Geriatrics

Kimberly Sherell Johnson, MD

Professor of Medicine
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Campus mail 3502 Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710
Phone (919) 660-7506
Email address johns196@mc.duke.edu

Education and Training

  • Fellow in Geriatrics, Medicine, Duke University, 2001 - 2002
  • Chief Medical Resident-Ambulatory Services, Medicine, Duke University, 2000 - 2001
  • Medical Resident, Me Dicine, Duke University, 1997 - 2000
  • M.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1997

Grants

Publications

Wan, Luxi, Marc D. Samsky, Christopher M. O’Connor, Amanda Stebbins, Brooke Alhanti, Haider J. Warraich, Kimberly S. Johnson, et al. “Patterns of Change in Individual Domains of the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire With a Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Advanced Heart Failure: Insights from PAL-HF.” J Card Fail 27, no. 12 (December 2021): 1476–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.02.007.

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33647475
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Kazaure, Hadiza S., Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Sandhya Lagoo-Deenadayalan, Sherry M. Wren, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Identifying high-risk surgical patients: A study of older adults whose code status changed to Do-Not-Resuscitate.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 12 (December 2021): 3445–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17391.

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34331702
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Huggins, Lenique K. L., Se Hee Min, Chelsea-Ann Dennis, Truls Østbye, Kimberly S. Johnson, and Hanzhang Xu. “Interventions to promote dementia knowledge among racial/ethnic minority groups: A systematic review.” J Am Geriatr Soc, October 10, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17495.

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Gray, Nathan A., Nathan A. Boucher, Lilia Cervantes, Nancy Berlinger, Sophia K. Smith, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Hospice Access and Scope of Services for Undocumented Immigrants: A Clinician Survey.” J Palliat Med 24, no. 8 (August 2021): 1167–73. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0547.

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33351728
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Reid, Hadley W., Olivia M. Lin, Rebecca L. Fabbro, Kimberly S. Johnson, Laura P. Svetkey, Maren K. Olsen, Roland A. Matsouaka, Sangyun Tyler Chung, and Bryan C. Batch. “Racial differences in patient perception of interactions with providers are associated with health outcomes in type II diabetes.” Patient Educ Couns 104, no. 8 (August 2021): 1993–2003. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.01.031.

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33579569
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Lopez, Ruth Palan, Ellen P. McCarthy, Kathleen M. Mazor, Meghan Hendricksen, Susan McLennon, Kimberly S. Johnson, and Susan L. Mitchell. “ADVANCE: Methodology of a qualitative study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 8 (August 2021): 2132–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17217.

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33971029
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Johnson, Kimberly S. “"Shouldn't You Spend Your Time Curing Cancer or Something?" Why an African American Female Physician Chose a Career in Palliative Care.” J Palliat Med 24, no. 7 (July 2021): 1109–10. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2020.0777.

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34128707
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Johnson, Kimberly S., Rasheed Gbadegesin, Amanda E. McMillan, Stephanie Molner, L Ebony Boulware, and Laura P. Svetkey. “Diversifying the Research Workforce as a Programmatic Priority for a Career Development Award Program at Duke University.” Acad Med 96, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): 836–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000004002.

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34031305
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Berry, Sarah D., Kimberly S. Johnson, Lonnita Myles, Laurie Herndon, Ana Montoya, Shekinah Fashaw, and David Gifford. “Lessons learned from frontline skilled nursing facility staff regarding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 69, no. 5 (May 2021): 1140–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.17136.

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33764497
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Cox, Christopher E., Isaretta L. Riley, Deepshikha C. Ashana, Krista Haines, Maren K. Olsen, Jessie Gu, Elias H. Pratt, et al. “Improving racial disparities in unmet palliative care needs among intensive care unit family members with a needs-targeted app intervention: The ICUconnect randomized clinical trial.” Contemp Clin Trials 103 (April 2021): 106319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2021.106319.

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33592310
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