Nicholas Johnson, M.D.

Dr. Nicholas Johnson is an associate professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Neurology at Virginia Commonwealth University with a focus on inherited neuromuscular disorders.

His laboratory is focused on identifying the pathogenesis of myotonic dystrophy, the limb girdle muscular dystrophies, and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy and identifying appropriate clinical endpoints for these conditions. Johnson conducts therapeutic trials in many other inherited nerve and muscle disorders.