
Max R. Johnson, MD, RPh, FACS
Dr. Max Johnson opened Retina Consultants in 1988. A Fargo native, he received his pharmacy degree from North Dakota State University and completed a postgraduate hospital pharmacy residency in South Carolina. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota Medical School and completed his ophthalmology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, followed by a surgical and medical retina fellowship at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts.
Dr. Johnson is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and is an active member in several retina societies. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and International College of Surgeons.
Education
1988 Chief Vitreoretinal Fellow
Schepens Retinal Associates, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Vitreoretinal Medical/Surgical Fellow
Schepens Retina Associates and Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Clinical Retina Fellow
Harvard Medical School and Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Clinical Low Vision Fellow
Schepens Retina Associates/Gerald R. Friedman, OD, Boston, Massachusetts
1988 Research Associate
Eye Research Institute/Retina Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts
1986 Ophthalmology Residency
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
1983 Transitional Medical/Surgical Internship
Marshfield Clinic/St Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, Wisconsin
1982 Doctor of Medicine Degree
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, North Dakota
1981 Summer Medical Research Fellow
National Institute of Health Summer Research Fellowship
University of Minnesota Department of Ophthalmology, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1980 Bachelor of Science Degree – Medicine
University of North Dakota School of Medicine, Grand Forks, North Dakota
1976 Hospital Pharmacy Practice Residency (certified by Am. Soc. Hospital Pharmacists)
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
1975 Pharmacy Internship
Broadway Pharmacy, Fargo, North Dakota
1975 Bachelor of Science Degree – Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy
North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota
Certifications
2016 Fellow
American College of Surgeons
2013 Fellow
International College of Surgeons
1988 Ophthalmology
American Board of Ophthalmology
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Retina Specialists
Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Hospital Alumni Society
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology
North Dakota Medical Association
North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association
Upper Mississippi Valley Retina Society