Leigh Johnson, M.D.
Medical Doctor • Family Medicine
Education
- East Tennessee State University (Quillen College of Medicine)
Practice Update
Dr. Johnson is excited to share that she has accepted a six-month physician position at a clinic on the South Island of New Zealand. She and her family will relocate this summer and return to the Tri-Cities in January 2027. Upon her return, she looks forward to rejoining her partners, Drs. Robinette and Gilbert-Green, at their new practice — location and details to be announced in January or February 2027.
About
Dr. Johnson grew up in Bristol, VA and then ventured north to New Hampshire, where she graduated from Dartmouth College. She returned to Appalachia for medical school at ETSU's Quillen College of Medicine, and completed residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA. She deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn, and then moved to Fort Campbell, KY to continue to care for our nation's troops and their families. She completed her Army service in 2013 and worked as faculty in the ETSU Family Medicine Residency for eight years. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, spending time outdoors, and traveling with her family. She and her husband love the adventure of raising their rambunctious sons in this amazing community.