Excellence, Respect and Responsibility in Radiology: Challenging Barriers and Opening Doors
Dr. Michele H. Johnson, MD, FACR, FASER
June 25, 2024
This is the 2nd annual DEI Grand Rounds lecture. To view previous Grand Rounds lectures, click here.
About the Lecturer — Dr. Michele H. Johnson, MD
Michele H. Johnson, MD ’79, FACR, FASER, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Neurosurgery and Surgery and director of Interventional Neuroradiology at Yale School of Medicine, is a 1979 graduate of Temple University School of Medicine. A pioneer in her field and a committed advocate for the value of mentorship, diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine, Dr. Johnson completed an internship and residency in diagnostic radiology at Temple University Hospital and a fellowship in neuroradiology (diagnostic and interventional) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She served as assistant professor of radiology at Temple from 1985 to 1990.
She joined the faculty of the Yale School of Medicine in 1999, and in 2014, she became the first African American woman to be appointed to full professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Her practice encompasses all neuroimaging and neurointervention, especially emergent vascular, brain, spine and head and neck pathologies. She also has served the school as a member of the admissions committee, the committee on the Status of Women in Medicine, the Minority Organization for Retention and Expansion, and has served as the credentials committee chair and secretary of the Yale New Haven Hospital board.
Beyond her clinical endeavors, Dr. Johnson’s educational and research contributions include dozens of invited lectures, publications, reviews and commentaries. As Chair of the Committee on Diversity and Inclusion for the American Society of Neuroradiology, she has been a tireless champion for equity. She is the Director of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Pipeline Initiative for the Enrichment of Radiology (PIER) Summer Program designed to introduce rising first year medical students who are underrepresented in medicine to careers in radiology, providing both exposure and mentorship.
Her distinguished career has garnered widespread recognition, including fellowship status in esteemed organizations such as the American College of Radiology and the American Society of Emergency Radiology, for which she was also named a 2021 Gold Medalist honoree. In 2017, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Medical Association, Section on Radiology and Radiation Oncology.
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