Following graduation from the University of Bristol (England) School of Veterinary Medicine in 1981, Dr. Johnson worked in a busy equine/small animal companion animal veterinary practice in the south west of England (Bath/Bristol area) for 3 years. At that point, he completed a residency (and MS graduate) training program at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign (USA) in the discipline of Equine Internal Medicine. In 1987, he joined the faculty at Mississippi State University. Since 1991, Dr. Johnson has a been a member of the faculty at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine where he is a Professor of Equine Internal Medicine.