Evan Johnson, PT

Dr. Evan Johnson practices physical therapy focusing on spine care in midtown Manhattan as part of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He graduated from Columbia University’s Program in Physical Therapy in 1994, receiving the Mary E. Callahan Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence in Physical Therapy, and was honored as the commencement speaker for Columbia University’s Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy in 2018. He lectures nationally on matters related to clinical management of spinal conditions and regional interdependence of movement dysfunction. He previously worked as the Physical Therapy Director for the Spine Center at Columbia University Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery as well as the Orthopedic Advanced Clinician for The New York Presbyterian Spine Center.
Dr. Johnson teaches physical examination, manual therapies, and therapeutic exercise related to the spine and extremities in Columbia University’s Program in Physical Therapy, as well as Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s Pain Medicine Fellowship and Rehabilitation Medicine Residency. He has held multiple committee memberships in North American Spine Society and has participated in the review of national guidelines on spine care for the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Johnson is certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and is a Certified Manual Therapist. He is recognized by the Marquis Who’s Who in American Healthcare as a leader in the field of physical therapy.