Douglas Ross Johnston, MD

Douglas Ross Johnston, MD

4.9 
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Primary Specialty

Cardiac Surgery

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Practice Focus Areas

Education

Medical Education:
MD, Harvard Medical School - 1998
Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital - 2005
Fellowships:
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - 2008

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:
Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:
Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:
Central DuPage Hospital
Huntley Hospital
McHenry Hospital
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Palos Hospital
Woodstock Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9
4.9 

197 Ratings

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45 Reviews

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April 24, 2024

5.0

Very personable and Great bedside attitude

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April 22, 2024

5.0

He is an experienced expert in radiation valvular disease.

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April 08, 2024

5.0

Even after coming immediately from an OR Dr. Johnston was easy to talk to, and answered all my questions and my wife’s concerns with gravity and understanding.

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April 06, 2024

5.0

Very knowledgeable and helped me understand my options

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April 05, 2024

5.0

His training and experience is unparalleled and his interpersonal manner is reassuring.

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March 29, 2024

5.0

Very precise in helping understand the procedure for replacement of mitral valve and dealing with a tricuspid valve.

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March 24, 2024

4.0

I feel comfortable having Dr Johnston as my Cardiac Surgeon

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March 15, 2024

5.0

Makes you comfortable when you talk to him. Answers all your questions so you can understand them. Takes a lot of the worry away from my upcoming surgery.

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March 13, 2024

5.0

He was great. Informative polite and very reassuring.

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February 28, 2024

5.0

Experienced, patient, answers questions

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February 24, 2024

5.0

He answered all my questions and listened to my concerns

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February 23, 2024

5.0

He explains things very well, is very straightforward and really listens to and addressed all of my concerns.

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February 21, 2024

5.0

Took time to answer all of our questions. Very experienced and knowledgeable. He treated my very compassionately.

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February 07, 2024

5.0

Very clear communicator and world-class expertise in domain. Innovative and patient centric care approach

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February 07, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnston comes highly recommended, and they will be performing a less invasive procedure, which I am happy about.

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January 25, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable about my history and needs and he put us at ease with the description of the surgery and confidence in the results.

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January 16, 2024

5.0

Q and A - excellent

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January 16, 2024

5.0

he was attentive, caring and confident

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January 13, 2024

5.0

Very helpful explained all the prose & comes of the process. Very professional.

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January 10, 2024

5.0

Based on our initial consult with Dr Johnston, we are extremely impressed and feel confident with his care.

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January 02, 2024

5.0

He seem nice

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December 27, 2023

5.0

His experience is extraordinary. Looking forward to him being my surgeon.

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December 22, 2023

5.0

Same as above. I felt very comfortable with his demeanor and believe in his ability

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December 19, 2023

5.0

Experience and good communication

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December 09, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnston explained the medical condition and options in medical and simple terms to ensure circumstances and treatment options were fully understood.

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November 30, 2023

5.0

He is an Exceptional Surgeon and a wonderful human being! He truly loves his career and cares about his patients outcomes!

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November 27, 2023

5.0

He is a very knowledgeable and caring doctor, and offers the best choice for me, given his experience, background at Cleveland Clinic, and now head of thoracic surgery at Northwestern, where I was followed by Dr. [name] for a number of years before moving to Florida.

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November 27, 2023

5.0

Good Doctor

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November 27, 2023

5.0

Dr Johnston was great. Explained things thoroughly and was reassuring.

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November 07, 2023

5.0

Dr Johnston was prepared for the visit having reviewed both my individual medical history and test results as well as evidence based guidelines.

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November 06, 2023

5.0

Very concise and spent the appropriate amount of time to explain my diagnosis.

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October 27, 2023

5.0

Very knowledgeable with good explanations for patients. Cleveland Clinic experience.

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October 26, 2023

5.0

He was punctual and answered all our questions thoroughly. He carefully explained the procedures involved with my surgery and did not seemed to rush us.

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October 24, 2023

4.0

Seemed confident that he could have a positive outcome for my situation. After being told by a local Dr. To go home and see how long it lasts.

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October 18, 2023

5.0

Dr. Douglas Johnston is superb! I am very grateful to have him as my surgeon. He is so nice and answered all my questions and was very thorough and explained what would the surgery would entail. I met also with the other surgeon and he was so nice too. I was very impressed today meeting them both. Its been a long road for me going to see so many specialists and having so many tests done this past year. I am lucky and fortunate to have them on my team. Thank you to Northwestern Medicine for your excellence!

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October 18, 2023

5.0

He explained the procedure he could perform to repair my valve. He answered all of my questions.

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October 16, 2023

5.0

Competent easy to work with through thoughtful and well prepared.

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October 10, 2023

5.0

Simply the BEST!

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September 25, 2023

5.0

Very easy to work with and very knowledgeable. Best interest is the patient.

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September 20, 2023

4.0

Very understanding and patient orientated.

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September 20, 2023

5.0

Straight forward, personable, caring, experience, outcomes

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September 18, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnston answered all my questions and took his time with me.

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September 07, 2023

5.0

Good communication. Answered my questions with conviction.

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September 05, 2023

5.0

Very knowledgeable and experienced.

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September 01, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnston is a skilled surgeon who communicates well with his patients as he provides them excellent care.

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Disclosures

Industry Relationships

Ownership or Investment Interests

Faculty member had an ownership or investment interest in the following companies

  • Beyond Limits, Inc.
  • HD Medical, Inc

Consulting / Related Activities

Faculty member engaged in activities such as speaking, advising, consulting, or providing educational programs for the following companies or other entities

  • Edwards Lifesciences, LLC

Royalty Payments and Inventor Share

Faculty member has the right to receive payments or may receive future financial benefits for inventions or discoveries related to the following companies or other entities

  • MedRespond

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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