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M. Austin Johnson

M. Austin Johnson, MD, PhD, FACEP

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

University of Utah Hospital

Emergency Medicine
801-581-2121
  • Dr. Austin Johnson is a assistant professor at the University of Utah, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery. Dr. Johnson practices at the University of Utah Hospital where he teaches medical students, residents, and pre-medical students. Dr. Johnson runs a translational research laboratory with a focus on developing advanced resuscitation techniques for stroke, cardiac arrest, and trauma.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)
  • Dr. Austin Johnson is a assistant professor at the University of Utah, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery. Dr. Johnson practices at the University of Utah Hospital where he teaches medical students, residents, and pre-medical students. Dr. Johnson runs a translational research laboratory with a focus on developing advanced resuscitation techniques for stroke, cardiac arrest, and trauma.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Emergency Medicine -Primary
    Board Certification
    American Board of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine)

    Education history

    Graduate Training Clinical Research - University of California, Davis M.A.S.
    NHLBI K Scholar - UC Davis Medical Center Research Fellow
    Residency Emergency Medicine - Denver Health Medical Center Resident
    Neuroscience - University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Ph.D.
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health M.D.
    Biology - Oberlin College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Pugh AE, Stoecklein HH, Tonna JE, Hoareau GL, Johnson MA, Youngquist ST (2021). Intramuscular adrenaline for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with faster drug delivery: A feasibility study. Resusc Plus.
    2. Rehm GB, Corts-Puch I, Kuhn BT, Nguyen J, Fazio SA, Johnson MA, Anderson NR, Chuah CN, Adams JY (2021). Use of Machine Learning to Screen for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Using Raw Ventilator Waveform Data. Crit Care Explor.
    3. Fong DD, Yamashiro KJ, Vali K, Galganski LA, Thies J, Moeinsadeh R, Pivetti CD, Knoesen A, Srinivasan V, Hedriana H, Farmer DL, Johnson MA, Ghiasi S (2021). Design and In Vivo Evaluation of a Non-invasive Transabdominal Fetal Pulse Oximeter. . IEEE Trans Biomed Eng.
    4. Hoareau GL, Beyer CA, Caples CA, Spruce MW, Kevin, Grayson J, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2020). Automated Partial Versus Complete Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for the Management of Hemorrhagic Shock in a Pig Model of Polytrauma: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.
    5. Fong DD, Yamashiro KJ, Johnson MA, Vali K, Galganski LA, Pivetti CD, Farmer DL, Hedriana HL, Ghiasi S (2020). Validation of a Novel Transabdominal Fetal Oximeter in a Hypoxic Fetal Lamb Model. Reprod Sci.
    6. Yamashiro KJ, Galganski LA, Grayson JK, Johnson MA, Beyer CA, Spruce MW, Caples CM, Trappey AF, Wishy AM, Strephenson JT (2020). Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in a pediatric swine model: Is 60 minutes too long? J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
    7. Nowadly C, Johnson MA, Hoareau GL, Manning JE, Daley JI (2020). The use of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) for non-traumatic cardiac arrest: A review. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open.
    8. Yamashiro KJ, Galganski LA, Grayson JK, Johnson MA, Beyer CA, Spruce MW, Caples CM, Trappey AF, Wishy AM, Strephenson JT (2020). Does the pediatric hemodynamic cliff exist in response to hemorrhagic shock? J Pediatr Surg.
    9. Hoareau GL, Beyer CA, Caples CM, Spruce MW, Gilbert Z, Grayson K, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2020). Esmolol reduces myocardial injury induced by resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in a porcine model of hemorrhagic shock. Injury.
    10. Nowadly CD, Hoareau GL, Grayson JK, Johnson MA (2020). Zone 3 REBOA does not provide hemodynamic benefits during nontraumatic cardiac arrest. Am J Emerg Med.
    11. Nowdly CD, Hoareau GL, Grayson JK, Johnson MA (2020). Zone 3 REBOA does not provide hemodynamic benefit during non traumatic cardiac arrest. Am J Emerg Med.
    12. DeSoucy ES Trappy F, Davidson AJ, Dubose JJ, Williams TK, Johnson MA, Stephenson JT (2020). Pediatric sized REBOA catheter testing in a pulsatile aortic flow model. . J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag.
    13. Madsen T, Levin N, Niehus K, Law K, Mayer J, Chapman M, Johnson MA, Hartsell S (2020). Prevalence of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 among emergency department employees. Am J Emerg Med.
    14. Abid M, Neff LP, Russo R, Williams TK, Hoareau GL, Grayson JK, DuBose J, Lendrum R, Johnson MA (2020). Reperfusion repercussions: a review of the metabolic derangements following resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
    15. Daley JD, Cannon K, Buckley R, Aydin A, Latich I, Lozada JC, Bonz J, Joseph D, Coughlin R, Belsky J, Ven Tonder R, Sather J, Wira C, Liu R, Johnson MA, Moore C (2020). A research protocol and case report of Emergency Department endovascular aortic occlusion (REBOA) in non-traumatic cardiac arrest. . J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag.
