Name: Protecting Your Brain: Stroke Prevention in Our Communities
Start: 2025-02-04T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-04T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

Join us for an empowering talk with neurosurgeon Dr. Kendrick Johnson on recognizing stroke risks and taking preventive steps.
About this Event

“Protecting Your Brain: Stroke Prevention in Our Communities"

A community conversation and talk presented by Dr. Kendrick Johnson

Tuesday, February 4

6–8 p.m.

Admission is free, and registration is encouraged.

About the Event

Join us for an empowering talk by Dr. Kendrick Johnson, a neurosurgeon at the Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences. In his session "Protecting Your Brain: Stroke Prevention in Our Communities," Dr. Johnson will share expert advice on recognizing stroke risks and taking preventive steps, all while addressing the unique challenges faced by underrepresented communities. His perspective as a compassionate neurosurgeon and advocate for health equity will leave you both informed and inspired.

About the Speaker:

Dr. Kendrick Johnson is a dual-fellowship trained Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgeon. He has special expertise in the open and minimally invasive treatment of carotid artery disease, brain aneurysms, AVMs, stroke, and other diseases of the cerebral vasculature. In addition to his specialized interest in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, Dr. Johnson can also care for patients with spine disorders, brain tumors, trauma, and general neurosurgical care.

Dr. Johnson is a Louisiana native, hailing from St. Joseph, LA, in Tensas Parish. He graduated with honors in Chemistry from Southern University and A&M College. Dr. Johnson then completed medical school at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He then went on to complete residency training at the University of Illinois School of Medicine in Peoria, where he also completed an Enfolded Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology fellowship. Following completion of residency training, Dr. Johnson then completed additional fellowship training at Semmes-Murphey Clinic in Open Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery.

Dr. Johnson’s research interests center around equity in stroke care, the anatomic basis of cerebrovascular disease, as well as aneurysm and stroke treatment outcomes.