Stuart Johnson, DO
- Chief Executive Officer & Community Assistant Dean, Upper Peninsula Campus
- Associate Professor Family Medicine
- College of Human Medicine
- U.P. Health System-- Marquette
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
- 850 W. Baraga Avenue
- Marquette, MI
- 906-225-3867
- stuart.johnson@mghs.org
BIOGRAPHY
In May 2017, Stuart K. Johnson, DO, was named CEO and Community Assistant Dean of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Upper Peninsula Region. He will continue to serve as the Designated Institutional Official at UP Health System – Marquette. He was previously the Director of the Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program and a member of the program’s twenty-second graduating class. He directed and developed the osteopathic program and is an advocate for education in osteopathic principles and practice.
Dr. Johnson completed the Primary Care Faculty Development Fellowship Program through Michigan State University in 2004, the National Institute of Program Directors Fellowship in 2008, a Palliative Care Education and Practice Fellowship through the Harvard Medical School in 2011, and is currently involved with the Duke LifePoint Physician Leadership Fellowship. He is boarded in Family Medicine and carries a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Johnson began working with Friends of Haiti through Green Bay in 2015. On several occasions, he visited the rural villages of Haiti on medical mission trips, often accompanied by other medical learners. There is a significant need for volunteerism locally and abroad. This is one way that Dr. Johnson brings hope to those who have limited access to healthcare. “Hope strengthens, hope builds, hope heals.”
Dr. Johnson is involved in a local church and community activities. He and his wife Beth enjoy family time with their five children. When they have a free moment, they enjoy a walk on the beach. Dr. Johnson enjoys working in the yard, building, remodeling, and cycling.