General Surgery Experienced

David C. Johnson, M.D.

Mesa, AZ ***** 480-***-****

**********@***.*** www.linkedin.com/in/david-johnson-4353a470

Highly Versatile General Surgeon with outstanding 25+ year track record in managing a private practice, teaching, and hospital settings while keeping up with technology and medical advances. Excel in reaching to community and industry stakeholders while building trust with patients. Possess deep interest in weight loss and pain management-primary care. Practice areas span general surgery, critical care, pain management, open and minimally invasive surgery, robotic surgery, emergency and trauma surgery, critical care, acute care surgery, wound care-HBO, urban, suburban, and rural-locums settings, and weight loss surgery. Excel in assisting administration teaching medical students, and leadership teams.

Education and Credentials

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1982

Year One & Two Medical Doctor Degree Studies, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara,

Graduate Studies in Medical Technology & Engineering, Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Arizona State University

Arizona Medical License #14158 1989

NM Medical License # MD2017-0754

Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor (Instructing with Northern Arizona Healthcare)

ACLS & BLS Certified

Board Certification, American Board of Surgery (Expires 12/31/2028)

Internship in General Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

General Surgery Residency, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

Languages: English (Native); Spanish (Working Knowledge)

Professional Experience

ARIZONA ASSOCIATED SURGEONS, PLLC, Phoenix, AZ (Based in East Mesa, AZ)

General Surgeon/Group Practice Founder, June 2007 to April 2020

Successfully integrate clinical and administrative experience to manage practice, succeed in hospital settings, and navigate corporate medicine environments. Continue to grow the practice’s ability to provide surgical services in the metropolitan Phoenix area. Areas of practice include robotic surgery and weight loss surgery including open and laparoscopic, primarily gastric sleeve and revision surgeries, as well as pain management. Successes include developing and managing innovative healthcare programs in hospitals and clinics including bariatric surgery and trauma care programs.

With the onset of the COVID crisis, I closed my elective practice and office. Since the office closure, I served in a position doing in-home evaluations for a third-party healthcare system using the employment of David Johnson, MD PLLC, in March 2020. Beginning 2/1/2022 I have been doing General Surgery Locums assignments and developing a vein treatment program. June 2022, I opened a vein practice in Phoenix with the USA Clinics and this has developed into a full time practice with continuing monthly general surgery with locums assignments. Currently, I am credentialled at Cibola General Hospital, Grants, NM.

Built a seven-year track record of training medical students and surgical residents while navigating a challenging hour restricted environment at Mountain Vista Medical Center.

As Chief of Staff, played a key role in opening the Mountain Vista Medical Center and rolling out the hospital’s Bariatric Surgery Program in Mesa, Arizona (2007 to 2008).

Played a key role in Mountain Vista’s success in achieving Level III American College of Surgeons verification as well as re-verification in 2016.

Rolled out a Level III trauma program for Mountain Vista in 2012.

Level I Trauma Care Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Banner University and Honor Healthcare Osborn facilities from 1987 to 2010.

Expanded practice areas by joining Phoenix Arizona Weight Loss Solutions and North Valley Outpatient Surgery Center as a bariatric surgeon in 2009.

Successfully incorporated robotic surgery to the practice by leveraging availability of the daVinci system at a local hospital, including Single Site surgery, 2008.

Incorporated weight loss surgery into the practice in 2003. Completed 50 surgeries within Banner Mesa’s weight loss surgery program between 2003 and 2007.

Partnered with Paradise Valley Hospital to launch Weight Loss Surgery Center of Excellence.

Possess working knowledge of Spanish and excel in building relationship with diverse stakeholders including colleagues, patients, and members of the Hispanic community.

Earlier experience as General Surgeon with Solo Private Practice (1987 to 1989) in Phoenix & East Valley, AZ Multi-Specialty Group (1990 to 1993) in Mesa, AZ Valley Cardiovascular Surgeons & General Surgeons (1993) in Phoenix, AZ Independent Practice Associated with Dr. Tony O. Brinkerhoff (1994 to 1996) in East Valley, AZ Independent Practice in Association with Steven H. Miller, M.D., Bruce C. Davis, M.D. & Later Charles R. Wermuth, M.D. (1996 to 2002).

Additional experience with Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn (1995 to 2009) Level One Trauma Center Good Samaritan Hospital’s Trauma program (1989 to 1997) and Level I Trauma System at Maricopa Medical Center (1982 to 1987).

Professional Memberships

Arizona Medical Association

Maricopa County Medical Society

Phoenix Surgical Society

American College of Surgeons

Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons

American Society of General Surgeons

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Publications & Presentations

Andrew A. Fraser, Douglas D. Opie, James Gnecco, IV, Beshoy Nashed, and David C. Johnson. Spontaneous perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum in an adult female with a literature review, Surgical Case Rep. 2018 December 4: 129, Online Publication, Nov 1 2018

Case Review & Coding of the Multiply Injured Patient, Eighth Annual Grand Canyon Coders’ Meeting, Scottsdale Hilton Resort, 2006.

Multiply Injured Patient, Panel Discussion, Scottsdale Healthcare Trauma Conference, Scottsdale Hilton Resort, 2005.

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