Faculty

Kevin B Johnson, M.D., M.S.

David L. Cohen University Professor

Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Graduate Group Affiliations

Genomics and Computational Biology

Contact information

University of Pennsylvania
Perelman School of Medicine
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
3700 Hamilton Walk
B202 Richards
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Office: 215-573-5885

Email:
kevin.johnson1@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Education:
B.S. (Honors, Biology)
Dickinson College, 1983.
M.D. (Medicine)
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1987.
M.S. (Medical Informatics)
Stanford University, 1992.

Links
Kevin Johnson Lab

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Description of Research Expertise

Computationally-Enhanced Health Care
Digital health technology
Health and science communication
Biomedical Informatics
Engineering
Genomics
Computational Biology
Large Language Models
Applied Clinical Informatics
Machine Learning
Translational Research

Selected Publications

Strasberg HR, Hoffer EP, Koppel R, Johnson KB, Tierney WM, Rutledge GW, Bernstam EV; ACMI Virtual Patient Experience Participants Collaborative.: Opportunities for informatics to improve patient experiences: observations and reflections of ACMI fellows. J Am Med Inform Assoc 33: 1185-1189, Jun 2026.

Iannone S, Kaur A, Johnson KB.: Artificial Intelligence in Outpatient Primary Care: A Scoping Review on Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions. J Gen Intern Med May 2026.

Lynch OF, Witt EE, Fernandez A, Rodriguez JA, Montoya Rubiano MA, Burstin H, Sheridan S, Hightower M, Bates DW, Johnson KB, Bergmark RW, Ortega G.: Beyond translation: a patient-centered research agenda for artificial intelligence interpreter services in healthcare. NPJ Digit Med 9: 376, May 2026.

Grundmeier RW, Fiks AG, Jenssen BP, Proctor SN, Ferro DF, Johnson KB; Section of Informatics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.: Generative Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Families and Pediatricians. Pediatrics Mar 2026.

Johnson KB, Alasaly B, Jang KJ, Eaton E, Mopidevi S, Koppel R.: Observer: creation of a novel multimodal dataset for outpatient care research. J Am Med Inform Assoc 33: 424-433, Feb 2026.

Saleh SN, Johnson KB.: Development and application of desiderata for automated clinical ordering. J Am Med Inform Assoc 32: 1899-1907, Dec 2025.

Johnson KB, Simonian M, Adams LL, Schneider JH.: Toward Trustworthy Pediatric AI: A Call to Action From the National Academy of Medicine. Pediatrics 156: e2025073304, Nov 2025.

Johnson KB, Alasaly B, Jang KJ, Eaton E, Mopidevi S, Koppel R.: Observer: Creation of a Novel Multimodal Dataset for Outpatient Care Research. medRxiv Oct 2025.

Shah KP, Johnson KB.: The Ambient AI Scribe Revolution-Early Gains and Open Questions. JAMA Netw Open 8: e2534982, Oct 2025.

Jackman KM, Prichett L, Zeng Y, Nonyane BA, Johnson KB, Lehmann H, Trent M.: Patient portal accessing of sexually transmitted infection test results among adolescent and young adult patients. Sex Transm Dis 52: 559-562, Apr 2025.