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Anthony Johnson, D.O., Texas Children's Fetal Center

 

ADDRESS:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
6620 Main Street, Suite 1450
Houston, Texas 77030

Phone: 713-798-8154
Fax: 713-798-2808
anthonyj@bcm.tmc.edu

EDUCATION:
Undergraduate: July 1972 - June 1976
Fairmont State College, BS, Biology
Fairmont, WV

Medical School: July 1976 - June 1980
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg, WV.

Residency: July 1981 - June 1985
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Botsford General Hospital
Farmington Hills, MI

Fellowship: July 1985 - June 1987
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: July 1987 - June 1989
Medical Genetics
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
 
Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
2003 - 2006

Associate Professor
Department of Pathology
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
2002 - 2003

Assistant Medical Program Director
Genetics Residency Training Program
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI
2000 - 2003

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Reproductive Genetics
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
1998 - 2003

Clinical Associate Professor
Boston University
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MI
1996 - 1998

Assistant Medical Director
Perinatal Diagnosis Center
Lexington, MA
1995 - 1998

Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
1994 - 1996

Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jefferson Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
1989 - 1994

Instructor
Internal Medicine/Clinical Genetics
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, PA
1987 - 1989

Instructor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
1985 - 1987
 
HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS
 
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, TX
10/2006 - Present

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Houston, TX
10/2006 - Present

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harris County Houston District
Ben Taub General Hospital
Houston, TX
10/2006 - Present

Director
Fetal Intervention Program
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
NC Women’s Hospital of UNCH
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
5/2004 - 10/2006

Assistant Director
Fetal Surgery Program
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
NC Women’s Hospital of UNCH
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
5/2003 - 5/2004

Director
Reproductive Genetics
Maternal Serum Screening Program
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
NC Women’s Hospital of UNCH
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
8/2003 - 10/2006

Director
Division of Reproductive Genetics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wayne State University Medical School
Hutzel Hospital
Detroit, MI
10/1999 - 8/2003

Associate Director
Division of Reproductive Genetics
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Wayne State University Medical School
Hutzel Hospital
Detroit, MI
11/1998 - 10/1999
 
CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE
 
Board Certified
American Osteopathic Association
Maternal Fetal Medicine
October 1994

Board Certified
American Osteopathic Association
Obstetrics and Gynecology
March 1992

Board Certified
American Board of Medical Genetics
Clinical Genetics
September 1990

 
RESEARCH SUPPORT
 
Principle Investigator
Fetoscopic Directed Laser Photocoagulation of Communicating Placental Vessels in Severe Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome
Baylor College of Medicine
Total Project Period: 10/06/06 - 09/12/07

Co- Investigator
Cooperative Multicenter Reproductive Medicine Network
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
Total Project Period: 04/01/00 - 3/31/05
Annual Direct Costs: $429,194

Co- Investigator
The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Network
National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
Total Project Period: 04/01/01 - 03/31/06
Total Funding: $1,559,148

Co- Investigator
Randomized Trial of 11-14 Week Amniocentesis and Transvaginal Chorionic Villus Sampling
National Institute of Child Health and Development
(Thomas Jefferson University project)
Total Project Period: 9/1996-6/2003
Total Funding: $2,089,179

Principle Investigator
Noninvasive Technology for Prenatal Testing & Diagnosis
BIOCEPT, Inc. San Diego, CA
Total Project period: 12/2004-3/2006
Total Funding; $22,000
 
NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPATION
 
Editorial Consultant
Guest Infertility and Reproductive Medicine
Editor of North America
10/2001

Ad hoc reviewer
NICHD
"Special Emphasis Panel"
Multicenter Trial of Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair
April 2001
Nov. 2001

Grant Application Reviewer
National Children’s Study Ascertainment and Diagnosis
of Birth Defects Reviewer Workshop
Sheraton Hotel Colony Square
Atlanta, GA
Oct. 2004

Reviewer
Genetics in Medicine
 
 
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
 
American College of Medical Genetics  

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    Research and Awards Committee
 

American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    Senior Member
    Strategic Planning Committee
2006-2008

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine  

American Osteopathic Association  

American Society of Human Genetics  

Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  

Fetal Hope Foundation
    Medical Advisory Board
2007 - Present

International Society for Prenatal Diagnosis  

International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology  

Maternal–Fetal Medicine Foundation of SMFM
    Nuchal Translucency Oversight Committee
2006 - Present

North American Fetal Therapy Network
    Secretary
    Treasurer
2006 - Present
2006 - Present
2007 - Present

Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
    Director of Fetal Surgery Special Interest Group
6/2007 - Present

Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
    Chairperson, Special Interest Group – Genetics
1992-1997
 
COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES
 
Texas Children’s Fetal Center Medical Staff Committee 05/2007 – Present

BaylorMedCare Credentials Committee 07/2007 – Present