Karin Johnson, MD

Department of Neurology

Institutional Leadership Roles

• Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Medical Director, Baystate Regional Sleep Medicine Program
• Facility Director
  • Baystate Medical Center Sleep Laboratory
  • Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center Sleep Laboratory
  • Baystate Franklin Medical Center Sleep Laboratory

Academic Appointment

• Professor of Neurology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate
• Professor of Healthcare Delivery & Population Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  Fellowship, Sleep Medicine (2007-2008)
• Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
  • Residency, Neurology (2004-2007)
  • Internship, Internal Medicine (2003-2004)
• University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  M.D. (1999-2003)
• Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  B.A. (with honors), Biochemistry (1995-1999)

Scholarly Foci

• Sleep medicine
• Mild obstructive sleep apnea
• Positive airway pressure technology
• Inpatient sleep testing
• Permanent standard time

Scholarly Activity

View a list of Dr. Johnson's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository.

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles    

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  • Vice President (2023-present)
  • Board of Directors (2021-2022)
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
  • Advocacy Committee
    • Member (2022-present)
  • Hypopnea Scoring Rule Working Group
    • Member (2020-present)
  • Inpatient Sleep Disordered Breathing Guideline Task Force
    • Member (2020-present)
  • AHRQ Report Response Taskforce (2021-2022)
  • Payer Policy Review Committee
    • Member (2017-2018)
  • Member (2007-present)
• American Academy of Neurology
  • Sleep Section Chair (2020-2025)
  • Member (2003-present)
• Optimal NIV Medicare Access Promotion (ONMAP) Technical Expert Panel        
  • Member (2020-2021)

Significant Honors and Awards

• Mark O. Hatfield Advocacy Award, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2023)
• Public Service Award, Sleep Research Society (2023)
• Fellow, American Academy of Neurology (2021)
• Fellow, American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2020)

Contact Information

Department of Neurology
759 Chestnut St.
Neurodiagnostic and Sleep Center, Wesson Ground
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-5600
Karin.johnson@baystatehealth.org
Twitter: @drsleepykarin

(Updated February 2023)