Matthew D Johnson,
Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery
Department:
Small Animal Clinical Sciences
Business Phone:
(352) 392-2235
Business Email:
mdjohnson@ufl.edu
Accomplishments
James H. Yarborough Lecturer
2017
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International Canine Sports Medicine Symposium
Dennis Shute Award for Excellence in Publishing
2007
·
University of Saskatchewan
Phi Zeta Induction
2005
·
University of Missouri
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2013-2020,2022-2024
VEM5433 Sm Anim Surgery Lab
2013-2025
VEM5745 Small Animal Surgery Orthopedic Clerkship
2015-2020,2022-2024,2024
VEM5203 Pnt Care Clin Skill 3
2013-2024
VEM5432 Adv Small Animal Surg
2014-2025
VEM5845 Adv. SA Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship
2017-2025
VEM5440 Funda Orthopedic Surg
2014-2025
VEM5402 Introduction to Surgery
2018
VME7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation
2021,2023-2025
VEM5402L Introduction to Surgery Lab
2021-2023,2025
VME6934 Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences
2024
VEM5912 Supervised Research
2025
VEM5205C Concepts in Veterinary Spectrum of Care
Board Certifications
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Small Animal SurgeryAmerican College of Veterinary Surgeons
Clinical Profile
Dr. Johnson works in the Small Animal Hospital in the College of Veterinary Medicine as an Orthopedic surgeon. Special interests include minimally invasive orthopedic surgery (arthroscopy and fracture repair) as well as musculoskeletal reconstruction (repair of ligaments and tendons). Additionally, he has experience with the use of orthotic and prosthetic devices for conservative management as well as post-operative use to support various surgical procedures.
Areas of Interest
- Arthroscopy
- Bone Fracture Repair
Research Profile
Minimally invasive surgery; wound management/reconstructive surgery; joint repair/reconstruction.
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-3886-6673
Publications
Academic Articles
2025
Biomechanical comparison of four isometric prosthetic ligament repair techniques for tarsal medial collateral ligament injury.
American journal of veterinary research.
86(1)
[DOI] 10.2460/ajvr.24.06.0165.
[PMID] 39467388.
2025
Comprehensive radiographic grading system and clinical outcomes of canine tibial avulsion fractures in dogs.
Veterinary radiology & ultrasound : the official journal of the American College of Veterinary Radiology and the International Veterinary Radiology Association.
66(1)
[DOI] 10.1111/vru.13473.
[PMID] 39681979.
2025
Evaluation of 3D-printed patient-specific guides to facilitate fluoroscopic-assisted Kirschner wire stabilization of simulated capital physeal fractures in 3D-printed dog femur models.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
54(2):354-366
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.14185.
[PMID] 39555683.
2025
Retrospective comparison of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis and open reduction and plate stabilization of antebrachial fractures in 105 dogs (2017-2022).
Veterinary surgery : VS.
54(4):714-723
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.14232.
[PMID] 40013457.
2024
Efficacy of virtual surgical planning and a three-dimensional-printed, patient-specific reduction system to facilitate alignment of diaphyseal tibial fractures stabilized by minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis in dogs: A prospective clinical study.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
53(6):1039-1051
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.14118.
[PMID] 38850094.
2024
Pantarsal arthrodesis stabilized with circular external skeletal fixators in 8 dogs (2010-2022).
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
262(10):1405-1411
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.24.03.0183.
[PMID] 38810670.
2024
Virtual surgical planning and use of a 3D-printed, patient-specific reduction system for minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of diaphyseal tibial fractures in dogs: A historic case control study.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
53(6):1052-1061
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.14112.
[PMID] 39088191.
2023
Accuracy of needle arthroscopy for the diagnosis of medial meniscal tears in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
52(6):820-826
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13828.
[PMID] 35560359.
2023
Minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis of femoral fractures with 3D-printed bone models and custom surgical guides: A cadaveric study in dogs.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
52(6):827-835
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13925.
[PMID] 36511300.
2022
Efficacy of two reduction methods in conjunction with 3-D-printed patient-specific pin guides for aligning simulated comminuted tibial fractures in cadaveric dogs.
American journal of veterinary research.
83(9)
[DOI] 10.2460/ajvr.21.12.0215.
[PMID] 35895760.
2022
Evaluation of the efficacy of a cannabidiol and cannabidiolic acid rich hemp extract for pain in dogs following a tibial plateau leveling osteotomy.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
9
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2022.1036056.
[PMID] 36686184.
2021
Calcium sulfate antibiotic-impregnated bead implantation for deep surgical site infection associated with orthopedic surgery in small animals.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
50(4):748-757
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13570.
[PMID] 33491800.
2021
Effect of a Spay Simulator on Student Competence and Anxiety.
Journal of veterinary medical education.
48(1):115-128
[DOI] 10.3138/jvme.0818-089r3.
[PMID] 32163019.
2021
Use of a circular fixator construct to facilitate closed reduction and percutaneous stabilization of a distal femoral physeal fracture in a dog.
Open veterinary journal.
