Internal Medicine - Doctors
Sherwood Johnson, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Sherwood Johnson earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Pomona College in 1989. After a year in England performing foot and mouth disease vaccine research, he returned to obtain his veterinary degree from North Carolina State University in 1994. After completing a year of internship at Michigan State University and a three-year residency in internal medicine at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1998, he moved to Boston to pursue a Ph.D. in cancer biology at Harvard Medical School. In 2000, Dr. Johnson became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and founded the internal medicine service at Massachusetts Veterinary Referral Hospital. He moved to Pittsburgh in 2004 to be closer to family and to establish Veterinary Medical Specialists of Pittsburgh, Inc. (now known as PVSEC-Internal Medicine).
Dr. Johnson has a wide range of clinical interests and skills, with particular interest in urinary disease, immune-mediated disease, oncology/chemotherapy, endocrinology, ultrasound, endoscopy and cytology.
When he is not working, Dr. Johnson enjoys family, sports, the outdoors, fishing, sailing, music and woodworking. Dr. Johnson was married in 2000 (his wife is also a veterinarian), and has two sons, three dogs, three cats and a fish.
Jill C. Lurye, DVM, MS, Diplomate, ACVIM (Internal
Medicine)
Dr. Jill Lurye obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of Minnesota in 1994 and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1998. She then completed a small animal internship at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois. Following her internship, Dr. Lurye completed a residency in small animal internal medicine in 2002 at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, where she also obtained a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. Laboratory and clinical research has played an important role throughout Dr. Lurye's educational pursuits, and she has presented her findings at numerous local and national veterinary conferences. In particular, Dr. Lurye is interested in the monitoring and management of diabetes in dogs and cats.
In her free time, Dr. Lurye enjoys playing the violin and viola, and training and showing dogs.
Tracey Jackson, DVM, Diplomate, ACVIM (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Tracey Jackson obtained a degree in agriculture from Kansas State University in 2001 and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003. Following graduation, Dr. Jackson completed a one-year small animal rotating medicine and surgical internship at Colorado State University's Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. She then completed a three-year residency in small animal internal medicine at Kansas State University and became a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2008. Dr. Jackson's clinical interests are diverse and include endocrinology, hematology and infectious diseases. She is skilled in respiratory and gastrointestinal endoscopy in addition to other specialty diagnostics.
In her free time, Dr. Jackson enjoys outdoor activities with her two dogs, antique restoration, yoga and golf.
Support Staff
Clinical Supervisor: Amber Lynch
Technicians: Caitlin, Danielle,
Kate, Rose, Scott
Kennel Assistants: Annie, Carol, Kristen, Liz
Internal Medicine Resources
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The American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) was established in 1973. There are approximately 850 board-certified small-animal internists in private practice in the United States. Qualifications to become a Board-Certified Small Animal Internist (Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine) include:
- Graduation from an accredited veterinary school with a DVM or VMD degree
- 1 year medical/surgical internship
- 3-year ACVIM-approved veterinary internal medicine residency
- Teaching and lecturing veterinary students in class and clinics
- Lecturing to general practitioners at continuing education seminars
- Publication in the veterinary literature
- Presentation of 3 passing case reports
- Advanced course work and laboratory research relevant to internal medicine
- Completion of comprehensive written and practical examinations administered by the ACVIM
