Dr. Douglas W. Johnson was born at the West Point Military Academy in New York, and traveled the world as an “Air Force brat” during his youth. After obtaining his B.S. degree at Virginia Tech, he received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Virginia. His post-doctoral studies included an Internal Medicine internship at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, followed by his Radiation Oncology residency at Stanford University Medical Center, where he met Drs. Paryani and Wells. From 1983-87, he served as the Chairman of Radiation Oncology at the David Grant USAF Medical Center in California. Upon leaving active duty in 1987, Dr. Johnson brought his family to Jacksonville to join the Florida Radiation Oncology Group. He retired as a Colonel in the USAF reserves in 1999, after having served as a Radiation Oncology Consultant, Flight Surgeon, and Commander of David Grant USAF Medical Center.

Dr. Johnson was Valedictorian of his high school class in Victorville, California, and has since received numerous honors and awards, including membership in the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society at Virginia Tech, MENSA, the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, a USAF Patent Award for development of a device used in breast surgery operations, the USAF Meritorious Service Award, the ASTRO Clinical Investigator Travel Grant Award, and election to Fellowship in the American College of Radiology. In 2010 he was awarded the Tabari Award by the Flying Physicians Association, and voted Physician of the Year by the Oncure Medical Corporation.

Dr. Johnson was Chief of Radiation Oncology at Baptist Medical Center from 1995-2003, and chair of the Institutional Review Committee from 2001-2004. From 2004-2006 he was elected Chief of the Baptist Medical Center Medical Staff, and currently is the Vice President for Clinical Affairs for Oncure Medical Corporation nationally. He has been active in the American Cancer Society as the Vice-President for Programs, Duval County. He is Board Certified in Radiation Oncology and is a member of a dozen major regional and national professional societies. Dr. Johnson previously held a faculty position with Stanford University as a Clinical Instructor in Radiation Oncology, and currently is an Assistant Professor of Oncology with the Mayo Medical School.

Dr. Johnson has a major interest in clinical cancer research, is a Principal Investigator for the national Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and Children’s Oncology Groups, and heads up our FROG and Oncure research programs. He serves on national research strategy committees and has authored numerous protocols, as well as over 45 scientific publications. He has also served as a Quality Control consultant to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Outside the office, you might catch him with his family at the beach, on the tennis courts, with a paintbrush at his easel, or at a local airport—he is an avid pilot with his commercial multi-engine instrument land and seaplane ratings and has built his own award-winning experimental aircraft.