Jacob A. Johnson, DVM, MSS, DACVAA

Education

DVM, North Carolina State University, 1998
MSS, U.S. Army War College, 2022

Biography

Dr. Johnson received his DVM from North Carolina State University in 1998, followed by three years of active military service and four years of private practice, both in emergency/critical care and mixed animal.

Dr. Johnson completed his residency in Anesthesia and Pain Management at the University of Florida in 2007 and then joined Auburn’s faculty, where he currently is an associate professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences. He has 28 years of active and reserve service with the U.S. Army, where he serves as the clinical consultant for anesthesia and pain management.

U.S. Army Awards:
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal, 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Order of Military Medical Merit
9A Clinical Proficiency Designator
The General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award

Research Interests

Working dog performance and longevity

Publications and Links

Diaz-Falcon N, Clark-Price S, Holland M, Johnson J, Lascola K. Ultrasound dilution cardiac output and echocardiography findings in anesthetized mature alpacas (Vicugna pacos) during normotension, hypotension and hypertension. PLoSOne. 2023 Apr 10;18(4):e0284299. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284299. PMID: 37036882; PMCID: PMC10085030

Johnson AK, Trumble J, Johnson JA, Clark-Price S, Kemppainen R. Alfaxalone increases measured progesterone concentration in neutered male cats when determined by immunoreactivity. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2023 Sep 21;261(12):1-4. doi: 10.2460/javma.23.07.0406. PMID: 37734719.

Johnson A, Johnson J. Neonatal Resuscitation and Care. In: Feline Reproduction. Johnson A, Kutzler M eds., CABI, England, (2022) pgs 98-108

Mitek A, Johnson J. Anesthestic Considerations for Working Dogs. In: Veterinary Clinics of North America, Small Animal Practice (Workings Dogs: An Update for Veterinarians). McMichael M, Singletary M. eds. Philadelphia, PA: July 2021, pgs 765-778

Golebiowski D, Bradbury AM, Kwon C, van der Bom IMJ, Stoica L, Johnson AK, Wilson DU, Gray-Edwards HL, Hudson JA, Johnson JA, Randle AN, Whitlock BK, Sartin JL, Kühn AL, Gounis M, Asaad W, Martin DR, Sena-Esteves M. AAV gene therapy strategies for lysosomal storage disorders with central nervous system involvement. In: Neuromethods-Gene Delivery and Therapy for Neurological Disorders. Bo X and Verhaagen J, eds. New York: Springer.

Johnson JA. Acute analgesia in cats. In: Pain Management in Veterinary Practice. Egger C, Doherty T, Love L, eds. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley 2013.

Shih A., Johnson JA. Analgesia in the trauma patient. In: Manual of Small Animal Veterinary Analgesia, 2nd edition. Roca 2010, pgs 15-30.

Johnson, JA., Atkins, A.L. & Heard, D.J. (2010). Application of the Laryngeal Mask Airway for Anesthesia in Three Chimpanzees and One Gibbon. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 41, 535-537.

Johnson, J.A., Robertson, S.A. & Pypendop, B.H. (2007). Antinociceptive effects of butorphanol, buprenorphine, or both, administered intramuscularly in cats. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 68, 699-703.