Vanessa M.P. Johnson, MD, MPH

Site Affiliation

Oncology & Hematology Associates, P.C.
Shaw's Cove Three, Suite 201
New London, CT 06320
Tel: 860-439-1770
Fax: 860-447-2854

Education:

Undergraduate:

• Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA; B.A. in Biological Sciences, 1990
  Honors:
  • Cum Laude
  • Elected to Sigma Xi, “The Scientific Research Society”, 1990
  • Dana Foundation Fellowship, 1988
  • Zimmerman Scholar
  • Resident Advisor
  • "The Westlakers" Scholarship

Medical School:

• Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY; M.D., 1995
  Honors:
  • Charles L. Horn Prize, "awarded to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated outstanding qualities of leadership and service to the medical community", CUMC 1995
  • Curriculum Committee 1994-95
  • Admissions Committee 1994-95
  • Dr. Ida S. Scudder Fellowship for study at C.M.C. Hospital Vellore, India, Feb-April 1995
  • Elected National Administrative Board Member 1992-93 , Association of American Medical Colleges, Organization of Student Representatives (OSR), 1991-1995
  • M.A. Cartland Shackford Graduate Medical Fellow, Wellesley College, 1992-93
  • Carmela Gagliardi Foundation Scholarship, 1992-93
  • Community Service Leader/Evaluation Committee 1992-1995
  • David B. Barr Summer Research Fellowship, 1992

Graduate:

• Columbia University School of Public Health, New York, NY; Masters in Public Health (M.P.H.), 1996
  • Independent Tutorial at the Complentary Care Center, Supervior: Dr. Mehmet Oz, with Director Jery Whitworth. R.N., C.C.P.

Postgraduate Training

• Residency: General Internal Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital/Brown Medical School, Providence, RI - June 24th 1996 - June 30th, 1999
• Fellowship: Hematology/Oncology, The Miriam Hospital/Brown Medical School, Providence, RI - July 1st, 1999 – June 30th, 2002

Professional Experience

• Medical Oncologist/Hematologist, Oncology & Hematology Associates, P.C., New London, Connecticut – November 2003 to present.
  • Participant and Acknowledgement in "Cancer Patient Assessment and Reports of Excellence (CARE)" P.I. Joan M. Teno, MD, MS, Brown University. Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 27, No 10 (April 1), 2009: pp. 1621-1626
• ER Physician/Oncology/Hematology, VA Medical Center, Providence, RI – September 1999 – November 2003.
• Medical Oncologist, The Breast Health Center, Women and Infant’s Hospital, Providence, RI – October 1st, 2002 – October 1st, 2003.
• Faculty Trainee, Transdisciplinary Cancer Control Research Training Grant. The Miriam Hospital, The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Brown Medical School, Providence, RI. July 1, 2001 – June 30th, 2003

Postgraduate Honors and Awards

• American Society of Clinical Oncology Pain Merit Award, ASCO Annual Meeting - May 2002
• Cambridge Who's Who Lifetime Member 2009

Professional Licenses and Board Certifications

• Board Certified, American Boards of Hematology and Oncology – November 2003
• Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine - August 1999, October 2009
• Connecticut Medical Licence (2003)
• Rhode Island Medical License (1999)
• Passed USMLE Parts I, II and III - 1992, 1994, 1997

Hospital Appointments

• Attending Physician, Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, November 2003 – present.
  • Medical Director, Communnity Cancer Center, Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, July 2009 -2010.
  • Medical Director, Schwartz Rounds ( http://www.theschwartzcenter.org) See article/interview "Transforming Wisdom" in Advance for Nurses October 2008
  • Co-founder and medical advisor, "Quality of Life Team" (Palliative Care)
• Attending Physician, Internal Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, Women and Infant’s Hospital – October 1st, 2002 – November 2003.
• Attending Physician, Medicine/Hematology/Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital – January 2003 – January 2004.
• Fee-Basis Medical Service Physician, The VA Hospital, Providence – 1999 -2003.

Academic Appointments

• Instructor in Medicine, Brown Medical School - July 1st, 2002 – June 30th, 2004
• Teaching Fellow, Brown Medical School - July 1st, 1999 – June 30th, 2002
• House Officer, Brown Medical School - July 1st, 1996 – June 30th, 1999

Other Appointments

• Medical Staff Officer, Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Federal RI1 - 2000-2003
• Research Associate I, Genetics Institute, Cambridge, MA - 1990-1991
• Undergraduate Research Associate, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA – 1988-1990. Mentor - Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, MD

Membership in Societies

• Sigma Xi (inactive)
• American College of Physicians
• American Public Health Association (inactive)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Hematology (inactive)
• Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (inactive)
• American Society of Preventive Oncology (inactive)
• American Medical Women’s Association (inactive)

