Global Health
Dr. Johnson is the B. H. Kean Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Global Health. This appointment follows his distinguished tenure as Chief of the Division of International Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Johnson’s career has been committed to research and training in infectious diseases, particularly in resource poor countries. His research interests include clinical and epidemiological studies of AIDS, tuberculosis, and leishmaniasis. His research has received uninterrupted NIH and Foundation support in Brazil (1969-2012) and in Haiti (1979-2013), including a NIH Merit Award (1990). He has also established outstanding training programs in Brazil, Haiti, and Tanzania. Dr. Johnson recently received the honor of having the new clinical facility of the GHESKIO Institute for Infectious Diseases and Reproductive Health in Haiti named for him.
