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Veronica R. Johnson, MD

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803 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Internal Medicine

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Practice Focus Areas

Obesity Medicine

Education

Medical Education:: MD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine - 2014
Residency:: Tulane University - 2018
Fellowships:: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School - 2019

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Assistant Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.8

4.8

803 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

62 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

62 Reviews

April 27, 2024

5.0

Doctor Johnson was great

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April 18, 2024

5.0

Diligence of the provider.

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April 15, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson is an amazing doctor, she gets down to the point and genuinely cares for her patients. She is knowledgable, patient, and has a great bedside manner.

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April 11, 2024

5.0

Extremely attentive and helpful. A true pro.

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April 10, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnson is amazing and so kind

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April 09, 2024

5.0

you rock.

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April 09, 2024

4.0

Others recommended to me

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April 04, 2024

5.0

She takes the time to review every detail of patients background. I canâ€™t wait to see the results.

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April 03, 2024

5.0

She takes her time to listen to my concerns and then comes up with a plan that will help

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April 01, 2024

5.0

Excellent doctor- she took her time to answer questions, and explained her diagnosis and the follow up questions that I had. Submitted prescriptions and request for other services as she stated she would in a timely manner, and just seems to care.

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March 29, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnson is an excellent listener, and we are working on a plan to improve my physical health that I am really excited about.

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March 27, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnson is very thorough and listens to my needs.

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March 25, 2024

5.0

Very good listener. Explained everything in detail. Answered all my questions and if I forgot to ask anything is willing to answer more they mychart. Great experience over all.

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March 25, 2024

5.0

She is incredibly patient with the myriad questions I ask and her expert knowledge on the field makes me feel more confident that I can reach my goals.

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March 23, 2024

5.0

She took a significant amount of time to talk to me about my health.

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March 21, 2024

5.0

I can see that Dr. Johnson is very interested and concerned about my health, and making sure that I get the medical care that I need. Also I can reach out to her for any assistance. So yes I would recommend Dr. Johnson.

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March 21, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson is personable, knowledgeable and thorough. I feel confident & comfortable in her care.

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March 18, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson is very empathetic and kind, I was going through a lot with my personal life which was not the focus of the visit and she was very kind to me during the visit as well as helping with my weight concerns

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March 16, 2024

5.0

Che very undersatanding and very Pleasant doctor

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March 15, 2024

5.0

Super helpful and thorough.

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March 12, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson was very thorough in her assessment, very understanding of my situation and gave excellent advice and alternatives. Very knowledgeable!

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March 05, 2024

5.0

Superb clinician whose expertise in obesity and weight mgt has been featured in national media.

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February 19, 2024

5.0

As stated above, she treated me like a person.

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February 06, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson is caring and very competent. Love the way she follows up every visit with a summary of the visit and an outline of next steps.

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February 05, 2024

5.0

See above statement. She's great!

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February 01, 2024

5.0

Knowledgeable, friendly

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January 29, 2024

5.0

Great listener, compassionate and knowledgeable. Thank you

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January 24, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnson was very professional and very attentive to my health issues and concerns. She listened to me and gave clear and valuable instructions and recommendations.

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January 24, 2024

5.0

Professional. Knowledgeable. Patient. Great listener. Problem solver. Supportive. Persistent. Accommodating Friendly.

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January 22, 2024

5.0

Wonderful doctor. She listens and she cares. I trust her a lot.

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January 16, 2024

5.0

Dr Johnson listens, counsels, welcomes discussion, gives, all options

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January 13, 2024

5.0

Dr. Johnson is very interested in my overall health. She often times has great recommendations as to what I need to do as next steps or what I should try next.

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January 09, 2024

5.0

She listens and gives good advice.

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January 04, 2024

5.0

She made it simple and her knowledge made me feel like I could trust what she was saying. Felt very comfortable.

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December 21, 2023

5.0

Attentive, knowledgeable, interested in her patients

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December 18, 2023

5.0

She is empathetic, rigorous, clear and offera great advice

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December 18, 2023

3.0

Knowledgeable about the medications/weight loss process, etc.

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December 14, 2023

5.0

Thanks for the wonderful patient care and doctor Johnson always so nice and polite and helpful and humbled ... She is the best of the best

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December 13, 2023

5.0

Provided great information and a great experience

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December 13, 2023

4.0

This was just our first visit but she was very thorough and explained things well.

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December 07, 2023

5.0

She gave me good suggestions on maintaining my weight lose. She was very thorough. She explained to me how important sleep diet and exercise was to me, keeping my weight down.

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December 04, 2023

5.0

Kind, thorough, patient, interested and came up with good suggestions.

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December 01, 2023

5.0

only met Dr on a telephone call

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November 17, 2023

5.0

Knowledge

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November 09, 2023

5.0

Again, it is clear that she knows what sheâ€™s doing & I feel that she genuinely cares.

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November 03, 2023

5.0

She is good and very care

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November 02, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnson Was very professional . She took the time to explain a lot of things to me and came up with a treatment plan for me.

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October 31, 2023

5.0

Listen gave options!

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October 15, 2023

5.0

Friendly, listened and answered all of my questions and concerns. She laid out a plan for me.

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October 09, 2023

5.0

she is compassionate and empathetic to the needs as well as make sure that all of your questions are answered

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October 03, 2023

5.0

Very attentive and listens to my needs

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October 03, 2023

5.0

Already stated

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September 27, 2023

5.0

The doctor is very thorough and shows that she cares about you and works with you and your lifestyle in order to achieve a goal

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September 25, 2023

5.0

she's awesome Dr.

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September 14, 2023

5.0

Always listen to the patient and very knowledgeable.

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September 13, 2023

5.0

Great bedside manner very informative and caring to me every visit.

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September 13, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnson is a very caring doctor. She listens to what you say and addresses medical and lifestyle together and gow that impacts your weight loss journey.

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September 12, 2023

5.0

Dr. Johnson is attentive and knowledgeable. She wants to know whatâ€™s not working, but she wants to know whatâ€™s working!

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September 11, 2023

5.0

Sheâ€™s lovely.

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September 07, 2023

5.0

She is very pleasant to speak with and very knowledgeable.

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September 07, 2023

5.0

I had the best and most informative visit with Dr. Veronica Johnson. She is so warm and welcoming and did an excellent job walking me through my options. She is the right mix of honesty and bed side manner that is missing in a lot of medical professionals today. Thank you!!

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September 05, 2023

5.0

Listens, very understanding.

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