Biographical summary
Dr. Riegert-Johnson trained in medicine at Mayo Clinic Rochester. After his general medical training, he was the Chief Medical Resident. He then trained in Clinical Genetics at Johns Hopkins
Hospital. After training in Baltimore, he returned to Mayo Clinic Rochester and completed a Gastroenterology fellowship. He is board certified in both Gastroenterology and Clinical Genetics and Genomics and has been on staff at Mayo Clinic Florida since 2018.
Dr. Riegert-Johnson's clinical practice, procedural expertise and research interests are focused on conditions which increase the risk of cancer. These include Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatous polyposis
(FAP), familial pancreatic cancer and other conditions. His clinic offers genetic counseling and genetic testing to interested patients. He performs both upper endoscopy and colonoscopy, focusing on very detailed examinations for high risk patients. He has published more than 90 scientific publications, book chapters and abstracts and is actively involved in professional societies including the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CGA-ICC).
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Interests
- Familial cancer syndromes
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2008
Fellow - Gastroenterology, Satter Family GI Cancer Research FellowMayo Graduate School of Medicine
- 2008
ResidentGastroenterology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2005
Resident - Genetic Medicine and Fellow of Pediatrics, Margaret Ellen Nielsen Fellow of Genetic MedicineThe Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 2003
Chief Medical ResidentMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2003
ResidentChief Medical Resident, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2002
Resident - Internal MedicineMayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2002
ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 1999
MDUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
- 1995
BS - ChemistrySamford University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2008
GastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2005
Clinical GeneticsAmerican Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- 2002
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2014
Resident GI Teacher of the YearInternal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2010
C. Douglas Fleming GI Teacher of the YearDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2008
Gastroenterology board examination – top 10 %Satter Family Cancer Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
- 2005
MG ResidencyMargaret Ellen Nielsen Genetic Medicine Fellowship
- 1999
Sparks Award for Excellence in Clinical Medicine ClerkshipUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine
- 1995
Magna cum laude - awarded membership in National Institute of ChemistSamford University
Professional memberships
- 2023 - present
MemberMembership Committee, Collaborative Group of Americans for Inherited Colorectal Cancer
- 2022 - present
MemberColorectal Cancer Disease Group
- 2021 - present
MemberEMS Subcommittee, Mayo Clinic
- 2016 - 2020
MemberMembership Committee, American College of Medical Genetics
- 2012 - 2017
MemberEndoscopy Committee, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2008 - present
MemberAmerican College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- 2008 - present
Subcommittee MemberMayo Clinic Biobank Access Committee
- 2008 - present
MemberInternational Society for Gastrointestinal Hereditary Tumours
- 2008 - present
MemberCollaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Colorectal Cancer
- 1997 - present
MemberAmerican Medical Association
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Medical Genetics Research Committee, Department of Medical Genetics
Publications