About Johnny-Joshua Okonkwo, MD
Dr. Okonkwo is a neuromuscular neurologist and clinical researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), as well as an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical School. His clinical practice includes patients with a variety of neuromuscular disorders, especially those with neuropathy. He is board certified in Neurology, Neuromuscular, and Electrodiagnostic Medicine.
Dr. Okonkwo received his MD from Columbia University. He completed both his Internship in Medicine and Neurology Residency at Washington University in St. Louis and Fellowship in Neuromuscular Medicine at Mass General Brigham.
Clinical Interests:
- Clinical research
- Electrodiagnostic medicine
- Motor neuron disease
- Myasthenia gravis
- Myopathy
- Neuromuscular junction disorders
- Neuropathy
Treats:
- Adult
Medical Education
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- Residency, Washington University
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Very knowledgeable and very thorough. Explained everything perfectly.
extremely positive with all the staff, including the doctor and the person that checked us out, even scheduled us with the MRI, even though we had instructions to call. So that was really nice and saved us a lot of time. She gave us, actually, she wrote down the phone numbers for all the different departments and for Dr. Johnny as well. So ... Read More
Very supportive
Dr. Okonkwo is excellent provider.
This was my first meeting with Dr. Okwongwo. He seemed very intelligent, very well prepared and thorough and knowledgeable about my case and also very cordial. I felt he was very competent and very helpful.
I found the doctor to be incredibly thoughtful. He took a lot of time to listen to me. I was very impressed.
My provider was extremely pleasant, thorough and patient. He gave me the best possible comfort level that I was in the right place with the best possible people.
absolute professional and very kind and thorough.
I thought this provider was excellent. He was very thorough, patient, and knowledgeable, and not quick to just send me for a bunch of testing that he didn't think was needed. I would highly recommend him anytime.
Very thorough exam, spent a lot of time answering questions and concerns