    16. Lee J, Unger L, Zadravecz F, Cariello P, Seibert A, Johnson MA, Fuller MJ (2020). Novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19): Emergence and implications for emergency care. . JACEP.
    17. Kashtan H, Simon MA, Beyer CA, Wishy A, Hoareau GL, Grayson JK, Johnson MA (2020). Effects of extended lower extremity cooling following zone 3 REBOA in a porcine hemorrhage model.
    18. Johnson MA, Hoareau GL, Beyer CA, Caples CA, Spruce M, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Williams TK (2019). Not Ready for Prime time: Intermittent versus Partial REBOA for Prolonged Hemorrhage Control in a Highly Lethal Porcine Injury Model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
    19. Yamashiro KJ, Wishy AM, Beyer CA, Kastan HW, Galganski LA, Grayson JK, Johnson MA, Stephenson JT, Trappey AF (2019). Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in a pediatric swine liver injury model: A pilot study. J Pediatr Surg.
    20. Beyer C, Hoareau GL, Kashtan H, Wishy A, Caples C, Spruce M, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2019). Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock and blunt thoracic injury. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg.
    21. Beyer C, Hoareau GL, Kashtan H, Wishy A, Caples C, Spruce M, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2019). Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) induced myocardial injury is mitigated by endovascular variable aortic control (evac). . J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
    22. Hoareau GL, Tibbits EM, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, Desoucy ES, Faulconer ER, Grayson JK, Stewart IJ, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2019). Renal effects of three endoaortic occlusion strategies in a swine model of hemorrhagic shock. Injury.
    23. Spruce M, Beyer C, Caples C, DeSoucy E, Kashtan H, Hoareau GL, Grayson JK, Johnson MA (2019). Pharmacokinetics of tranexamic acid given as an intramuscular injection compared to intravenous infusion in a swine model of ongoing hemorrhage. Shock.
    24. Beyer CA, Johnson MA, Galante JM, DuBose JJ (2019). Hemodynamic effects of zone 1 vs zone 3 resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta placement in trauma patients. Injury.
    25. Williams TK, Neff LP, Tibbits EM, Guillaume LH, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, Grayson KJ, Johnson MA (2019). A Novel Automated Endovascular Variable Aortic Control Device to Expand Function of Standard REBOA Catheters. . J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag.
    26. Hoareau GL, Williams TK, Davidson AJ, Russo RM, Ferencz SE, Neff LP, Grayson JK, Stewart IJ, Johnson MA (2018). Endocrine Effects of Simulated Complete and Partial Aortic Occlusion in a Swine Model of Hemorrhagic Shock.LID - 10.1093/milmed/usy287 [doi]. Mil Med.
    27. Williams TK, Tibbits EM, Hoareau GL, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Johnson MA (2018). Endovascular variable aortic control (EVAC) versus resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) in a swine model of hemorrhage and ischemia reperfusion injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 85(3), 519-526.
    28. Simon MA, Tibbits EM, Hoareau GL, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Johnson MA, Williams TK (2018). Lower extremity cooling reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury following Zone 3 REBOA in a porcine hemorrhage model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 85(3), 512-518.
    29. Trent SA, Johnson MA, Morse EA, Havranek EP, Haukoos JS (2018). Patient, provider, and environmental factors associated with adherence to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular clinical practice guidelines in the ED. Am J Emerg Med, 36(8), 1397-1404.
    30. Tibbits EM, Hoareau GL, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, DuBose JJ, Neff LP, Grayson JK, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2018). Location is everything: The hemodynamic effects of REBOA in Zone 1 versus Zone 3 of the aorta. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 85(1), 101-107.
    31. Johnson MA, Tibbits EM, Hoareau GL, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, Grayson JK, Neff LP, Williams TK (2018). Endovascular Perfusion Augmentation for Critical Care: Partial Aortic Occlusion for Treatment of Severe Ischemia-Reperfusion Shock.LID - 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001199 [doi]. Shock, 51, 659-666.
    32. Cannon JW, Neff LP, Pidcoke HF, Aden JK, Spinella PC, Johnson MA, Cap AP, Borgman MA (2018). The evolution of pediatric transfusion practice during combat operations 2001-2013. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 84(6S Suppl 1), S69-S76.
    33. Johnson MA, Borgman MA, Cannon JW, Kuppermann N, Neff LP (2018). Severely Elevated Blood Pressure and Early Mortality in Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries: The Neglected End of the Spectrum. West J Emerg Med, 19(3), 452-459.
    34. Tibbits EM, Hoareau GL, Simon MA, Davidson AJ, DeSoucy ES, Faulconer ER, DuBose JJ, Neff LP, Grayson JK, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2018). Stepwise Reperfusion After Zone 1 REBOA: Is Repositioning to Zone 3 a Useful Maneuver? J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag.
