Dr. W. Forrest Johnston is a colon and rectal Surgeon at Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans and Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Johnston has expertise in minimally invasive treatments. He offers comprehensive care for colon and rectal cancer treatment as well as benign diseases, including diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, incisional hernias, constipation and anorectal disorders. Dr. 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 in general surgery at the University of Virginia and completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts. Dr. Johnston joined the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery at Ochsner in 2017. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. 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. Dr. Johnston is involved with teaching and serves as the assistant program director for the colorectal fellowship training program. His approach to patient care is based on compassion and honesty.