11(1):89-95
[DOI] 10.4314/ovj.v11i1.13.
[PMID] 33898288.
2020
Biomechanical Comparison of Two Conical Coupling Plate Constructs for Cat Tibial Fracture Stabilization.
Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T.
33(4):252-257
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0040-1708497.
2020
Biomechanical Comparison of Two Locking Plate Constructs for the Stabilization of Feline Tibial Fractures.
Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T.
33(2):89-95
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0039-3399572.
[PMID] 31858511.
2020
Reply to Plate Stress Does Not Decrease When Working Length is Increased.
Veterinary and comparative orthopaedics and traumatology : V.C.O.T.
33(6):458-460
[DOI] 10.1055/s-0040-1718727.
[PMID] 33181859.
2020
What Is Your Diagnosis?
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
257(5):479-482
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.257.5.479.
[PMID] 32808893.
2019
Biomechanical analysis of unidirectional knotless suture loop weld integrity after passage through a cadaveric body wall.
Veterinary surgery : VS.
48(3):431-436
[DOI] 10.1111/vsu.13122.
[PMID] 30370567.
2019
Biomechanical comparison of a modified three-loop pulley technique and a three-level self-locking technique for repair of patellar tendon rupture in dogs.
American journal of veterinary research.
80(4):335-341
[DOI] 10.2460/ajvr.80.4.335.
[PMID] 30919675.
2019
Biomechanical comparison of four prosthetic ligament repair techniques for tarsal medial collateral ligament injury in dogs.
American journal of veterinary research.
80(5):469-479
[DOI] 10.2460/ajvr.80.5.469.
[PMID] 31034275.
2019
Intra-Articular Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Chronic Elbow Osteoarthritis in Dogs: A Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
Frontiers in veterinary science.
6
[DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2019.00474.
[PMID] 31921927.
2018
Surgical repair of a proximal patellar tendon avulsion in a dog utilizing triple patellar bone tunnels and modified tendon repair technique.
Open veterinary journal.
8(3):256-264
[DOI] 10.4314/ovj.v8i3.5.
[PMID] 30148078.
2018
Ventral Stabilization of a T2-T3 Vertebral Luxation via Median Sternotomy in a Dog
Case Reports in Veterinary Medicine.
2018:1-6
[DOI] 10.1155/2018/9152394.
[PMID] 30275996.
2017
Diagnostic usefulness of laparoscopy versus exploratory laparotomy for dogs with suspected gastrointestinal obstruction.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
251(3):307-314
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.251.3.307.
[PMID] 28703661.
2017
Gastric Intussusceptions in a Red Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Associated with Cryptosporidiosis.
Case reports in veterinary medicine.
2017
[DOI] 10.1155/2017/4270904.
[PMID] 29955428.
2017
Intraoperative use of a transarticular circular fixator construct to facilitate reduction and stabilisation of a proximal tibial physeal fracture in a dog
Australian Veterinary Journal.
95(5):161-166
[DOI] 10.1111/avj.12581.
2017
Ultrasonographic and computed tomographic characterization and localization of suspected mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
251(3):315-321
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.251.3.315.
[PMID] 28703680.
2016
Ex vivo evaluation of the effect of various surgical procedures on blood delivery to the patellar tendon of dogs.
American journal of veterinary research.
77(5):548-55
[DOI] 10.2460/ajvr.77.5.548.
[PMID] 27111023.
2016
Integrative veterinary medical education and consensus guidelines for an integrative veterinary medicine curriculum within veterinary colleges.
Open veterinary journal.
6(1):44-56
[PMID] 27200270.
Grants
Apr 2021
– Aug 2023
IIRR-01090 Femorotibial kinematics in dogs treated by tibial plateau leveling osteotomy-internal brace for cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency: An in-vivo fluoroscopic analysis during walking
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: ARTHREX
Apr 2021
– Feb 2023
Efficacy of Virtual Surgical Planning and 3D-Printed Custom Guides for Reducing and Aligning Diaphyseal Tibial Fractures Stabilized via Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis in Dogs: A Prospective Clinical Study
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: VETERINARY ORTHOPAEDIC SOC
Jun 2019
– Jun 2021
Effects of an industrial hemp based nutraceutical on post-operative TPLO pain
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: ELLEVET SCIENCES
Jan 2015
– Sep 2016
Biomechanical Comparison of 6 Prosthetic Ligament Repair Techniques for Tarsal Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: UF FOUNDATION
Education
Diplomate
2009
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American College of Veterinary Surgeons
Masters of Veterinary Science
2009
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University of Saskatchewan
Surgical Residency
2005-2008
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Internship – Surgery/Critical Care
2005
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University of Missouri Columbia
Surgical Internship
2004
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Western Veterinary Specialists
Clinical Associate, Surgery
2003
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Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Surgical Fellowship
2002
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Washington State University
Rotating Internship
2001
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Florida Veterinary Specialists
DVM
1997
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University of Florida
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 392-2235
Emails:
- Business:
- mdjohnson@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100126
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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BLDG. 75, 373
GAINESVILLE FL 32610