During the 59th SRS Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) announced two recipients for the Lifetime Achievement Award — Charles E. Johnston, MD and Nana Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Woahene II.
The SRS Lifetime Achievement Award honours a member for distinguished service to the Society, as well as significant contributions to spinal deformity care.
Charles E. Johnston, MD (Charlie) is assistant chief of staff emeritus at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, where he has practiced continuously since 1985.
Dr. Johnston is currently Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is a reviewer for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and the Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics. He is a fellow in the American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons and serves on the executive committee of the Pediatric Spine Study Group and Foundation.
He is also a member of the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America, receiving its Humanitarian Award in 2020; the European Pediatric Orthopaedic Society; and the Texas Orthopedic Association.
Dr. Johnston has published over 150 papers in peer-rev