UChicago Faculty Physician
Amber E. Johnson, MD, MS, MBA
Amber E. Johnson, MD, MS, MBA
UChicago Faculty Physician
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Specialties
- Cardiology (Heart Care)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
Amber Johnson, MD, MS, MBA, is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in general cardiology, providing inpatient and outpatient preventive cardiology care, as well as general cardiology consultation. Dr. Johnson is known for her compassionate, evidence-based approach to heart disease treatment designed to empower her patients to take an active role in their overall health and well being.
Along with her work with patients, Dr. Johnson is also dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research in the field of cardiology that improves patient outcomes. She is currently studying how to improve patient-centered care for managing high blood pressure. Her work has been published in numerous highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, such as JAMA, Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association, Annals of Internal Medicine and more.
Along with her work with patients, Dr. Johnson is also dedicated to conducting groundbreaking research in the field of cardiology that improves patient outcomes. She is currently studying how to improve patient-centered care for managing high blood pressure. Her work has been published in numerous highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, such as JAMA, Circulation, the Journal of the American Heart Association, Annals of Internal Medicine and more.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
Practicing Since
- 2014
Languages Spoken
- English
- French
Medical Education
- Jefferson Medical College
Internship
- Johns Hopkins Medicine
Residency
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Fellowship
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Memberships & Medical Societies
- Association of Black Cardiologists
- American Heart Association
- American College of Cardiology
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.