Joel T. Johnson, MD, FACS
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Title
Joel T. Johnson, MD, FACS
Date
1 May 2009
Description
Joel T. Johnson, MD, FACS, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1958 and completed his medical degree and general surgery residency at UNMC in 1961. From 1966–1968 he served as lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy aboard a hospital ship during the Vietnam War. It was this experience that piqued his interest in emergency medicine.
After his service, Dr. Johnson joined the UNMC faculty as a general surgeon and instituted advanced classes for rescue personnel in the city of Omaha and its suburbs. These classes were telecast to Lincoln and Grand Island Veterans Administration hospitals. In 1969, Dr. Johnson helped develop the national EMT education course for the US Department of Transportation. He also developed the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) course for physicians, which is currently sponsored by the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Johnson worked with Kearney and Buffalo County officials on a comprehensive system of transportation for the sick and injured. This included local and regional ambulance care, helicopter service, and fixed-wing aircraft transportation.
A surgeon for nearly forty years, Dr. Johnson retired from practice in 2002 to be appointed to the Nebraska Legislature. He was elected in 2004 and stepped down in 2008 having met the term limit for Nebraska senators.
After his service, Dr. Johnson joined the UNMC faculty as a general surgeon and instituted advanced classes for rescue personnel in the city of Omaha and its suburbs. These classes were telecast to Lincoln and Grand Island Veterans Administration hospitals. In 1969, Dr. Johnson helped develop the national EMT education course for the US Department of Transportation. He also developed the advanced trauma life support (ATLS) course for physicians, which is currently sponsored by the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Johnson worked with Kearney and Buffalo County officials on a comprehensive system of transportation for the sick and injured. This included local and regional ambulance care, helicopter service, and fixed-wing aircraft transportation.
A surgeon for nearly forty years, Dr. Johnson retired from practice in 2002 to be appointed to the Nebraska Legislature. He was elected in 2004 and stepped down in 2008 having met the term limit for Nebraska senators.
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From the McGoogan Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives