Dana N. Johns,
MD
Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Dana Johns is a Board certified Plastic Surgeon at the University of Utah and specializes in all areas of craniofacial surgery including cleft lip,nose and palate deformities, craniosynostosis, ear reconstruction and post-traumatic reconstruction, facial feminization as well as general pediatric plastic surgery. Her clinical interests also include facial cosmetic surgery and gender confirmation surgery. Dr. Johns is a native of Pennsylvania and earned her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College and her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. She completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Utah and a Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship at Stanford University.
She sees patients at Primary Children's Medical Center, South Jordan Medical Center and Utah Valley Hospital, in addition to holding operating privileges at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Johns enjoys spending her free time with her family and is an avid rock climber, snowboarder and oil painter.
Dr. Dana Johns is a Board certified Plastic Surgeon at the University of Utah and specializes in all areas of craniofacial surgery including cleft lip,nose and palate deformities, craniosynostosis, ear reconstruction and post-traumatic reconstruction, facial feminization as well as general pediatric plastic surgery. Her clinical interests also include facial cosmetic surgery and gender confirmation surgery. Dr. Johns is a native of Pennsylvania and earned her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College and her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. She completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Utah and a Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship at Stanford University.
She sees patients at Primary Children's Medical Center, South Jordan Medical Center and Utah Valley Hospital, in addition to holding operating privileges at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Johns enjoys spending her free time with her family and is an avid rock climber, snowboarder and oil painter.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
Plastic Surgery
Utah Valley Outpatient Center
Pediatric Plastic Surgery801-581-7719
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Plastic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Dr. Dana Johns is a Board certified Plastic Surgeon at the University of Utah and specializes in all areas of craniofacial surgery including cleft lip,nose and palate deformities, craniosynostosis, ear reconstruction and post-traumatic reconstruction, facial feminization as well as general pediatric plastic surgery. Her clinical interests also include facial cosmetic surgery and gender confirmation surgery. Dr. Johns is a native of Pennsylvania and earned her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College and her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. She completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Utah and a Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship at Stanford University.
She sees patients at Primary Children's Medical Center, South Jordan Medical Center and Utah Valley Hospital, in addition to holding operating privileges at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Johns enjoys spending her free time with her family and is an avid rock climber, snowboarder and oil painter.
Dr. Dana Johns is a Board certified Plastic Surgeon at the University of Utah and specializes in all areas of craniofacial surgery including cleft lip,nose and palate deformities, craniosynostosis, ear reconstruction and post-traumatic reconstruction, facial feminization as well as general pediatric plastic surgery. Her clinical interests also include facial cosmetic surgery and gender confirmation surgery. Dr. Johns is a native of Pennsylvania and earned her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College and her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. She completed a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency at the University of Utah and a Cleft and Craniofacial Fellowship at Stanford University.
She sees patients at Primary Children's Medical Center, South Jordan Medical Center and Utah Valley Hospital, in addition to holding operating privileges at the University of Utah Hospital. Dr. Johns enjoys spending her free time with her family and is an avid rock climber, snowboarder and oil painter.
Academic Locations
School of Medicine
801-581-8419
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Surgery
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Assistant Professor (Clinical) |
| Academic Divisions | Plastic Surgery |
| Board Certification | American Board of Plastic Surgery |
Education History
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | Stanford University School of Medicine Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Resident |
| Professional Medical | Jefferson Medical College Medicine M.D. |
| Undergraduate | Franklin & Marshall College Neuroscience B.A. |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Johns D, Agarwal J, Anderson L, Ying J, Kohlmann W (2016 Dec 06). Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Decisions of the BRCA-Positive Patient: An Observational Study at a Single Institution.LID - 10.1089/jwh.2016.5931 [doi]. (Epub ahead of print) J Womens Health (Larchmt).
- Johns D, Anstadt E, Donato D, Kestle J, Riva-Cambrin J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016 Sep). Early Posterior Vault Distraction Osteogenesis for the Treatment of Syndromic Craniosynostosis. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr, 9(3), 219-23.
- Keiter JE, Johns D, Rockwell WB (2015 Sep). Importance of Postoperative Hydration and Lower Extremity Elevation in Preventing Deep Venous Thrombosis in Full Abdominoplasty: A Report on 450 Consecutive Cases Over a 37-Year Period. Aesthet Surg J, 35(7), 839-41.
- Johns D, Blagg R, Kestle JR, Riva-Cambrin JK, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2015 Jul). Distraction Osteogenesis Technique for the Treatment of Nonsyndromic Sagittal Synostosis. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 3(7), e474.
Book Chapter
- Johns D, Baylan J, Mittermiller P, Lorenz HP (). Maxillomandibular fixation of mandible fracture. In Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery.
- Mittermiller P, Baylan J, Johns D, Lorenz HP (). Iliac crest and rib bone grafts. In Operative Plastic Surgery (2nd Edition).
- Baylan J, Johns D, Mittermiller P, Lorenz HP (). Open treatment of mandible fractures. In Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery.
Case Report
- Anstadt EE, Johns DN, Kwok AC, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2016 Mar). Neonatal Ear Molding: Timing and Technique. Pediatrics, 137(3), e20152831.
- Sivakumar W, Goodwin I, Blagg R, Johns D, Riva-Cambrin J, Siddiqi F, Gociman B (2015 Mar 24). Pancraniosynostosis following endoscopic-assisted strip craniectomy for sagittal suture craniosynostosis in the setting of poor compliance with follow-up: a case report. J Med Case Reports, 9, 64.