Dr. Janice Lynn Johnson, MD

I received a positive test for a sexually transmitted infection in my online chart along with minimal notes, so I called the office and asked to briefly speak with Dr. Johnson as I had a few questions about my results… I expected the doctor to call me back at the end of the day or perhaps the next day, as doctors usually do with an abnormal test. Instead, the receptionist snapped “WHAT questions??” and then stated that I would need to make another appointment and pay again in order to get to speak with the doctor at all. I was stunned to have someone in healthcare snap at me unprovoked. The verbal cruelty was disturbing and left me feeling vulnerable on top of worrying about my health and prognosis. When I finally heard from the doctor (via email) she was presumptuous, wrote condescending notes about how non-dirty and non-loose I am, and told me that patients only “hear” what they want to hear, which is why she doesn’t talk to patients over the phone. (!) At this point I hadn’t even… yet told her what my actual concerns were. I had questions based on my medical history of autoimmune disease, as well as questions about how this might affect my partner and what precautions I should take. I also didn’t fully understand how the infection gets transmitted as I tested negative in the past with the same partner. I was bizarrely mistreated and condescended to. I’ve never had this level of disrespect happen at a doctor’s office before. The doctor finally did call and immediately started talking about social stigma (again, not a concern to me at all… Should it have been??), made more assumptions, didn’t listen, interrupted, and answered questions I didn’t ask. The doctor billed the 15 min conversation as a virtual office visit. She waived the copay since I sounded upset, which was nice... The conversation should have lasted about 3 minutes if she simply answered my questions. Of all specialists, why would a gynecologist coddle their patients and treat them as immature and irrational?

I have been going to Dr Johnson for about 25 yrs and even though I now live over an hr away I will make the drive when I need to because I do not want to switch doctors. I wont be able to find someone as good as her. She is a great listener, doesnt rush you and always provides new information for whatever topic is discussed.

Dr. Johnson has been my doctor for 18 years. Although I live in another state now, I fly in to see her for my yearly check-up. She's awesome.

Dr. Johnson and her nurses were great, but the secretary was a little rude.

Dr. Johnson is a warm, caring doctor who spends as much time with you as you need. She's very down-to-earth and gives solid recommendations and referrals as needed. She really makes you at ease, even during (at times) uncomfortable procedures. I would recommend her to anyone, and will be using her to care for my daughters when they need her services

She is one of the best OB-GYNs I've ever had -- she is intelligent, has an excellent bedside manner, devotes tremendous time and thought to her patients and is also sensitive to their needs and desires. She treats her patients with respect and never talks down to them. I've been so impressed with her that when I moved away to Calif for a couple years I actually considered trying to fly back pewriodicaly to Evanston to continue having her as my OB-GNY..first rate doctor.