Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has announced Jason Johnson, MD, as Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute, effective July 1.
Dr. Johnson has served as Associate Chief of Pediatric Cardiology at Le Bonheur since 2020 and as Director of Cardiac MRI at Le Bonheur and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During his tenure, he has driven significant programmatic growth, including the development of the region’s only hybrid cardiac MRI and catheterization lab and strategic faculty recruitment.
A graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Johnson completed his residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric cardiology. As Chief of Pediatric Cardiology and Executive Co-Director of the Heart Institute, Johnson will lead the cardiology department’s staff and programs, guiding the Heart Institute into a new phase of expanded units and enhanced capabilities to deliver cutting-edge care for pediatric patients.
Johnson is a world renown advanced cardiovascular imaging specialists focusing on
echocardiographic and MRI guidance of transcatheter procedures. He has the most experience in the world with echocardiographic guided bedside transcatheter PDA closure in premature infants.
He is an active member of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) and the American College of Cardiology and serves as Editor in Chief of Cases of SCMR.