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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

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ACS Fellow Since 2011

Shaneeta Johnson, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Soc of Am Gast End Surgs
  • Am Soc for Metabolic & Bariatric Surg
  • Southeastern Surg Cong
  • Ntnl Med Ass-Surgical Sec
  • Assn for Acad Surg
  • Soc of Univ Surg

Additional Information

Gender

Female

Type of Practice

Academic medical center

General Surgery

Contact Information

Biography

Dr. Shaneeta Johnson is Chair and Professor of Surgery at Meharry Medical College, Nashville Tennessee. She is also Associate Dean and Vice President of Global Health Partnerships and Engagement at the Meharry School of Global Health.

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures

  • Bariatric (Severe Obesity) Procedures
  • laparoscopic gastric bypass
  • roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

  • Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure
  • anti-reflux procedures
  • gastroesophageal reflux disease

Hernia Procedures

Minimal Access Surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorders/Cancer

Minimally Invasive Procedures

  • laparoscopic surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures
  • robotic surgery

Academic Appointments

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Chairman

University of Toledo College of Medicine

Toledo, OH

Clinical Assistant Professor

06/2010—Present

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

Associate Professor

04/2016—Present

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

Program Director

07/2020—Present

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, GA

Professor

07/2021—Present