Dr. Stacy Johnson is an Associate Medical Director in Clinical Development at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Boston, MA. She received her MD and PhD degrees from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Johnson then went on to complete internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Duke University.

Prior to joining Vertex, Dr. Johnson worked as an Assistant Professor in the division of nephrology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis. While at UTHSC, Dr. Johnson served as the medical director for the acute dialysis unit and plasmapheresis service at Regional One Hospital – Memphis’ only level 1 trauma center and main safety net hospital, catering to many uninsured patients.

Dr. Johnson brings with her over 10 years of experience practicing medicine in diverse clinical settings.