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Dana Johnson Honored At NACAC Gala

By fandrey on November 26, 2012 12:19 PM | No Comments
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Pictured L to R: Susan Jacobsen, PT; Maria Kroupina, PhD; Kristi Campbell, program assistant;
Dana Johnson, MD, PhD; Wright Walling, NACAC president; Judith Eckerle, MD; Megan Bresnahan, OTR

Dana Johnson and the International Adoption Clinic were honored November 17 at the North American Council On Adoptable Children (NACAC) ninth annual gala. The honor was given for their "efforts to improve the health of orphaned children throughout the world through excellence in clinical care, research, education and advocacy." 

NACAC, headquartered in St. Paul, MN, raises awareness about the need to adopt children from the foster care system and to provide continuing support to families who adopt children with special needs. Learn more about NACAC

November 17 was National Adoption Day in the U.S., where 104,000 are waiting to be adopted out of the foster care system.

Dana Johnson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

By Global Pediatrics on April 19, 2012 3:30 PM | No Comments
A huge congratulations to International Adoption Clinic co-founder, Dana Johnson MD, PhD, who was presented with a lifetime achievement award in New York City on April 12, 2012, by Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS). Dr. Johnson has made a difference in the lives of thousands of orphaned children worldwide through his pioneering efforts to help establish adoption medicine as a field of practice and his legislative advocacy.

Said current IAC director, Dr. Cindy Howard "We are thrilled that Dana and his work have been recognized with this award. He is a tireless advocate for orphans throughout the world, and we share his passion that every child deserves a family."

View the video made by Emerson Hatch, thanking him for saving her life.

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Dana Johnson with Angelique Hatch, co-founder and president of the non-profit
International Child Advocacy Network (ICAN) and member of the board of directors for JCICS.

Johnson Publishes in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

By Global Pediatrics on April 16, 2010 1:11 PM | No Comments
Dana Johnson was first author on an article published this week in Archives of Pediatric and Academic Medicine. The article is "Growth and Associations Between Auxology, Caregiving Environment, and Cognition in Socially Deprived Romanian Children Randomized to Foster vs Ongoing Institutional Care".  Link to the short abstract in the journal (institutional or individual access may be required for viewing).

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