This weekend we accompanied my niece Alyssa and her son and my grandnephew, Justin Tierney, to Charleston, South Carolina for his matriculation at The Citadel, and he is embarking on being a 3rd generation cadet. Last year another family member, cousin Skylar Cooper and Bridget’s son, recently graduated from The Citadel and now proudly serves […]

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Dr. J. Patrick Johnson will be participating in the upcoming 11th Annual Seattle Science Foundation Spine Residents & Fellows Course. The program is exclusively dedicated to Residents in Neurosurgery and Orthopedics, and Fellows who have just completed their residency and starting fellowship this month at various programs around the country. It includes faculty from many […]

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Under the direction of Dr. J. Patrick Johnson and Dr. Terrence Kim, the Spine Institute Foundation is a leading edge program that brings together university faculty, scientists and engineers who are committed to advancing the scope of knowledge and expertise in the treatment of neurological, musculoskeletal, and spinal disease. An important part of the organization’s […]

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For the past four years, Cedars-Sinai and Dr. J. Patrick Johnson, along with Robert Baloh, MD, Ph.D., and the ALS team, have been testing a combination stem cell-gene therapy developed to slow the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS, often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive disease that affects nerve cells […]

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By properly preparing for spine surgery, you will be less anxious, well-informed, and on the road to better outcomes and recovery. J Patrick Johnson, MD, is Co-Medical Director at the Cedar-Sinai Spine Center and also Vice Chair for Neurosurgery. Dr. Johnson and the Spine Center would like to share the following videos from Cedar-Sinai. Preparing […]

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