    35. Johnson MA, Nishijima D, Kuppermann N (2018). The Association of Glasgow Coma Scale Score with Clinically Important Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children. Pediatr Emerg Care.
    36. Hattery E, Russo R, Davidson AJ, Johnson MA, Williams TK, Neff L, Hile L, Galante JM, DuBose JJ (2018). Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta(REBOA) during Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, a Case Report and Review of the Literature.
    37. Chenoweth JA, Johnson MA, Shook L, Sutter ME, Nishijima DK, Holmes JF (2017). Prevalence of Intracranial Hemorrhage after Blunt Head Trauma in Patients on Pre-injury Dabigatran. . West J Emerg Med.
    38. Cannon JW, Johnson MA, Caskey RC, Borgman MA, Neff LP (2017). High ratio plasma resuscitation does not improve survival in pediatric trauma patients. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 83(2), 211-217.
    39. Davidson AJ, Russo RM, Ferencz SE, Cannon JW, Rasmussen TE, Neff LP, Johnson MA, Williams TK (2017). Incremental balloon deflation following complete resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta results in steep inflection of flow and rapid reperfusion in a large animal model of hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 83(1), 139-143.
    40. Johnson MA, Williams TK, Ferencz SE, Davidson AJ, Russo RM, OBrien WT Sr, Galante JM, Grayson JK, Neff LP (2017). The effect of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta, partial aortic occlusion and aggressive blood transfusion on traumatic brain injury in a swine multiple injuries model. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 83(1), 61-70.
    41. Johnson MA, Davidson AJ, Russo RM, Ferencz SE, Gotlib O, Rasmussen TE, Neff LP, Williams TK (2017). Small changes, big effects: The hemodynamics of partial and complete aortic occlusion to inform next generation resuscitation techniques and technologies. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82(6), 1106-1111.
    42. Holmes JF, Siglock BG, Corwin MT, Johnson MA, Salcedo ES, Espinoza GS, Lamba R (2017). Rate and Reasons for Repeat CT Scanning in Transferred Trauma Patients. Am Surg, 83(5), 465-469.
    43. Williams TK, Neff LP, Johnson MA, Russo RM, Ferencz SA, Davidson AJ, Clement NF, Grayson JK, Rasmussen TE (2017). Automated variable aortic control versus complete aortic occlusion in a swine model of hemorrhage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 82(4), 694-703.
    44. Simon MA, Russo RM, Davidson AJ, Falconer ER, DeSoucy E, Loja M, Johnson MA, Williams TK, Dawson DL, DuBose JJ (2017). A Case of Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) Use in Penetrating Abdominal Aortic Injury. J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag, 1(1), 53-7.
    45. Williams TK, Johnson MA, Neff LP, Hrer TM, Moore L, Brenner M, DuBose J, Holcomb J, Todd Rasmussen TE (2017). “What’s in a Name?” A Consensus Proposal for a Common Nomenclature in the Endovascular Resuscitative Management and REBOA Literature. J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag, 1(1), 9-12.
    46. Johnson MA, Neff LP, Williams TK, DuBose JJ (2016). Partial resuscitative balloon occlusion of the aorta (P-REBOA): Clinical technique and rationale. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 81(5 Suppl 2 Proceedings of the 2015 Military Health System Research Symposium), S133-S137.
    47. Williams TK, Neff LP, Johnson MA, Ferencz SA, Davidson AJ, Russo RM, Rasmussen TE (2016). Extending resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta: Endovascular variable aortic control in a lethal model of hemorrhagic shock. J Trauma Acute Care Surg, 81(2), 294-301.
    48. Johnson MA, Grahan BJ, Haukoos JS, McNally B, Campbell R, Sasson C, Slattery DE (2014). Demographics, bystander CPR, and AED use in out-of-hospital pediatric arrests. Resuscitation, 85(7), 920-6.
    49. Johnson MA, Haukoos JS, Larabee TM, Daugherty S, Chan PS, McNally B, Sasson C (2013). Females of childbearing age have a survival benefit after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Resuscitation, 84(5), 639-44.
    50. Weick JP, Johnson MA, Skroch SP, Williams JC, Deisseroth K, Zhang SC (2010). Functional control of transplantable human ESC-derived neurons via optogenetic targeting. Stem Cells, 28(11), 2008-16.
    51. Li XJ, Zhang X, Johnson MA, Wang ZB, Lavaute T, Zhang SC (2009). Coordination of sonic hedgehog and Wnt signaling determines ventral and dorsal telencephalic neuron types from human embryonic stem cells. Development, 136(23), 4055-63.
    52. Weick JP, Johnson MA, Zhang SC (2009). Developmental regulation of human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons by calcium entry via transient receptor potential channels. Stem Cells, 27(12), 2906-16.
    53. Johnson MA, Weick JP, Pearce RA, Zhang SC (2007). Functional neural development from human embryonic stem cells: accelerated synaptic activity via astrocyte coculture. J Neurosci, 27(12), 3069-77.
    54. Guillaume DJ, Johnson MA, Li XJ, Zhang SC (2006). Human embryonic stem cell-derived neural precursors develop into neurons and integrate into the host brain. J Neurosci Res, 84(6), 1165-76.

