Sheldon Ashley Johnson

Background

Johnson, Sheldon Ashley was born on June 27, 1948 in Poplarville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Henry Ashley and Wanda Victoria (Jennings) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biological Science, U. New Orleans, 1970; Doctor of Medicine, U. Mississippi Medical School, 1974.

Career

Rotating intern, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, 1974-1975; general medical officer, Fort Polk (Louisiana) Army Hospital, 1975-1976; resident in radiation oncology, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 1976-1979; staff radiation oncologist, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, 1979-1981; staff radiation oncologist, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, 1981-1986; medical director, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, since 1986. Assistant professor Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans, since 1981. Adjunct assistant professor nuclear science center Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1982.

Achievements

• Sheldon Ashley Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy Oncologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board chairman Louisiana division American Cancer Society, New Orleans, 1990-1992, board directors, 1985-1992, Greater Baton Rouge unit American Cancer Society, since 1982. Member American Medical Association, American College Radiology, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology andOncology, American Endocurietherapy Society, Gilbert H. Fletcher Society, M.D. Anderson Associations.

Interests

• Avocations: nature, photography, scuba diving, camping, canoeing, birdwatching.

Connections

Married Millicent Ann LeBlanc, August 15, 1970 (divorced). Children: Lars Adam, Amanda Ellen, Amelia Frances. Married Judith Lutens Rowe, November 27, 1993.

Father:

Henry Ashley Johnson

Mother:

Wanda Victoria (Jennings) Johnson

Spouse:

Millicent Ann LeBlanc

Spouse:

Judith Lutens Rowe

child:

Lars Adam Johnson

child:

Amanda Ellen Johnson

child:

Amelia Frances Johnson