Kim M. Barbel Johnson, D.O., M.P.H.

Dr. Kim M. Barbel Johnson is a community-centric, patient-focused Family Physician and Principal Research Investigator with years of proven clinical and research experience. Over the past 3 decades, she has impacted the healthcare field as a compassionate provider of direct primary, long-term, and urgent care. She is a well-versed leader with a commendable track record in health equity advocacy. Equipped with the ability to lead with integrity, inspire, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team, she is regarded by colleagues for her clinical trial expertise and her passion for the community.

Dr. Kim M. Barbel Johnson, a native of St. Thomas, USVI, attended Hampton University in Hampton, VA, where she was initiated into the Gamma Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society. She later earned her MPA degree at West Virginia University. After graduating from Nova Southeastern University COM, she completed her residency in Family Medicine at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville. She has been a practicing physician in Jacksonville, Florida, for over 25 years, where she has contributed her expertise in both academic and community medicine. She has formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and Hope Across the Globe, Inc. She currently serves on the Richard Webster-Bass Health Institute, Inc. Board of Directors, Inc. and First Coast American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Leadership Cabinet. She is a founding member of the Northeast Florida Clinical Trials and Translational Science Consortium and a member of Jacksonville's Patient-Centered Research Collaborative.