AMY L. JOHNSON
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New Bolton Center Kennett Square, PA
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AMY L. JOHNSON, BA, DVM

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Large Animal

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Neurology

Marilyn M. Simpson Professor of Equine Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Section Chief, Internal Medicine & Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Clinical Specialties: Large Animal Internal Medicine and Neurology
Research Areas: Large animal neurology, equine neurology, bovine neurology, camelid neurology, small ruminant neurology, porcine neurology, Clostridium botulinum type B and botulism, Sarcocystis neurona, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Lyme neuroborreliosis

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University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Dept of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road

Botulism, Neurology, Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Lyme neuroborreliosis

Large Animal Internal Medicine & Neurology

Edwards LA, Donnelly CG, Chigerwe M, Johnson AL, Reed S, Valberg S, Finno CJ. Serum and cerebrospinal fluid phosphorylated neurofilament heavy protein concentrations in equine neurodegenerative diseases. Equine Vet J : In press, 2021.

Brown KA, Davidson EJ, Johnson AL, Wulster KB, Ortved K. Inflammatory cytokines in horses with cervical articular process joint osteoarthritis on standing cone beam computed tomography. Equine Vet J : doi: 10.1111/evj.13392. Online ahead of print., 2020.

Scherrer NM, Knickelbein KE, Engiles JB, Johnstone LK, Tewari D, Johnson AL*. Ocular disease in horses with confirmed ocular or central nervous system Borrelia infection: Case series and review of literature. Vet Ophthalmol. 23: 1014-1024. doi: 10.1111/vop.12817. Epub 2020 Aug 30, 2020.

Boorman S, Scherrer N, Stefanovski D, Johnson AL. Facial nerve paralysis in 64 equids: Clinical variables, diagnosis and outcome. J Vet Intern Med : , 2020.

Johnson AL Lyme disease Blackwell’s Five-Minute Veterinary Consult: Equine, Third Edition. : , 2020.

Scherrer N, Knickelbein K, Engiles J, Johnstone L, Tewari D, Johnson AL. Uveitis associated with Borrelia infection: case series and review of literature. Submitted to Veterinary Ophthalmology : , 2020.

Boorman S, Johnson AL, Schaer TP, Fecteau ME. Clinical findings, treatments and outcomes in farm animals with vertebral fractures or luxations 22 cases (2006-2017) Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 32: 492-498, 2019.

Brown K, Davidson EJ, Dodson M, Johnson AL, Wulster KB, Ortved K. Assessment of intrasynovial inflammatory cytokines in horses with radiographic and standing cone beam computed tomographic evidence of cervical articular process joint osteoarthritis. 2019 ACVS Surgery Summit : , 2019.

Johnson AL, McAdams-Gallagher SC, Aceto H. Accuracy of the mouse bioassay for the diagnosis of botulism in horses. 56th Interagency Botulism Research Coordinating Committee Meeting : , 2019.

Luethy D, Johnson AL, Stefanovski D, Boston RC, Orsini JA. Glucose and insulin response after intravenous and subcutaneous somatostatin administration in healthy horses. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 42: 541-547, 2019.

BA University of Pennsylvania, 1999

DVM Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, 2003

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Large Animal

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - Neurology

B.W. Furlong & Associates, Equine Veterinary Hospital, Oldwick, NJ (2003 to 2004)
Equine Medicine and Surgery

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, NY (2004 to 2007)
Large Animal Medicine

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, Philadelphia, PA (2007 to 2011)
Neurology