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Carden Johnston, M.D., FAAP, FACEP, FRCP, of Birmingham, Alabama,
is the 2004-2005 Immediate Past President of the American Academy
of Pediatrics (AAP), based in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The
AAP is the nation's largest pediatric organization, with a membership
of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists
and pediatric surgical specialists.
Dr. Johnston
currently practices emergency medicine at the Children's Hospital
in Alabama. He has served as president of the Alabama chapter
of the AAP, chair of the AAP's Annual Chapter Forum Committee,
Chair of the AAP Section on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and
is a member of the AAP Board of Directors.
In addition,
Dr. Johnston has contributed over 600 health segments for television
news emphasizing prevention. Selected segments have been distributed
on CD-Rom to medical schools nationwide.
In earlier
years, Dr. Johnston practiced medicine in rural Alabama, Hawaii,
and in the Air Force. He received his medical education at University
of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, with a residency
at Tulane University, and additional education in Seattle, and
London, England.
*FAAP - Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
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