Richard Johnson, MD

Professor Emeritus, Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School (1979)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, University of Wisconsin–Madison (WI) (1975)
Internship
  • University of Washington Program (1980)
Residency
  • University of Washington Program, Internal Medicine (1982)
Fellowships
  • University of Washington Program, Infectious Disease (1986)
  • University of Washington Program, Nephrology (1986)
Languages
English
Department
Medicine-Renal Med Diseases/Hypertension

Professional Titles

  • Professor Emeritus

Publications

  • Johnson RJ, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Lanaspa MA. The fructose survival hypothesis as a mechanism for unifying the various obesity hypotheses. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Jan;32(1):12-22. PubMed PMID: 37846155
  • Sánchez-Lozada LG, Madero M, Mazzali M, Feig DI, Nakagawa T, Lanaspa MA, Kanbay M, Kuwabara M, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Johnson RJ. Sugar, salt, immunity and the cause of primary hypertension. Clin Kidney J. 2023 Aug;16(8):1239-1248. PubMed PMID: 37529651
  • Johnson RJ, Lanaspa MA, Sanchez-Lozada LG, Tolan D, Nakagawa T, Ishimoto T, Andres-Hernando A, Rodriguez-Iturbe B, Stenvinkel P. The fructose survival hypothesis for obesity. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2023 Sep 11;378(1885):20220230. PubMed PMID: 37482773
  • Kalogeropoulu SK, Rauch-Schmücking H, Lloyd EJ, Stenvinkel P, Shiels PG, Johnson RJ, Fröbert O, Redtenbacher I, Burgener IA, Painer-Gigler J. Formerly bile-farmed bears as a model of accelerated ageing. Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 15;13(1):9691. PubMed PMID: 37322151
  • Stem AD, Rogers KL, Roede JR, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Johnson RJ, Brown JM. Sugarcane ash and sugarcane ash-derived silica nanoparticles alter cellular metabolism in human proximal tubular kidney cells. Environ Pollut. 2023 Sep 1;332:121951. PubMed PMID: 37301454

Professional Memberships

  • American Heart Association (AHA), Member
  • American Society of Clinical Investigation, Member
  • American Society of Nephrology, Member
  • American College of Physicians (ACP), Fellow
  • American Federation of Clinical Research, Member
  • International Society of Nephrology, Member
  • Australian & New Zealand Society of Nephrology, Honorary Member
  • Association of Subspecialty Professors, Member
  • American Physiological Society, Member
  • Archaeological Institute of America, Member
  • National Kidney Foundation, Member
  • American Diabetes Association, Member
  • Western Association of Physicians, Member
  • Polish Society of Nephrology , Honorary Member

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Internal Medicine, Board Certification (1982)
  • Nephrology, Board Certification (1984)
  • Infectious Disease, Board Certification (1986)
Personal Interests
Role of Sugar and Uric acid in Metabolic Health

Public Speaking
Yes
Obesity, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Nutrition