Samantha Hunter Johnston

Samantha Johnston, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services – Walnut Creek
Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services - Walnut Creek
106 La Casa Via, Suite 240
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
  • “What keeps me going with infectious diseases is that it is constantly changing.”

My Approach

As soon as I decided to become a doctor, I knew I would become a pediatrician. Infectious diseases spoke to me as a subspecialty because it is a field with potential to positively impact many children from a public health, as well as individual, perspective. A lot of morbidity and mortality among children around the world is caused by infections, so one can have a large positive impact on children’s health in this field.

What keeps me going with infectious diseases is that it is constantly changing. It is like being a detective. You are working to solve the mystery of what is causing a problem in a child, or population, and you hope to find a solution!

I love children and working with people. I hope to give the patient and their family the information they need to be empowered to deal with the disease they are facing. For patients who live far away or cannot come to see me regularly, I can also work with primary care physicians to provide a supporting framework and guidance to manage their conditions from a distance.

Locations

Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Specialty Services – Walnut Creek
Stanford Medicine Children's Health Specialty Services - Walnut Creek

106 La Casa Via, Suite 240

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Maps, Directions & Parking

Phone : (925) 239-2900

Fax : (925) 932-2456

Work and Education

Professional Education

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 05/22/2002

Residency

Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 06/30/2005

Fellowship

UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital Pediatric Infectious Disease Prgm, Los Angeles, CA, 06/30/2008

Board Certifications

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics, 2009

Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2005

Languages

English

French

Spanish