CURRICULUM VITAE
CHRISTOPHER D. JOHNSON, MD, FACS
SPECIALTIES: Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder, Knee and Microsurgery; Sports Medicine;
Orthopaedic Surgery
OFFICE: 776 Shrewsbury Ave., Ste 201 1430 Hooper Ave, Ste 101 303 West Main St.
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Toms River, NJ 08753 Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 530-4949 (732) 530-4949 (732) 530-4949
(732) 530-3618 (fax) (732) 349-7722 (fax) (732) 536-5465 (fax)
MD LICENSE NUMBER:
New Jersey: MA45468 (1983)
Indiana: 01036725 (1983)
Board Certifications:
Diplomat - American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 12, 1991
Fellow – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 20, 1993
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc., Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
August 31, 1992
Re-Certification American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand
October 1, 2001
Subspecialty Certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, November 9, 2007
Education
1972-75 Christian Brothers Academy
Lincroft, NJ
1975-79 Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, NJ
BS Chemistry, BS Physics
1979-83 UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School
Piscataway, NJ
MD
Post-Doctoral Training
1983-84 Middlesex General University Hospital PGY 1
Princeton Medical Center
Muhlenberg Hospital
1984-85 Middlesex General University Hospital PGY 2
St. Peter’s Medical Center
1985-86 Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia PGY 3
St. Peter’s Medical Center
Middlesex General University Hospital
1986-87 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital PGY 4
(Formerly Middlesex General University Hospital)
St. Peter’s Medical Center
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1987-88 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Chief Resident PGY 5
St. Peter’s Medical Center, Chief Resident
1988-89 Indiana Center for Surgery and Rehabilitation PGY 6
Of the Hand and Upper Extremity, Fellow
Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery
Organizations:
Fellow, Feb. 20, 1993 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Fellow, Oct. 14, 1993 American College of Surgeons
Active Member: Medical Society, NJ
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Monmouth Medical Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The New York Society for Surgery of the Hand
St. Vincent Hand Society
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Inc.
International Arthroscopy Association
Member: New Jersey World Cup USA ’94 Host Committee
Associate Member: National Athletic Trainers’ Association
Associate Member: Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association
Member: Health Volunteers Overseas March 2003
Escuela Hospital April 2004
Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 2005
Affiliations:
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon: Monmouth Medical Center 1989-present
300 Second Ave
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon: Riverview Medical Center 1989-present
Courtesy Staff 1 Riverview Plaza
Red Bank, NJ 07701
Associate Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon: Bayshore Community Hospital 1991-2000
Courtesy Staff 727 North Beers Street
Holmdel, NJ 07733
Active Orthopedic Surgeon: Shrewsbury Surgery Center 2000-present
655 Shrewsbury Ave.
Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
Educational Activities:
Orthopaedic Residency Program (Instructor) Monmouth Medical Center 1989-present
300 Second Ave.
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Professional Societies and Honors:
1972 National Honor Society
1975 National Freshman Honor Society
1979 Phi Beta Kappa
National Physics Honor Society
National Math Honor Society
Henry Tyler Stiel Physics Award
Tulane Scholars Program
2011 Clinical Appointment at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
2012
Team Physician:
Red Bank Catholic High School
Rumson-Fair Haven High School
Long Branch High School
Monmouth Regional High School
Red Bank Regional High School
Shore Regional High School
Raritan High School
Middletown High School North
Middletown High School South
Mater Dei High School
Toms River High School North
Toms River High School South
Toms River High School East
Brick Memorial High School
Brick High School
Barnaget HighSchool
Ocean High School
13th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1991, Meadowlands, NJ
14th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1992, Meadowlands, NJ
15th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1993, Meadowlands, NJ
16th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1994, Trenton, NJ
17th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1995, New Brunswick, NJ
18th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1996, New Brunswick, NJ
20th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1997, New Brunswick, NJ
21st Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1998, New Brunswick, NJ
22ndAnnual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 1999, New Brunswick, NJ
23rdAnnual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2000, New Brunswick, NJ
24thAnnual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2001, New Brunswick, NJ
25th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2002, New Brunswick, NJ
26th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2003, New Brunswick, NJ
27th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2004, New Brunswick, NJ
28th Annual H.S. North vs. South All-Star Football Classic 2005, New Brunswick, NJ
Publication and Presentations:
Johnson, CD: Popliteus Tendonitis. Presented to NJ Orthopaedic Society, April 1986
Johnson, CD: Zawadsky, JP: Manubriosternal Dislocation in a Football Athlete. Surgical Rounds for Orthop.,
45-50, February 1989
Johnson, CD, Tria, AJ, Zawadsky, JP: Politeus Tendon and the Lateral Meniscus. J. Bone and Joint Surg., 71-A(5): 714-716, June 1989
Johnson, CD, Leddy, JP: Tenosynovitis in Wrist and Palm in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Chapter in book entitled Symposium on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Little, Brown Co., 1988
Johnson, CD: Instructor, Clinical Techniques in Hand Rehabilitation, American Society of Hand Therapists, November 3-5, 1988
Johnson, CD: Cartico Cancellous Wedge Grafting with Herbert Screw Fixation in Non-Unions of the Scaphoid. Presented to Tri-City Hand Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, May 1989
Johnson, CD: Instructor, AO/ASIF, External Fixation Workshop, April, 1990 Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/UMDNJ, April 1990
Johnson, CD: Instructor, AO/ASIF, Operating Room Personnel Instructional Presentation, Somerset, NJ, January 1995
Johnson, CD: Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release (ECTR): A Controversy in Evolution. Current Concepts in Sports Medicine, Vol. 4, Spring 1995
Johnson, CD: Instructor, AO/ASIF, Operating Room Personnel Instructional Presentation, Long Branch, NJ, January 1997
Johnson, CD, Dunn, M: Static Scapholunate Dissocation: A New Reconstruction Technique Using a Volar to
Dorsal Approach in a Cadaver Male, Journal of Hand Surgery (AM): July 2001, 26(4): 749-54
April 1999, Presentation: Hand Injuries in the Workplace, Wall, NJ
October 2001, Presentation: Elbow Injuries in the Workplace, Toms River, NJ
March 2003, Presentation: Hand and Wrist Splinting Techniques, Belmar, NJ
November 2007, Presentation: Cadaver Anatomical Review of Upper Extremity, SSC, Shrewsbury, NJ
December 2010, Presentation: New Trends in Upper Extremity Management, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
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