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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS

@kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social
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Physician–scientist focused on AI, trust, and equitable healthcare. Leading research on real-world clinical interactions and community voices. Here to listen, learn, and share. Also find me at: www.kevinbjohnsonmd.net

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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Check out my new post! This chapter addresses a topic it’s taken me a long time to face, and I grew from the experience of writing it. Note that it is going to be integrated into the existing chapters, well before events that were the hallmark of my own evolution. substack.com/@kbjohnson/n...
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Kevin Johnson, MD (@kbjohnson)
Check out my new post! This chapter addresses a topic it’s taken me a long time to face, and I grew from the experience of writing it. Note that it is going to be integrated into the existing chapte...
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
This latest memoir chapter is sort of my "leadership, part 2" chapter, with lots of references to key moments I shared to help me manage career, family, and friends. Thanks to Drs. George Dover and Arnold Strauss for having my back during this part of my journey. open.substack.com/pub/kbjohnso...
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14. The Two Amigos
On counsel, timing, and knowing when the hand is finished
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Spreading the word! #marginalized, #hispanic, #black #immigrant. Please repost! I need lots of voices!
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Sending this post out to the world. I need you to amplify it! @bluedotin.bsky.social @bobwachter.bsky.social #blacksky
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Working on a project about AI and trust in historically marginalized communities and need your voices. 🙏 If you’re open to sharing your views (and maybe a short video), please take this quick survey and share widely. Selected video contributors get a $25 gift card. 💳🗣️ Link: forms.gle/RFvedx2e2Lmd...
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
I’m excited to share that @rockefellerfdn selected me as a Bellagio Center Resident! This prestigious program has hosted numerous artists, scholars, and leaders, including Maya Angelou and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I’ll be writing and editing a film about equitable AI in medicine. rockfound.link/3IY51GG
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Bellagio Residents
The Bellagio Network spans six decades and includes more than 4,100 alumni. Coming from all over the world and representing a wide cross-section of expertise, Bellagio…
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
rdcu.be/eNcsi Our recent piece in @springernature.com JGIM summarizes the state of AI in primary care. There are many articles about tools in development, but only a few about tools in actual use. We need a periodic survey to follow our progress. @pennldi.bsky.social @pennmedresearch.bsky.social
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Artificial Intelligence in Outpatient Primary Care: A Scoping Review on Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Our latest research on the penetration of AI into primary care has just been published in JGIM by Springer Nature. There are a lot of publications about AI in development, but only six about AI in use; this deserves to be followed with an annual pulse survey: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007....
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
This piece is gaining traction! By embedding equity considerations at every stage of AI development and deployment, the US can begin to take meaningful steps toward leveraging AI’s increasing capabilities to address urgent health care challenges. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Pursuing Equity With Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
This Viewpoint discusses the pursuit of fairness and equity in artificial intelligence in health care to drive transformative changes and reduce health disparities.
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
New JAMA paper. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... "[AI] disruption represents an incredible opportunity. However, the odds that this disruption will improve health for all will depend heavily on the creation of an ecosystem capable of rapid…knowledge about the consequences of these tools on health."
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
It's a pleasure to release the latest chapter of my memoir. Thanks to O'Neal Compton, a friend & successful actor. My coming out process allowed me to discover a true source of creativity that I had long suppressed. Hope you enjoy it and click the links at the end. open.substack.com/pub/kbjohnso...
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12. The Awakener (Beacons, Part III)
Rekindling my courage to create and be seen
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
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The Uplifters
Helping me go from feeling and hearing to believing
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Ptown sights!
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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It's a thrill for me to publish the latest chapter of The Influencers. | Kevin Johnson
It's a thrill for me to publish the latest chapter of The Influencers. For those who appreciate mentoring, Dr. Johannes was my first and most impactful mentor — a polymath, a wise man, and a mentor's ...
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
All, I've just released the latest chapter of my memoir (The Influencers) on Substack! @lgbtqreads.bsky.social @ameracadpeds.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social @pennldi.bsky.social @petebuttigieg.bsky.social @pennchibe.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kbjohnso...
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The Provocateur
Once I chose pediatrics, the life lessons flowed.
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
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Kevin Johnson, MD on Substack
Check out my new post. This one, like The Beacons, required an enormous amount of self-reflection. I hope you find it raw, honest, and relatable!
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Our final episode, and I’m very proud of it. Please repost! @jama.com #podcast @dbei-upenn.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I’m actually more proud of this than I’ll ever admit. Thanks to all our 1000s of listeners!!! Please repost this! # informatics #medicine. @pennengineering.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social @stanfordpress.bsky.social @jama.com
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Informatics in the Round @infointhernd.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Thanks to our good friend Jane Bach for sending us one of your songs to play in this episode! Jane has appeared in 8 episodes of Informatics in the Round, and we were so excited to honor her commitment by including one of her songs! Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5iVTUg... #podcast
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Push Back
Steve Bridgmon · Push Back · Song · 2019
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
This episode of the New Yorker podcast is informative and depressing. Please listen. It’s also not an ideal way to find happiness, unless you want the US to be an untrustworthy geopolitical force. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Atul Gawande on Elon Musk’s “Surgery with a Chainsaw”
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 03/14/2025 · 27m
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Biomedical graduate admissions paused or cut back as some universities respond to Trump orders on research - STAT
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
This just out. A study from my group describing the impact of ambient scribing in primary care. It’s an overall positive report that demonstrates opportunities for improvement. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Clinician Experience With Ambient Scribe Technology for Documentation Assistance
This quality improvement study assesses clinician experiences with ambient scribing technology and its association with efficiency and clinical documentation burden in the outpatient setting.
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Our article in the Jama Health Forum provides actionable recommendations for equitable AI model development, health system integration, and model deployment. Our hope is that our recommendations will improve the equitable performance of AI in healthcare. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... m
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Pursuing Equity With Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
This Viewpoint discusses the pursuit of fairness and equity in artificial intelligence in health care to drive transformative changes and reduce health disparities.
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Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS @kbjohnsonmd.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
My friends thought others might benefit from the message thanking the American College of Medical Informatics for designating me as a Distinguished Fellow. I was grateful but fell into my usual imposter syndrome. I hope this inspires others! #imposter @hrw.org youtu.be/WmAVV_DQhc0
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ACMI Distinguished Fellow Acceptance 2024
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Freedman @asfreed.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Kennedy Center Honors is excellent as usual.
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