William H Johnson Jr., MD, FACS

Dr. Johnson completed his general surgery residency and was named chief resident in surgery at the University of Florida. He then completed a fellowship at Duke University in advanced laparoscopy and bariatric surgery and was on staff at Duke University Hospital. He moved to Atlanta in 2006 when he joined Johns Creek Surgery. Dr. Johnson is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and is recognized as a Center of Excellence surgeon by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS).



Dr. Johnson has taught courses on the latest techniques in the minimally invasive care of various general surgery diseases. This has included teaching surgeons on a variety of standard surgical techniques as well as updating surgeons on cutting-edge technologies. He has also been involved in national talks on managing all aspects of the surgical patient, including preoperative, intraoperative and post-operative care. He has been one of the pioneers of new technologies in surgery, including single-incision surgery. This type of procedure leaves just one small scar with the surgery, often hidden in the belly-button. He was the first surgeon in the area to perform single-incision surgery for the removal of the gallbladder and appendix and has also done various bariatric cases with this technique including lap band placement and a sleeve gastrectomy.



Dr Johnson has served as chairman of the department of surgery at Emory Johns Creek Hospital. He has also previously served as Vice-Chairman as well as the Chief of General Surgery. He has written multiple papers on the surgical treatment of obesity which have been presented at national meetings and published in medical and surgical journals. His interests include minimally invasive abdominal surgery, weight loss surgery the treatment of varicose veins and venous reflux symptoms.

Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)

Woodward Society – University of Florida General Surgery Alumni

Johns Creek Healthcare Association

Medical Association of Atlanta

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Chairman, Department of Surgery – Emory Johns Creek Hospital - 2015 - 2017

Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery – Emory Johns Creek Hospital - 2010-2014

Chairman, Department Of General Surgery – Emory Johns Creek Hospital - 2010-2014

Medical Director – Atlanta General and Bariatric Surgery Center 2013 – present

Peer Review committee – Emory Johns Creek Hospital 2010-2014

Surgeon Center of Excellence Distinction – ASMBS 2009 – present

Atlanta Bariatrics (practice) – Center of Excellence Distinction – ASMBS 2009-present

Consumer Research Counsel – named one of America’s Top Surgeons – 2010-present

Honors in Medical School Rotations (Surgery, Medicine, Pediatric Nursery, Psychiatry) 1999-2000

Dean’s List 1992-1996