Anne Holland Johnson, MD

Dr. A. Holly Johnson is an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon at HSS specializing in helping people return to their pre-injury level of activity, whether that is running ultra-marathons, playing collegiate ice hockey, walking for exercise, or merely fitting into regular shoe wear. Dr. Johnson is an expert in the treatment of orthopedic conditions of the foot and ankle, with a focus on minimally invasive bunion correction and sports-related injuries. She also repairs Achilles tendon tears, foot and ankle traumatic injuries, deformities, and arthritis, with a focus on arthroscopic and minimally invasive techniques.  

Dr. Johnson is currently Team Physician for the New York Liberty and the New York Rangers. She was formerly a Team Physician for USA Women’s Ice Hockey and served as Physician and Medical Director for the team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. She is an Associate Professor of Orthopedics at Weill Cornell Medical School.  

After earning her BA cum laude in English from Harvard University, Dr. Johnson graduated with her MD from the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. She completed her Orthopedic Surgery Residency and Foot and Ankle Fellowship at HSS. Prior to returning to HSS in March, 2018, she practiced at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School from 2008-2018. Dr. Johnson was Captain of the Harvard Women's Ice Hockey Team, achieving All-Ivy and ECAC accolades.  

Dr. Johnson has served on the Board of the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) as well as multiple other AOFAS committees devoted to humanitarian mission work and the advancement of women in the orthopedics. She has researched and published in multiple areas of foot and ankle orthopedics and is considered an expert in the field. 

In her spare time, Dr. Johnson runs marathons and plays tennis, golf and ice hockey. She enjoys staying active with her husband and three children.

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Departments

Specialized Centers

Performing Arts Medicine Collaborative

Special Expertise

Achilles tendon rupture
Achilles tendonitis
Bunion correction
Fractures of the foot and ankle
LisFranc injuries
Severe ankle sprains and syndesmosis injuries
Sports injuries of the foot and ankle
Tendon disorders of the foot and ankle

Procedures

Arthroscopic treatment of OCD talus-flatfoot reconstruction
Arthroscopy of the foot and ankle
Ligament repair and reconstruction
Minimally invasive Achilles tendon repair
Minimally invasive bunion correction/forefoot surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
ORIF ankle fractures
Tendon transfer