    Review

    1. Youngquist ST, Tonna JL, Bartos JA, Johnson MA, Hoareau GL, Hutin A, Lamhaut L (2020). Current Work in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. [Review]. Crit Care Clin.
    2. Guillaume LH, Cassiday PA, Stewart IJ, Studer AC, Dubose JJ, Neff LP, Williams TK, Johnson MA (2018). Incidence of acute kidney injury following aortic occlusion for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock: a systematic review. [Review]. J Endovasc Resusc Trauma Manag.
    3. Russo RM, Neff LP, Johnson MA, Williams TK (2016). Emerging Endovascular Therapies for Non-Compressible Torso Hemorrhage. [Review]. Shock, 46(3 Suppl 1), 12-9.
    4. Zhang SC, Li XJ, Johnson MA, Pankratz MT (2008). Human embryonic stem cells for brain repair? [Review]. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 363(1489), 87-99.

    Book Chapter

    1. Johnson MA, Holmes J (2020). Traumatic Brain Injuries. In Allan B. Wolfson MD, FACEP, FACP, Robert L. Cloutier MD, MCR, Gregory W. Hendey MD, Louis J. Ling MD, Carlo L. Rosen MD, Jeffrey J. Schaider MD (Eds.), Harwood and Nuss Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine (7th). Wolters Kluwer.
    2. Beyer C, Johnson MA (2019). REBOA and Traumatic Brain Injuries. In Hörer, T., DuBose, J.J., Rasmussen, T., White, J.M. (Eds.), Endovascular Resuscitation and Trauma Management (1st). Springer.
    3. Russo RM, Johnson MA, DuBose JJ (2017). Chapter 16, Mechanical Hemorrhage Control. In Pascual JL, Cannon JW (Eds.), Hemorrhagic Shock: Recognition, Pathophysiology, and Management (1st Edition, pp. 285-306). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

    Editorial

    1. Johnson MA, Harish NJ, Pryor P (2013). How to Confirm Ankle Joint Penetration. Emergency Physician Monthly, 49(3), 253-8.

    Letter

    1. Johnson MA, Hoareau GL, Neff L, Williams T (2020). Letter to the Editor: Titrate to equilibrate and not exsanguinate! [Letter to the editor]. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.
    2. Johnson A, Hoareau G, Neff L, Williams T (2020). In Response to Letter Re: Not Ready for Prime Time: Intermittent Versus Partial REBOA for Prolonged Hemorrhage Control In a Highly Lethal Porcine Injury Model." (the "Work").  [Letter to the editor].
    3. Williams TK, Neff LP, Johnson MA (2019). Letter to the editor RE: Intermittent REBOA translational science papers.  [Letter to the editor]. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.

    Patent

    1. Johnson MA (2019). Resuscitation and Ventilation Asynchrony Monitor.
    2. Johnson MA (2019). Endovascular Perfusion Augmentation for Critical Care.
    3. Johnson MA (2019). Aortic Flow Meter and Syringe Pump for Partial-Aortic Occlusion.
    4. Johnson MA (2019). Pediatric Resuscitation and Ventilation Monitor.
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