Anthony Johnson, MD, is the new president of Towson, Md.-based West Point Orthopaedic Society, according to an Oct. 28 LinkedIn post.
Dr. Johnson succeeds Joseph Hsu, MD. He is an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon based in San Antonio and a 1994 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
He also leads the Texas Orthopaedic Association, and previously served as president of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons from 2014 to 2015.
Dr. Johnson is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. From 2005 to 2010, he was an orthopaedic surgeon with the Joint Special Operations Task Force, where he treated special operations forces in forward-deployed settings.
Since 2018, he has led San Antonio-based Johnson Sports Medicine & AEJ Consulting, which provides medical-legal, leadership development and education consulting.
The West Point Orthopaedic Society brings together leaders, alumni, practitioners, residents and students with ties to the academy. Its mission is to advance orthopaedic medicine and strengthen professional connections across generations of West Point practitioners.
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