Steven Johnson, MD
Professor, Medicine-Infectious Disease

Professional Titles

• Associate Division Head for Clinical Affairs, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Director, University of Colorado HIV/AIDS Clinical Program

Recognition & Awards

• Member, NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel, 2020-present, NIH (2020)
• 25 Years of Service Award, University of Colorado (2018)
• Top Doctors in Infectious Disease, 5280 Magazine (2018)
• Member, DHHS Panel on Antiretroviral Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, 2018-present, NIH (2018)

Research Interests

Teaching

Publications

• Barbera L, Kamis K, Rowan S, Davis A, Davis S, Carlson J, Johnson S, Erlandson K. HIV and COVID-19: Review of Clinical Course and Outcomes. HIV Research & Clinical Practice. HIV Res Clin Pract 2021;22(4):102-118. DOI: 10.1080/25787489.2021.1975608.
• Kamis K, Barbera L, Abdo M, Rowan S, Hussain C, Gardner E, Johnson S, MaWhinney S, Davis A, Carlson J, Kozacka K, Erlandson K. Risk factors for hospitalization in people with HIV and COVID-19. JAIDS November 2021;88(3):e22. DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002780.
• Kuriakose S, Singh K, Pau AK, Daar E, Gandhi R, Tebas P, Evans L, Gulick RM, Lane HC, Masur H; NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel, Aberg JA, Adimora AA, Baker J, Kreuziger LB, Bedimo R, Belperio PS, Cantrill SV, Coopersmith CM, Davis SL, Dzierba AL, Gallagher JJ, Glidden DV, Grund B, Hardy EJ, Hinkson C, Hughes BL, Johnson S, Keller MJ, Kim AY, Lennox JL, Levy MM, Li JZ, Martin GS, Naggie S, Pavia AT, Seam N, Simpson SQ, Swindells S, Tien P, Waghmare AA, Wilson KC, Yazdany J, Zachariah P, Campbell DM, Harrison C, Burgess T, Francis J, Sheikh V, Uyeki TM, Walker R, Brooks JT, Ortiz LB, Davey RT Jr, Doepel LK, Eisinger RW, Han A, Higgs ES, Nason MC, Crew P, Lerner AM, Lund C, Worthington C. Developing Treatment Guidelines During a Pandemic Health Crisis: Lessons Learned from COVID-19. Ann Intern Med. 2021;174:1151-1158.
• Abdo M, Ressler A, MaWhinney S, Jankowski C, Johnson S, Erlandson K. End-of-Life Planning Prior to Death Among People Living With HIV. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2021 Jan-Feb 01;32(1):127-133. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000162.
• Johnson S. Primary Care Concerns for the Aging Population With HIV. Top Antivir Med Oct-Nov 2021;29(4):412-415.
• Krsak M, Montague B, Trowbridge P, Johnson S, Binswanger I. Opioid Use and Chronic Infections: The Value of Addressing the Syndemic in Correctional Settings vis Telemedicine Guidance and Broader Utilization of Long-acting Medications The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 222, Issue Supplement_5, 1 October 2020, Pages S486–S493, https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa001.
• Scherger S, Mathur S, Bajrovic, V, Johnson S, Benamu E, Ramanan P, Wolfel G, Levi M, Abidi M. Cytomegalovirus Myocarditis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Series and Review of Literature. Transplant Infectious Disease 30 March 2020;doi.org/10.1111/tid.13282.
• Krsak M, Johnson S, Poeschla E. COVID-19 Surveillance May Facilitate Return-to-Work Decisions. Am J Trop Med 2020 June;102(6):1189-1190.
• Mundo W, Morales-Shnaider, Tewahade S, Wagner E, Archuleta S, Bandali, M, Chadalawada S, Johnson S, Franco-Paredes C, Shapiro L, Henao-Martinez A. Lower Mortality Associated with Adjuvant Corticosteroid Therapy in Non-HIV-Infected Patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia: A Single US Cohort Study and a Propose Novel Mechanism of Corticosteroid Benefit. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofaa354, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa354.

Professional Memberships

• American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow
• Infectious Disease Society of America, Fellow
• HIV Medical Association, Member
• American Academy of HIV Medicine, Member
• International AIDS Society, Member