Dr. James Oliver Johnston M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
1200 El Camino Real South San Francisco CA, 94080About
Dr. James Johnston is a surgical oncologist practicing in South San Francisco, CA. Dr. Johnston specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
Education and Training
Univ of Mi Med Sch, Ann Arbor Mi 1955
University of Mi Med Sch 1955
Board Certification
Orthopaedic SurgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic SurgeryABOS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Methylmethacrylate as an adjunct in internal fixation of pathological fractures. Experience with three hundred and seventy-five cases.
- Alveolar soft part sarcoma involving the ilium. A case report.
- Chondrosarcoma of the foot: imaging, surgical and pathological correlation of three new cases.
- Fibrogenesis imperfecta ossium: imaging correlation in three new patients.
- The biology of human cells in tissue culture. I. Characterization of cells derived from osteogenic sarcomas.
- Discussion paper: tumor-specific transfer factor therapy in osteogenic sarcoma: a two-year study.
- Osteogenic sarcoma. Immunologic parameters before and during immunotherapy with tumor-specific transfer factor.
- Prognostic value of histologic tumor necrosis assessment in osteogenic sarcoma of bone.
- Compliant prestress fixation in tumor prostheses: interface retrieval data.
- Quantitative immunofluorescence studies of the tumor antigen-bearing cell in giant cell tumor of bone and osteogenic sarcoma.
- Follow-up evaluation of resected lumbar vertebral chordoma over 11 years: a case report.
- Cysticercosis of the triceps--an unusual pseudotumor: case report and review.
- MR Imaging of sports-related pseudotumor in children: mid femoral diaphyseal periostitis at insertion site of adductor musculature.
- Calcifying aponeurotic fibroma features seen on fine-needle aspiration biopsy:
- Bone mineral: effects of oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and lactation.
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