Dr. Johnson became chair of orthopedics at the hospital in 2000 and performed thousands of surgeries and mentored hundreds of students and residents. Before joining Hahnemann University Hospital, he was a professor and program director at Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine in Philadelphia.
A former colleague told the Inquirer that Dr. Johnson was known for his compassion.
“When we are faced with a tough case or patient, we all ask ourselves: ‘What would Norm do?'” the unnamed physician said.
Dr. Johnson died of complications from diabetes, according to the report.
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