Meet Dr. Clarissa Johnson
Dr. Johnson enjoyed reading as a child, every summer participating in the summer book club at the library which gave out coupons to McDonalds for filling up the form with all the books that were read. Some of the books she read included fictional novels about children with illness such as leukemia and Lupus. This sparked an interest in being a "research scientist" which eventually evolved into an interest in being a doctor. Given her love of working with children, she decided to become a pediatrician. Due to a general interest in math and science, she completed her undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Tuskegee University. She then attended Case Western Reserve University for medical School. Pediatrics residency training was completed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and pediatric hematology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
She encountered many patients with various blood disorders including sickle cell disease during training. This experience focused her attention on Hematology and specifically sickle cell disease. Her research during fellowship training investigated the effect of certain therapies on the red blood cells of people with sickle cell disease.
Dr. Johnson has been working at Cook Children's medical center since 2009 with a focus in treating blood disorders. She continues to have a special interest in sickle disease care. She served on the Texas Sickle Cell Advisory committee to provide recommendations to the state legislature regarding ways to raise awareness about the disease across the state. She serves as medical staff for Camp Jubilee, the annual summer camp for area children with sickle cell disease.
When away from the medical center, she enjoys attending dance performances and Broadway shows as well as traveling and reading.
Services
- Bone marrow aspirate and biopsy
- Lumbar puncture
- Red blood cell exchange transfusions
Reviews
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Questions were addressed |
4.8
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Provider explained things clearly |
4.8
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
4.9
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4.8
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March 22, 2024
My kids are always taken care of and know exacyly how to navigate their diagnosis because our Dr Is so phenominal at her intrest and concern for health and wellness overall. DR.JOHNSON takes extra steps to show she cares genuinly!
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March 22, 2024
I absolutely Love Dr Johnson. She has taken such good care of my youngest and oldest child and has kept mmy husband and I well informed! Im so happy we have her. I would go above and beyond for her and her staff!
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March 21, 2024
Dr. Johnson is extremely caring, professional, and makes my child very comfortable at his appointments. She explains his health matters very well and addresses everything with great detail and clarity.
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March 11, 2024
Dr Johnson is so kind and caring
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March 08, 2024
Dr Clarissa Johnson is greeat I'll recommend her to all mother out there to take care of their kids
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February 25, 2024
Cassandra Dr Johnson nurse
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February 17, 2024
Dr Johnson is very caring and courteous as always. We are happy to be under her care.
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February 08, 2024
Excellent
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February 07, 2024
Cook children's have the best Doctors and Nurses
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February 07, 2024
Dr. Clarissa Johnson is very very good Doctor excellent doctor, always listen to your questions and answer them.
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January 26, 2024
The staff is awesome, always,making us feel comfortable and cared for
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January 26, 2024
Dr. Johnson is great,all always making sure my son is ok,and her nurse Cassandra is great just as well,they work good together
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January 19, 2024
Good experience
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December 22, 2023
The staff is excellent in working with my child.
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December 22, 2023
Everyone is always amazing from check in to bloodwork and results staff. The doctor and nurse are patient to answer all of my many questions.
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October 15, 2023
We always have a good experience.
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October 02, 2023
Dr. Clarissa was professional and very kind.
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August 08, 2023
Very Good Experience.
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August 08, 2023
From Doctor Clarisse Johnson, Nurses Cassandra to Social Workers Jane always Exceed the expectations.
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August 02, 2023
Very well
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July 31, 2023
The woman that came into the lab room to calm my daughter down did a phenomenal job. Dr. Johnson has great bedside manner and is very thorough and patient. I really like her a lot. The woman who checked us out, paid special attention to (patient), and made her feel included in the process of setting up the next appointment. She made her feel special.
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July 12, 2023
The parking lot staff was great. Registration was quick and fast. The waiting time was great and the doctor/physician was great.
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July 05, 2023
Our nurse was great! I did not catch her name but she knew exactly the toy to grab to help distract our little one and when she did the blood draw our 16 month old didn't even cry! It was only his second time with a blood draw and she was absolutely excellent! Recommend her for a raise for sure!Our doctor, Dr Johnson, was also great. She explained the condition our child was diagnosed with and answered all questions in an excellent manner. Also taking into consideration our distance from the clinic and our drive in our treatment. Even finding a close by pharmacy to get medication at immediately because of the 4th of July holiday.
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June 24, 2023
All Cookchilren's team members work tirelessly to ensure everything is ok especially Dr. Johnson and her team.
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June 19, 2023
Dr. Johnson was excellent in quickly addressing questions and concerns, she is thorough in her exams, and communicates very well with pertinent information.
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May 15, 2023
Dr. Johnson was so easy to talk to. She put us all at ease and explained everything throughly so that we understood.
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May 15, 2023
Everyone from the ladies at the front desk to the nurse and doctor were so kind. The office has a very calm vibe that put us at ease immediately. It was a very pleasant experience.
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May 09, 2023
Always very Good.
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May 09, 2023
Doctor C. Johnson , the Nurse Cassandra and the Social worker Jane.
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May 02, 2023
She is amazing
Education
- Medical School:
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- Residency:
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Affiliations
- American Society of Hematology, American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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