Taylor R. Johnson, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rittenhouse
Schedule onlineCall 215-893-2600
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Dr. Johnson completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, serving as the administrative chief resident during her final year. She then went on to complete fellowship training in spinal cord injury medicine at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange, NJ. 

As a physiatrist who is fellowship-trained in spinal cord injury medicine, Dr. Johnson’s areas of expertise include medical management and prevention of early and late complications following spinal cord injury and other related neurological diagnoses such as multiple sclerosis, transverse myelitis, and cerebral palsy. She sees patients with medical complications such as neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder, pressure injuries, neuropathic pain, spasticity, autonomic dysreflexia, heterotopic ossification, and orthostasis. 

Dr. Johnson’s treatment approach emphasizes education, shared decision making, preventative strategies, and evidence-based medicine. She has been trained to prognosticate neurologic recovery and functional outcomes after spinal cord injury and can design a comprehensive therapeutic plan and prescribe equipment that promotes function and independence. Dr. Johnson is well versed in all treatment strategies ranging from lifestyle interventions to medications to minimally invasive procedures. She can perform injections to treat spasticity (including botulinum toxin, nerve blocks, etc.) and can manage intrathecal baclofen pumps.

My education and training

  • Medical School: Ohio State University - College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse Long-Term Acute Care Hospital
Dr. Johnson is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Johnson TR, Gandelman S, Serafin LR, Charles JY, Jacobs D. Rehabilitation Outcomes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients on Ocrelizumab Diagnosed With West Nile Virus Encephalitis , Cureus, 16: 2024,e57063

McLarney, Mitra MD; Johnson, Taylor MD, Bajaj, Gurtej MD; Lee, David; Zheng, Jasmine MD Cancer Pain and Frailty: A scoping Review of How Cancer Pain is Evaluated and Treated in the Frail and Elderly , Rehabilitation Oncology, 41(2): 2023,69-77

Johnson, Taylor MD, Amodeo, Matthew MD, Bradford, Jamie DPT, Binkowski, Ashley OT, Deike, Dawn DO Transverse Myelitis Causing Complete Spinal Cord Injury in a Pediatric Patient After Receiving CAR-T Cell Therapy , American Journal of Physical Medicine 7 Rehabilitation : 2023,A53

Johnson, Taylor MD, Amodeo, Matthew MD, Brant, Danielle MSN, CPNP-AC, Deike, Dawn DO Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome Masquerading as Dancing Injury in Adolescent Patient , American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 102(42): 2023,A29