Ian T. Johnson, M.D. completed his residency training in Boston at Harvard’s Neurological Surgery Program, at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital and The Boston Children’s Hospital. Following his chief resident year, he was selected by his peers and faculty to receive the prestigious Neurological Surgery Resident of the Year award. He completed two subspecialty training fellowships, the first at the Boston Spine Group in complex spinal surgery and the second at the LA Spine Clinic in minimally invasive spinal surgery. He attended the University of Virginia (UVA), where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in the School of Nursing. After graduating from UVA, he attended medical school at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee.

Dr. Johnson has served in many leadership positions during his career. He was the medical director of spinal surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, the founding Chairman of Neurological Surgery at UCSF Fresno, and the vice chair of neurological surgery at the UCSF main campus. Over the years, he has served on his medical group’s board of directors and countless committees both as a participant and as a leader. He has a long track record of teaching medical students, allied health students and residents of multiple disciplines (neurological surgery and other specialties including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, neurology and internal medicine).

Currently, Dr. Johnson serves as the Medical Director of Neurosciences at Community Health Partners, a multi-specialty physician group in Fresno. He leads neurologists and neurological surgeons in their clinical and academic pursuits at Community Neurosciences Institute. His goal is to bring services together to expand care to the entire Central Valley. Dr. Johnson currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves, Medical Corps.

Conditions Treated:
Cervical/Neck Conditions

• Cervical Degenerative Disc
• Cervical Disc Herniation
• Cervical Myelopathy
• Cervical Spinal Tumors
• Cervical Stenosis
• Neck Pain

Lumbar Conditions

• Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
• Failed Spinal Fusion
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
• Lumbar Disc Herniation
• Lumbar/Low Back Conditions
• Lumbar Stenosis
• Compression Fractures