Amber E. Johnson, MD, MS, MBA, FACC, FAHA is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Section of Cardiology at the University of Chicago. She completed her undergraduate degree with honors at the University of Pittsburgh. She then completed her medical degree and masters of business administration at Jefferson Medical College/Widener University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In addition to a year of patient safety and quality improvement training at the Armstrong Institute of Johns Hopkins Hospital, she was an internal medicine resident at Johns Hopkins, Bayview in Baltimore, Maryland. She then returned to Pittsburgh for general cardiology fellowship, a research fellowship, and a masters degree in clinical research. She joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2023 after having served as a Staff Cardiologist at the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Health System and Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.
The Johnson Lab is funded by national and institutional contributions to study the equitable implementation of novel cardiac interventions. Dr. Johnson’s research at the interface of health equity, social determinants of health, and mobile health technology has resulted in numerous publications and national recognition. She was named one of the National Minority Quality Forum's 40 Under 40 Leaders in Health and was awarded the Women as One Escalator Award for clinical research. She is also the recipient of two pilot awards from the Bucksbaum-Seigler Institute. She enjoys cooking, running, and spending time with family.