Are Younger People Getting Colorectal Cancers?
Over the past couple of years, there has been a rise in colorectal cancer in people younger than 40.
William Forrest Johnston, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Dr. Forrest Johnston grew up in Galveston, Texas before attending college at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. He graduated summa cum laude with a double major in religion and chemistry. He returned to Texas for medical school at Baylor College of Medicine where he graduated with honors. He trained at the University of Virginia in General Surgery and completed a fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Dr. Johnston is interested in and treats all aspects of colon and rectal diseases, including colon and rectal cancer, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and anorectal disorders. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dr Johnston joined the Ochsner staff in 2017.
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