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Ellis Johns, MD

4.9 out of 5
68  Ratings , 14  Comments
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About

Associate Clinical Professor, Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency

Ellis Johns, MD, graduated from Duke University’s school of medicine and is a board-certified family practitioner who does everything from obstetrics to end-of-life care. Additionally, Dr. Johns works as a health IT software engineer and data scientist for health systems such as Duke and Valley Health. He has built applications for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, CCRi and North Carolina Medicaid Services (aka. CCNC). He has greater than 20 years of python and .Net application development experience.

While his doctorate is in medicine, he also has degrees in chemical engineering (UMCP) and computer/information science (UNC). Dr. Johns trained as an IRTA fellow in the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Duke Medicine’s Informatics Division (NLM), and Epic’s Physician Builder Analytics Program.

Dr. Johns is board-certified in Family Medicine and Medical Informatics. His special interests are sports medicine, home-automation/IOT, analytics/data-science, cycling, 3D printing, and Sawyering. He is the father of 4 energy-filled children and the husband of the smartest, most beautiful woman ever.

Education
  • Board Certification
  • Family Medicine
  • Medical Informatics
  • Fellowship
  • Medical Informatics Duke University
    Durham, NC
  • Residency
  • Family Practice Residency Shenandoah Valley Family Practice Residency
    Front Royal, VA
  • Medical School
  • Doctor of Medicine Duke University
    Durham, NC
  • Undergraduate School
  • Chemical Engineering University of Maryland
    College Park, MD

Reviews

  • 05/29/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    Doctor, nurses, and overall contacts were great.

  • 05/17/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    As my primary care physician Dr. Johns showed incredible specialty knowledge and expertise also providing excellent referrals.

  • 04/17/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    Ellis is an excellent doctor and his staff was warm and efficient

  • 03/23/2025
    Rating: 5.00

    Everyone is so professional.