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Derek S Johnson, DO

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Derek S Johnson

Biography

Dr. Derek Johnson specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, hip and knee. He specializes in arthroscopic shoulder rotator cuff repair and labral repair and ACL reconstruction and meniscus repair of the knee. He is a graduate of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Program at Midwestern University-Glendale Medical School and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Pinnacle Health System in Harrisburg, PA. He currently serves as the Department Chair of Orthopedic Surgery at Wilcox Medical Center.

Dr. Johnson strongly believes in mentoring students interested in health careers and is an avid volunteer for local youth and high school athletics.

Research Interests

  1. Link between metabolic health and musculoskeletal conditions

  2. Computer navigation and robotics in total joint surgery

  3. Optimizing perioperative pain management

Projects

  • Regional anesthesia for shoulder arthroscopy

  • Effects of nutritional ketosis on knee osteoarthritis and shoulder adhesive capsulitis

  • Comparison of regional block anesthetic agents for periopertaive pain management of shoulder arthroscopy

  • “Robotic-Assisted Knee Replacement” Presentation. Wilcox Medical Center (2017)

  • “Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis” Presentation. Wilcox Medical Center (2015)

  • “Minimally-Invasive Options for Hip, Knee, and Shoulder Surgery” Presentation. Wilcox Medical Center (2013)

  • “Alternative Bearing Surfaces in Total Hip Arthroplasty”Presentation. Pinnacle Health Department of Orthopedics Grand Rounds (2010)