Daniel D. Lewis

Professor Emeritus, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Formerly: University of Florida:

• Professor Small Animal Surgery
• Jerry and Lola Collins Eminent Scholar in Canine Sports Medicine and Comparative Orthopedics
• Service Chief, Small Animal Surgery

Education:

1979: BS, Zoology (highest honors), College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA
1983: DVM, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA

Professional Experience:

• 1983-84:  Intern, Companion Animal Surgery and Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• 1984-87:  Resident, Small Animal Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 1987:  Locum, Relief Surgeon, Sun Coast Referral Surgical Service, Seminole, FL
• 1987-1988:  Surgical Registrar, University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• 1988-1993:  Assistant Professor Small Animal Surgery, Associate Professor Small Animal Surgery (1993), School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
• 1992:  Visiting Scholar, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• 1993-present:  Associate Professor/Professor (1999), Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 1998:  Visiting Scholar, Department of Veterinary Surgery, University College Dublin, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
• 2000:  Visiting Clinician, University of Prince Edward Island, Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
• 2008-present:  Adjunctive Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine,University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 2016:  Locum, Relief Surgeon, Blue Pearl Specialty and Emergency Pet Hospital, Lawrenceville, GA

Clinical and Research Focus:

• Small animal orthopedic surgery, minimally invasive orthopedic surgery, orthopedic rehabilitation

Veterinary Licensure:

California (1983-1994)
Florida (1984-present)

Professional Affiliations:

• 1979-1983 Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association
• 1983-1986 California Veterinary Medical Association
• 1983-present American Animal Hospital Association
• 1983-present American Veterinary Medical Association
• 1985-present Veterinary Orthopedic Society
• 1991-present American College of Veterinary Surgeons
• 1994-present Florida Veterinary Medical Association
• 1995-present Alachua County Veterinary Medical Association
• 1998-present American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
• 2016-present AOVET North America

Professional Organization Service

• 1994-1997 Veterinary Orthopedic Society Board of Directors
• 2002-2003 President Veterinary Orthopedic Society

Awards and Honors

• 1999     Florida Association of Kennel Clubs Clinical Investigator Award
• 2001     University of Florida Faculty Superior Achievement Award
• 2002     University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Investigator Award
• 2002     Florida Veterinary Medical Association, Clinical Investigator Award
• 2004     University of Florida Carl Norden-Pfizer Distinguished Teacher Award
• 2007     University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2007 Teacher of the Year Award
• 2012     World Small Animal Veterinary Medical Association - Hill’s Pet Mobility Award
• 2022     University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Service Award
• 2024     Honorary Fellow Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists
• 2024     Steven F Fox Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient, Veterinary Orthopedic Society
• 2024     UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Alumni Award

Refereed Publications (recent):

De Armond CC, LEWIS DD, Townsend S. Use of pre-operative 3D virtual planning and 3D-printed patient specific guides to facilitate a single-stage cranial closing wedge ostectomy and tibial plateau leveling osteotomy procedure to address proximal tibial deformity and an excessive tibial plateau angle with resultant cranial cruciate ligament insufficiency in a dog. Case Rep Vet Med Article ID 3368794: e1-e12, 2023;
https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3368794.

Crowdis K, LEWIS DD. "Comparison of exposure of the radius afforded by the craniomedial and craniolateral open surgical approaches in dog cadavers". J S Afr Vet Assoc 95(1): 43-48, 2024;
https://doi.org/10.36303/JSAVA.586 .

Carvajal JL, Timko S, Kim SE, LEWIS DD, Lee HB. Femoral stem placement for total hip arthroplasty using three-dimensional custom surgical guides in dogs. (accepted) Vet Compar Ortho Traumatol Open 7(1): e80- e86, 2024.
Segar CB, Johnson MD, Wilson L, LEWIS DD. Pantarsal arthrodesis stabilized with circular external skeletal fixators in 8 dogs (2010-2022). J Am Vet Med Assoc 262(10): 1405-1411, 2024;
[DOI] 10.2460/javma.24.03.0183. [PMID] 38810670

Scheuermann LM, LEWIS DD, Johnson MD, Biedrzycki AH, Kim SE. Efficacy of virtual surgical planning and three-dimensionally-printed, patient-specific reduction system to facilitate alignment of diaphyseal tibial fractures stabilized via minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis in dogs: a prospective study. Vet Surg 53(6): 1039-1051, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.14118

Scheuermann LM, LEWIS DD, Johnson MD, Biedrzycki AH, Kim SE. 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 matched controlled study. Vet Surg 53(6): 1052-1061, 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1111/vsu.14112

Kim H, Lee H, LEWIS DD, Jeong J, Kim G, Jeon Y. Reconstruction of the Quadriceps Extensor Mechanism with a Calcaneal Tendon–Bone Allograft in a Dog with a Resorbed Tibial Tuberosity Fracture. Animals 14(16): 2315,
2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14162315

Books Edited:

LEWIS DD, Parker RB, Bloomberg MS (eds). Self-Assessment Colour Review of Small Animal Orthopedics, Manson Publishing Ltd., London, England, 1998.
LEWIS DD, Langley-Hobbs SJ (eds). Self-Assessment Color Review of Small Animal Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2 nd Ed. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2015.