Michelle C. Johansen, MD, PhD

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Neurology

Background

Videos

• Johns Hopkins Medicine A Woman's Journey Executive Women's Briefing 2021

• Neurology: Junior Faculty Spotlight

Research Interests

Cardioembolic Stroke, Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disease

Research Summary

Dr. Johansen’s research interest lie in the heart brain connection, specifically with regards to earlier diagnosis and ultimately prevention of cardioembolic stroke.  Current research efforts focus on characterizing and then utilizing cardiac anatomy in ischemic stroke patients to improve stroke subtype diagnosis, codify risk of stroke recurrence and describe patient functional outcomes.

Selected Publications

• Chapman, S. N., Mehndiratta, P., Johansen, M. C., McMurry, T. L., Johnston, K. C., & Southerland, A. M. (2014). Current perspectives on the use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Vascular health and risk management, 10, 75.

• Erich L. Kiehl, M.D.,Alex M. Parker, M.D., Ralph M. Matar, M.D.,Matthew M. Gottbrecht, M.D., Michelle C. Johansen, M.D., Mark P. Adams, R.N., Lori A. Griffiths, R.N., Katherine L. Bidwell, Pharm.D. Venugopal Menon, M.D., Kyle B. Enfield, M.D., Lawrence W. Gimple, M.D. C-GRApH: A Validated Scoring System For The Early Stratification Of Neurologic Outcomes After Out-of- hospital.  Journal of the American Heart Association. 10.1161/JAHA.115.003821.

Courses & Syllabi

American Academy of Neurology Podcast-Lessons of the Week Series and Breaking Research segments, 1/1/13 - 12/30/15

Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society
• Robert F Byrd Scholarship
• Golden Key Honor Society
• KL2 Young Investigator Grant, 1/1/17
• American Heart Association Mentored Clinical and Population Research Grant, 1/1/16
• American College of Medical Quality; Quality Scholar, 1/1/16
• University of Virginia Colligan Quality Improvement Grant, 1/1/14
• Department of Neuroscience Award for Excellence in Clinical Neurology, 1/1/11

Lectures & Presentations

• American College of Medical Quality, Quality Scholar, "Targeting Stroke in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab through creation of the Aldrete-FAST Score: Preliminary results of a prospective quality improvement project", Lab, 1/1/15
• HEAD Talks: Ideas in Neurology Worth Sharing; "Overcoming irrational fear: Utilization of IV tPa in low NIHSS patients.", Presentation, 1/1/16
• International Stroke Conference Junior Investigator proposal, "FAST-PC: The Feasibility of Using the Aldrete-FAST Screening Tool to Detect Stroke in Post Cardiac Catheterization Setting", Proposal
• Johns Hopkins High Value Research Symposium, "Paradigm shift: Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Johns Hopkins Acute Stroke Care" accepted for presentation, presentation, Johns Hopkins, 1/1/16

Memberships

• American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
• American Academy of Neurology
• Alpha Omega Alpha
• American College of Medical Quality
• American Chemical Society
• American College of Physicians
• Cavalier Varsity Athletic Alumni Association
• Gold Key Honor Society

Professional Activities

• American Heart Association, Peer Reviewed Journal Subject Expert Reviewer, 1/1/17
• Circulation, Peer Reviewed Journal Subject Expert Reviewer, 8/1/16
• Neurology, Peer Reviewed Journal Subject Expert Reviewer, 5/1/16
• PlosOne, Peer Reviewed Journal Subject Expert Reviewer, 5/1/16
• Stroke, Peer Reviewed Journal Subject Expert Reviewer, 1/1/16