Austin Johnson, MD, PhD

Dr. Johnson is an Associate Professor and the Vice-Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Johnson received his PhD in Neuroscience and his MD from the University of Wisconsin Madison, followed by residency training in Emergency Medicine at Denver Health in Denver, CO. Dr. Johnson practicing clinical emergency medicine at the University of Utah where he runs a translational research lab focused on the development of new therapies for patients suffering from trauma, cardiac arrest, and stroke. Dr. Johnson's laboratory work has led to over 10 filed patents and over 50 publications. His grant funding has included the Department of Defense, the National Institute of Health, the Zoll Foundation, and the Food and Drug Administration.