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Dr. Mark Johnson
is currently the CEO of Gateway CSB,
on the Georgia coast, an Associate Professor of Clinical
Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine in
St Louis, and lives in Savannah.
He came to Georgia after 17 years in community mental
health leadership in Missouri where he participated in
the development of clinical metrics, use of claims paid
data for improvements in quality of care, and
implementation of integrated health care homes for
FQHC’s and Community Mental Health Centers.
Born in Pulaski County, Kentucky, Mark holds a BA from
Eckerd College, St Petersburg, FL, where he majored in
Social Psychology and minored in African American
Studies. Following pre-med studies at Stetson University
he graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and trained in
psychiatry at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic and Hahnemann University in
Philadelphia.
Until becoming CEO at Gateway he practiced outpatient medicine at BJC Behavioral
Health in St Louis, where he managed a number of cost centers and grants which
featured a combination of motivational interviewing, case management and peer support
to assist consumers with making recovery oriented healthcare behavior changes.
Three children, three grandchildren. A single source coffee aficionado.
Mark C. Johnson, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer; State Appointed Manager
Gateway Behavioral Health Services
Contact: 912.554.8490
Email:
mark.johnson@gatewaybhs.org