Original Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

• Johnson, V.M.P., Teno, J.M., Bourbonniere, M., Mor V. Palliative Care Needs of Cancer Patients in US Nursing Homes: Journal of Palliative Medicine, April 1, 2005 8(2): 273-279.
• Asad, N., Johnson, V.M.P, Spodick, D.H. Acute Right Atrial Strain: regression in normal as well as abnormal P-wave amplitudes with treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Chest, Vol 124, No. 2, Aug 2003.
• Johnson, V.M.P., Teno, J.M., Casey, V., Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V. Patient Centered Care: Experience Of Persons Dying With Cancer. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 22: 2003 (abstr 2955)
• Capparella, J., Johnson, V.M.P., Ready, N., Alderson, L. A Phase II Study of Temozolomide and Thalidomide in Glioblastoma Multiforme. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 22: 2003 (abstr 483)
• Khurshid, H., Johnson, V.M.P., Ready, N. Impact of treatment delay on patients with Head and Neck Cancer, A retrospective analysis of Brown University Oncology Group Studies B53 and 67. Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 22: 2003 (abstr 2026)
• Johnson, V.M.P, Strauss, G. Screening for ovarian cancer with proteomic patterns: When good is not good enough. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, Vol .11, No. 10 Part 2, Page 1200s Abstract #C135, October, 2002.
• Johnson, V., Teno, J., Mor, V. Cancer Patients in US Nursing Homes: Quality of End of Life Care. Winner of Special Merit Award in Pain Management Proc Am Soc Clin Oncol 21:2002 (abstr 1427), May 2002.
• Johnson, V., Strenger, R. A Simple Case of Neutropenic Fever? Abstract and Poster presentation. Rhode Island Chapter of the ACP/ASIM, Warwick, RI, April 2000.
• Bertagnolli, M., Herrmann, S., Pinto, V., Schoof, D., Eberlein, T. Approaches to Immunotherapy of Cancer: Characterization of Lymphokines as Second Signals for CTL Generation. Surgery, Vol. 110, No. 3, Sept. 1991.
• Bertagnolli, M.M., Pinto, V.M., Becker, J.M., and Herrmann, S.H. Intraepithelial T Lymphocytes Bearing T Cell Receptor Exhibit Increased Activation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology, Vol. 100, No. 5, AGA Abstracts, 1991.
• Bertagnolli, M., Pinto, V., Herrmann, S. Induction of CTL by IL-4 requires IL-2 and IL-6. Abstract in Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, Supplement 14B, 1990, #CD201.

Presentations at National Meetings

• Johnson, V.M.P., Teno, J.M., Casey, V., Bourbonniere, M., Mor, V. Patient Centered Care: Experience Of Persons Dying With Cancer. Poster presentation, ASCO 2003.
• Khurshid, H., Johnson, V.M.P., Ready, N. Impact of treatment delay on patients with Head and Neck Cancer, A retrospective analysis of Brown University Oncology Group Studies B53 and 67. Poster presentation, ASCO 2003.
• Johnson, V.M.P,Strauss, G. Screening for ovarian cancer with proteomic patterns: When good is not good enough. Poster Presentation. Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, American Association for Cancer Research, October 14-18, 2002.
• Johnson, V., Teno, J., Mor, V. Cancer Patients in US Nursing Homes: Quality of End of Life Care. Winner of Special Merit Award in Pain Management and Oral Presentation, ASCO Annual Meeting, May 2002.
• Bertagnolli, M., Pinto, V., Herrmann, S. Induction of CTL by IL-4 requires IL-2 and IL-6. Poster presented at UCLA symposium, Feb 1, 1990, Park City, Utah. Travel sponsored by Hughes and Ford Foundation Grant Awards, Wellesley College.

Other Non-Peer Reviewed Publications

• Johnson, V.M.P. AAMC Focus: Women in Medicine: Who Knows What’s Happening to Us? OSR Progress Notes, Vol. 18, No. 3, Fall, 1993.
• Pinto, V.M. AAMC Focus: The Generalist Physician, A Report Summary. OSR Progress Notes, Vol.17, No. 1, Winter, 1993.

Invited Presentations

• Pinto, V.M. Panel Member, "Financial Aid as a Recruitment Tool: The Ethics of Incentive Scholarships". Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 103rd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA - November 1992.
• Pinto, V.M. Speaker - Presentation titled "Cornell University Medical College (CUMC) and Women in Medicine/Women’s Health". CUMC 7th Annual Retreat – April 1993.
• Pinto, V.M. Speaker/Panel Member - Sexual Harassment in Medical Education. Presentation titled "A Student's Perspective". AAMC Regional Meeting, Burlington, Vermont - May 1993.
• Pinto Johnson, V.M. Speaker/Moderator - Presentation titled "Cultural Sensitivity and Bias in Medicine". Orientation Session for CUMC classes of 1998, 1997 and 1996, and CUMC workshop session. - Fall 1994, 1993, 1992, Spring 1992.
• Johnson, V.M.P. Panel Member, Medical Care for the '90's and Beyond. Sponsor: Dr. Wayne Isom. The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Visitors Day - November 1994.
• Johnson, V. Presentation, Palliative Care in Rhode Island. Sponsors, Hon. Sheldon Whitehouse, RI Attorney General and Dr. Joseph Amaral, President of RIH. Pain Management: Medical, Legal and Ethical Aspects, Ray Conference Center, Butler Hospital, November 14, 2002
• Johnson, V. Presentation, Investigation of Health Concerns at the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDH) Building: initial findings. Sponsors: Dr. Patricia A. Nolan, Director, and Dr. Bill Hollinshead. RIDH Employee Forum, November 26, 2002.
• Johnson, VMP. Presentation to Waterford and Groton, CT Senior Centers "Cancer Prevention" January and February, 2004.
• Johnson, VMP. Grand Rounds at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. "Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia" August 1, 2007.

Grants

• Transdisciplinary Cancer Control Research Training Grant (5 R25 CA87972-02).  National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, (2000-2005). $2,140,461.  Abrams, DA (Principal Investigator), Johnson, VP (Funded Faculty Trainee). The Miriam Hospital, The Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine and the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Brown Medical School. July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2003.
• Co-Investigator and Author, Lifespan 0077-01 A Phase II Study of Temozolomide and Thalidomide in Glioblastoma Multiforme. Support obtained from Celgene and Schering Corporations.
• Consultant and Author, Investigation of a Potential Cancer Cluster at the Rhode Island Department of Health Building, 2002.

Hospital Teaching Roles

• Hospital Preceptor - 1999 Bio 371: Medical Interviewing, Brown Medical School - Rhode Island Hospital, 6 students per group.

Interests

Travel, Sailing, Hiking, Soccer, Music (vocal and guitar), Tae Kwon Do