UP Health System – Marquette Welcomes General Surgeon Riley Johnson, M.D.

UP Health System – Marquette (UPHS – Marquette) is pleased to welcome Riley Johnson, M.D., to its surgical services team. Dr. Johnson is a board-certified general surgeon providing a broad range of general and trauma surgery services, including minimally invasive surgery and surgical care for conditions affecting the abdomen, gallbladder, hernias, colon and intestines.

Johnson earned her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her general surgery residency at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. She also completed a global surgery fellowship at Loma Linda University Health and earned her undergraduate degree from Hastings College.

“The Upper Peninsula may not have been the first place I called home, but it has become exactly that over the years,” Johnson said. “I consider myself lucky to love the people and communities here, and it’s an honor to be back to serve them. My goal in medicine and surgery has always been improving access to quality care, and I am thrilled to get to do so here in the UP.”

Johnson has longstanding ties to the Upper Peninsula, including previous experience at Bay Cliff Health Camp in Big Bay and Michigan Tech University’s Great Lakes Research Center in Houghton.

Outside of work, Johnson enjoys golfing, attending concerts, traveling, exploring national parks, scuba diving, writing short stories and collecting vinyl records.

Johnson will see patients at UP Health System – Marquette Surgical Associates. A referral may be required before scheduling.

UP Health System – Marquette provides a range of surgical services, from minimally invasive procedures to advanced care for complex conditions. To learn more, visit UPHealthSystem.com/Surgical-Services.