Chenara A. Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Fellow, Emergency Imaging, Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine

Biography

Chenara Johnson attended the University of Pittsburgh and obtained a B.S. in Bioengineering. She then went on to attend the University of Illinois where she received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering and her M.D. Dr. Johnson began her career in vascular surgery, completing two years of an integrated vascular surgery program at Stony Brook University Hospital. Chenara ultimately decided that radiology was a more befitting career path. Her transition into radiology began with the completion of the NIH R25 NIBIB Bioimaging Fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Subsequently, she completed the diagnostic radiology residency at OHSU. During her final year of residency, Dr. Johnson helped create OHSU’s Emergency Imaging Fellowship, in which she is the inaugural fellow. Chenara grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas and enjoys long meditative walks, CrossFit, and spending time with loved ones.

Education and training

  • Residency

    • Vascular Surgery, Stony Brook University Hospital, July 2014 - June 2016
    • Diagnostic Radiology, Oregon Health & Science University, July 2017 - June 2022

  • Fellowship

    • NIH NIBIB Bioimaging Fellowship, Oregon Health & Science University, July 2016 - June 2017
    • Emergency Imaging, Oregon Health & Science University, July 2022 - June 2023

  • Certifications

    • BLS/ACLS July 2014 - Present

Memberships and associations:

  • American Society for Emergency Radiology
  • American College of Radiology
  • Radiological Society of North America
  • Society of Thoracic Radiology
  • American Association of Women In Radiology
  • American Roentgen Ray Society
  • Society of Abdominal Radiology

Areas of interest

  • Emergency Radiology
  • Trauma Radiology
  • Traumatic Vascular Injury
  • Forensic Radiology
  • Ballistics

Additional information

Publications

Selected publications

  • Folic acid supplementation enhances repair of the adult central nervous system. Bermans J. Iskandar, Aaron D. Nelson, Daniel K. Resnick, J. H. Pate Skene, Peng Gao, Chenara Johnson… Annals of Neurology 2004 Aug 1
  • A Temporal Study of Ultrasound Contrast Agent–Induced Changes in Capillary Density Chenara A. Johnson, Sandhya Sarwate, Rita J. Miller, William D. O'Brien… Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2010 Sep 1
  • Ultrasound contrast agents affect the angiogenic response Chenara A. Johnson, Rita J. Miller, William D. O'Brien… Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 2011 Jul 1
  • The angiogenic response is dependent on ultrasound contrast agent concentration Chenara A. Johnson, William D. O'Brien… Vascular Cell 2012 May 15
  • Direct magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsy of the prostate: lessons learned in establishing a regional referral center. Benjamin Addicott, Bryan R. Foster, Chenara Johnson, Alice Fung, Christopher L. Amling, Fergus V. Co… Translational Andrology and Urology 2017 Jun 1
  • Case series of collapsed simple renal cysts potentially simulating cystic malignancy at CT. Apurva A. Bonde, Chenara Johnson, Benjamin Addicott, Antonio C. Westphalen, Elena K. Korngold, Fergu… Clinical Imaging 2018 Jul 1
  • Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder RSNA Case Collection July 2021
  • Postradiation sacral insufficiency fracture RSNA Case Collection September 2021

Publications