Overview
Dr. Brian Johns is a board-certified psychiatrist who specializes in depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder. He provides medication management, TMS, ketamine/esketamine (Spravato), and VNS for adults with depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and bipolar disorder. With a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota and degrees in English, Film, and Photography, plus advanced certification from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC, Dr. Johns understands that each person’s illness requires an individualized approach.
Dr. Johns specializes in treating depression that hasn’t responded to traditional interventions. He believes that treatment-resistant depression must be addressed in multiple ways, with equal attention to the mind, body, and spirit for optimal results.
Dr. Johns performed a landmark study with researchers at the Minneapolis VA Healthcare System, which was the first trial to add ketamine to existing outpatient regimens. The astounding results of this study set the benchmark for ketamine infusions nationwide. Dr. Johns subsequently developed the region’s first ketamine infusion clinic at North Memorial Health and directed the largest expansion of mental health services in the organization’s history. He also served as a consultant to Janssen Pharmaceuticals in the development of esketamine (Spravato), which was FDA-approved for treatment-resistant depression.
Dr. Johns is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. His top areas of expertise are Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), and Bipolar Disorder (BPD).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Sanford Health
- Avera Health
- Humana
Locations
701 Decatur Ave N, Suite 109, Golden Valley, MN 55427
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Johns has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Allina Health System
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Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.