Jeffery S. Johns, MD
Jeff Johns, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he also serves as Medical Director of Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital and Medical Director of the PM&R Patient Care Center. He is Board Certified in PM&R as well as Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. He completed his residency in PM&R at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he also served as Chief Resident. His clinical interests in addition to spinal cord injury medicine include the rehabilitation of individuals following brain injury, stroke, neurologic disorders, amputations, multiple trauma, and burns. He is very involved as a national leader in PM&R as a Director on the Board of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and he is the Past-President of the Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals. Dr. Johns is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, the Panel Chair for the Paralyzed Veterans of America and Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction in Adults after Spinal Cord Injury. He is also an Associate Editor for the upcoming sixth edition of Braddom’s Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.
Board Certification
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (subspecialty)
Interests
Dr. Johns is interested in medical administration as it applies to rehabilitation. His clinical interests include spinal cord injury, spasticity management, and amputation rehabilitation.
Education
Residency:
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Richmond, VA
1999
MD:
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
1995
Undergraduate:
BA, (with Distinction), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
1991
Past Academic and Professional Appointments
Courtesy Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
2012 – 2013
Medical Director
Spinal Cord Injury Program
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
2006 – 2013
Associate Medical Director
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
2009 – 2013
2006 – 2008
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
2003 – 2006
National Leadership
Director, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
President, Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals
President, Board of Directors, American Paraplegia Society Section, ASCIP