A native of Columbus, GA, Traci C. Johnson, MD, moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University, graduating with degrees in biology and religion. She earned her medical degree at Emory School of Medicine and continued her training at Grady Hospital with Emory’s OB/GYN residency program. There, she served as chief administrative resident and received awards for excellence in teaching. She has been in private practice in Snellville, GA, since 2002, serving as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Eastside Medical Center from 2012 to 2014. She is married with three children (including twins). She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and traveling.
Recent WebMD content from Traci C. Johnson, MD
- Birth Control When You Have Medical Conditions: What's Safe?
- Why Are Uterine Fibroids Particularly Common in Black Women?
- En Caul Birth: What Is It?
- Endometriosis
- Why Are Black Mothers at Higher Risk for Miscarriage?
- When Can a Fetus Feel Pain in the Womb?
- Maternal Mortality Risks: What You Can Do to Help
- Is It Time to Rethink Your Birth Control?
- When You Need Contraception After Sex
- Innovations in Hormone-Based Birth Control
- Birth Control Pill vs. Patch: Which Is Right for You?
- What Is Extended-Use Birth Control?
- What Is the Lactational Amenorrhea Method of Birth Control?
- Birth Control Pill for Men? The Future of 11-Beta-MNTDC
- Monoclonal Antibodies for Birth Control
- What Happens During an In-Clinic Abortion?
- When to Use Backup Birth Control
- Vasomotor Symptoms and Your Daily Life
- Lifestyle Tips to Ease Your Hot Flashes
- What Are Vasomotor Symptoms?
- Options for Treatment
- Myths and Facts About Vasomotor Symptoms
- Rights to Reproductive and Sexual Health Services
- Reproductive Justice: What Is It?
- Birth Control and Black Women
- Slideshow: How to Lose Weight After Menopause
- Why Yeast Infections Happen
- Recurrent Yeast Infections: First Treatments
- What Is a Cryptic Pregnancy?
- Schizophrenia and Getting Pregnant: What to Know