Karen Schwenk Johnson MD, MS

Karen S. Johnson, M.D., M.S., will assume the leadership role of Division Chief of Breast Imaging effective September 1, 2021. Dr. Johnson has played a significant role in our department by serving as Assistant Residency Program Director (2014-2016), followed by Residency Program Director of Diagnostic Radiology since 2016. Under Dr. Johnson’s leadership, our residency program has thrived and continues to be one of the most competitive in the country, recognized as the Best Radiologist Training Program in 2019.

In addition, Dr. Johnson has been an active participant in the Duke Graduate Medical Education community and serves on the executive council as Chair of Resident Resources and Well-Being. She was instrumental in founding our Committee on Diversity, Inclusion, and Awareness as well as, the Duke Women in Radiology working group. Dr. Johnson has been recognized for her teaching excellence within our department and nationally and was recently nominated as the Most Effective Educator of 2020 by Aunt Minnie and garnered the William F. Barry Jr Award for Excellence in Teaching awarded to a senior member of our faculty. She is passionate about mentoring and will no doubt continue to serve as an important role model to residents, fellows, and junior faculty in her new role as Division Chief.