Dr. Johnson's Credentials

Dr. Johnson's credentials

Dr. Johnson is one of only a few veterinarians in the world to have earned three doctorate degrees. He was a University Scholar at the University of Illinois where he received his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine ( D.V.M.). He completed a residency and taught veterinary surgery at The Ohio State University, where he also received a Masters in Veterinary Surgery.

Dr. Johnson's holistic training includes a Certification in Veterinary Acupuncture, A Doctorate in Naturopathy (N.D., Magna Cum Laude), and a Ph.D. in Nutrition (Magna Cum Laude).

Dr. Johnson has had an intense interest in both veterinary and human health since childhood. One of his first summer jobs during college involved working at the Quaker Oats Research facility in his home town of Barrington, Illinois. In this position he worked with veterinarians and Ph.D. nutritionists in the development of new dog and cat foods. During Veterinary School one of his summer jobs involved a position working in the Department of Microbiological and Pharmaceutical Research for Baxter Laboratories in Morton Grove, Illinois. In this position he was part of a team that developed antibiotics for resistant bacterial organisms in animals and humans.

During his residency in veterinary surgery at The Ohio State University, Dr. Johnson completed courses in human surgery, and spent a great deal of time at the Medical School's Teaching Hospital. At the medical school and at the veterinary school he was involved in the development of microsurgical transplantation procedures. These procedures are now used to reattach severed limbs. He wrote his Master's Thesis on the Transplantation of Skin by Microsurgical Vascular Anastomosis.

Dr. Johnson has a firm background in research and academics, however, he has always been more inclined to the clinical environment. As a veterinary student he received the Governor's Grant. As a recipient of this grant he was able to spend summers working with many leading veterinary practitioners throughout the State of Illinois.

For the first 10 years of his practice career he worked on dogs, cats, and horses. After that, he limited his practice to dogs and cats. Dr. Johnson has treated many famous dogs, cats, and horses. During this time Dr. Johnson invented a number of orthopedic techniques for fracture repair which were published in veterinary journals. Dr. Johnson applied for and received patent approval from the United States Patent Office for the instruments and appliances used in these procedures. During this period he practiced general medicine, internal medicine, general surgery, and orthopedic surgery.

His work in orthopedics caused him to seek the advice of Chiropractors, Herbalists, and Acupuncturists for problem cases. Dr. Johnson became convinced that alternative medicine had a role in veterinary care. By 1970 he was already importing herbs and oils, and dispensing his own formulations to his clients for their animals.

From 1978-1988, he was the Hospital Director & Chief of Staff, The Florida Veterinary Medical Center. Nutrition and natural medicine became more and more a part of his life, both personal and in his practice of veterinary medicine. As Chief of Staff for an A.A.H.A. Certified Central Veterinary Hospital, Dr. Johnson gained invaluable experience with difficult cases, however he desired more time for advanced study in natural medicine. The mobile practice was started in 1988. This practice has allowed him far more time for continuing study, than was possible as director of a veterinary hospital with a large staff.

Dr. Johnson formalized his training in veterinary acupuncture by completing the International Veterinary Society's Acupuncture Certification Program. He is a certified veterinary acupuncturist (C.V.A.).
In 1998 he completed a dual doctorate program earning a Naturopathic Doctorate (N.D.) and a Ph.D. in Nutrition. Dr. Johnson's formal studies in natural health and nutrition included courses with the American College of Natural Health (A.C.N.H.), the American College of Holistic Nutrition (A.C.H.N.), and the Clayton College of Natural Health (C.C.N.H.). These studies included many advanced nutrition courses, advanced herbology, homeopathy, various body therapies, nutrition and physical degeneration, immunology, environmental poisons and detoxification, oriental nutrition, alternative approaches to arthritis and cancer, psychodietetics, counseling, and many other areas. Both doctoral dissertations concerned the topics of veterinary and human holistic integrative medicine.

Dr. Johnson participated in a clinic rotation with Dr. Michelle Tighlmann, Dr. Pat Zook, and Dr. Dwight Hooton, at the Loving Touch Animal Hospital in Stone Mountain, Georgia. All Three Veterinarians are excellent traditional veterinarians and are each Certified Veterinary Acupuncturists. Dr. Tighlmann is a recent past-president of the American Holistic Veterinary Association. They also integrate traditional with alternative modalities. Dr. Johnson has working relationships with many leading veterinary practitioners, private clinics, and university teaching hospitals.
Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the American Holistic Veterinary Association, the International Society of Veterinary Acupuncture, the American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture (Charter Member), the Botanical Veterinary Medical Association (Charter Member), and many other local and regional associations.
Dr. Johnson has passed state licensing examinations in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, and California.
Dr. Johnson is a member of The National Military Intelligence Association, Who's Who in the State of Florida, Who's Who in Veterinary Medicine, International Who's Who of Professionals, and was recently selected as one of the Outstanding People of the 21st Century.
In addition to continuing to operate his mobile practice, he is a senior veterinarian at the new Country Inn Pet Resort & Animal Hospital & sees clients one afternoon/week at Pet Parade Animal Clinic in North Miami. He is also the staff veterinarian for one of the largest kennels in the U.S.
Dr. Johnson's interests over the years have included track and field competition, competitive tennis, baseball, basketball, SCUBA diving, piano, trombone (professional), concert organ, sailing, fishing, hiking, biking, and gourmet cooking. He has also raised German Shepards, Rottweilers, Dobermans, Minature Pinchers, Poodles, Persian cats, Abyssinian cats, Hereford cattle, Quarterhorses, Thoroughbreds, and Standardbreds.
Dr. Johnson has professionally trained Quarterhorses and Thoroughbreds. His family raised Quarterhorses, Hereford cattle and German Shepards, and Persian cats.
Other interests have included the performing arts, especially jazz and the classics, ancient history, western art, archeology, meteorology, current events, military intelligence, space exploration, and digital photography. Most recently he has renewed his old interest in refurbishing vintage trombones, and is performing regular trombone concerts with four different types of trombone.

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