertising Committee, LCME Accreditation - Indiana University School of Medicine 2015 -2016

President/Co-Founder, Second Year Show – Indiana University School of Medicine 2014 -2015

Founder, Thrive Community Outreach Program – Indiana University School of Medicine 2014

Trip Leader, Nicaragua Pre-medical Outreach Trip – Indiana University School of Medicine 2013

Speaker, Pre-medicine Orientation – Purdue University 2013

President, Caduceus Club – Purdue University 2012 -2013

Volunteer, Medical Outreach Trips – Purdue University 2009 -2013

2013 -To Present: Member of Indiana State Medical Association

2013 -To Present: Member of American Medical Association

2016 -To Present: Resident Member of the American College of Surgeons

Academic - Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45267-0558
Phone: 513-558-4206
michael.johnston@uc.edu