Alan C Johnson, MD

We switched to Dr. Johnson when we were unsatisfied with our original pediatrician.
Dr. Johnson was kind and generous with his time from the very beginning. More importantly, he was very knowledgeable and authoritative, and always took time to explain the physiology behind his counsel. As such, with Dr. Johnson, we felt a lot more comfortable taking his advice.
And oh yes, he has been great with our toddler — patient and playful.

Dr. Johnson is a wonderful doctor, we had a great first visit. Our 18 month old had been suffering from a stomach bug for a week and we just relocated from the East Coast. We were having difficulty finding a practice that would accept a transfer or even take new patients. The person who scheduled the appointment took her time and offered to get us in right away. Dr. Johnson spent a lot of time with us, was very gentle dealing with our son and very patient. He took the time to answer all our questions and provided helpful suggestions about how to provide relief and comfort to our son. I would highly recommend him and I am looking forward to our well visit.

Total expert, has definitley seen a million babies. Really up to date on relevant topics, especially in the area of autism and vaccinations. Feel like we can have a conversation about anything. Love that he is so mellow, especially when dealing with nervous parents.

Dr. Johnson is a good old fashioned kind of doctor… very laid back and has a great rapport with children. He’s laid back but not when there’s an issue– then he is very proactive. I highly recommend him!

He was our son’s first pediatrician and we loved him. He was kind and took his time and was always able to squeeze us in for appointments. I also loved the other doctors in the practice. I was sorry when we moved across the bay and we had to switch doctors. He made it easier to be a first time parent. He provided much kindness and support, in addition to his medical expertise. And he genuinely enjoys kids!

I love this doctor, he is fantastic with my Daughter who has eczema (which is now practically gone) and has had some digestion problems but he always makes her feel really comfortable and he is funny too. We had the worlds best doc in Seattle so when we moved here I was skeptical but now I know we wont be switching pediatricians anytime soon:)

As a new mom, I was quite nervous for our daughter’s first appointment. Dr Johnson was very affable, direct, and sure new his way around a baby (he was quite deft handling her). But what I liked best about him was how relaxed and encouraging he was. Loved his philosophy that babies «don’t need to be fixed» that they just need to be held, read to, and fed, and that we should just start ignoring all the advice (from pushy lactation consultants, to paranoia inducing baby books, to know-​it-​all parents) that we were immediately inundated with the second she was born. He assured us that we were doing everything fine, and that we just need to follow our own instincts. I needed to hear that! Anyway, both my husband and I came out of our little one’s first appointment much more relaxed and happy w/​Dr Johnson’s demeanor and expertise.

Dr. Johnson took care of our son until we moved out of state. I knew he was wonderful with the kids — and all of the doctors in the practice were so amazing with my parenting questions. But I didn’t realize he would be so hard to replace! It’s been tough finding a new pediatrician that measures up.

We all love Dr. Johnson!
He makes Ethan laugh and super comfortable. He truly has the best bed side manners. Today Ethan had his one-​year shots and he cried for 1 minute, if that. Dr. Johnson was super swift and didn’t bother us with any superfluous tests. In comparison, my girlfriends have had traumatic experiences with their one-​year checks and shots.
My husband and I also really like him because he is not rushing us through and takes the time to discuss various subjects of interests for the kids’ age. We are comfortable with his down-​to-​earth approach to pediatrics and child rearing.
We warmly recommend him.

I feel kind of bad about this being the first review for Dr. Johnson (assuming he’s not listed somewhere else that I couldn’t find; he practices at the Tiburon address also, but there’s no reviews at that listing either). As you’ll see below, I have only a limited experience with him. Other people have had positive experiences with him (
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My wife and I are having our first kid this fall, and we’re trying to decide on a pediatrician. I have some concerns about vaccinations and vitamin K injections, and wanted to see how flexible he is about timing. So I gave his office a call, and he called me back that afternoon (which is pretty good response, I have to admit).
I am sorry to say that I came out of the conversation feeling frustrated and resentful. He barely let me finish my question («How flexible are you as to the timing of vaccinations?») before launching into a twenty-​minute lecture. He dismissed what he thought were my concerns as «make-​believe,» the product of some non-scientist’s «imagination» that is gaining traction in the media and the public only because of the Internet. During his diatribe, I was unable to get a word in edgewise — I tried a few times (to ask questions, not to debate his statements) and he interrupted me each time.
I recognize that he had no way of knowing my understanding of scientific research, and felt he had to dumb things down for me — I’m an IT professional, I do the same thing for my own customers — but beyond that, his attitude was very clearly that I had very little of interest to contribute to a conversation about medicine. «As a person who is involved in medicine every day,» he told me, all the concerns about vaccines are hogwash. Hey, that might be, but that doesn’t necessarily trump my concerns as a parent — especially to the point that I’m not even able to express them.
Basically what it came down to was this conversation with him was everything I feared it might be in even bringing up the topic. Dr. Johnson was condescending, pedantic, inflexible, and much more interested in talking than listening.
On the plus side, he was polite (other than the interrupting), seemed to have a genuine interest in his work, and seemed to have a generally warm personality. If you’re looking for a doctor who will tell you what he believes your child needs according to mainstream medical practice, maybe he’s for you. Me, I need someone who I can actually talk to.