Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery, Dr. Josh Jackson has extensive clinical interests in the field of veterinary surgery. His special interests include total hip replacement, arthroscopic surgery, and cruciate ligament tears in dogs (Tibial Plateau Leveling Osteotomy or TPLO).  

Dr. Jackson served as a clinical instructor in orthopedics while at the University of California, Davis and gained experience in all aspects of veterinary orthopedics. His interests in soft tissue surgery include thoracic and abdominal procedures, such as oncologic/portal-systemic shunts and microvascular surgery. While at UC Davis, Dr. Jackson worked on several research projects with the comparative tissue transplantation laboratory. He also performed renal transplantation on clinical patients at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Led by Dr. Jackson, companion animal transplantation facility has been launched at Veterinary Specialty Hospital. Dr. Jackson has authored scientific articles on thoracoscopy, liver shunt surgery and stifle surgery. Recently, the doctor co-authored a textbook chapter on osteochondrosis.  

Dr. Jackson is a graduate of Colorado State University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery here at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Rancho Santa Fe. Following his internship, Dr. Jackson completed his residency in small animal surgery at the University of California, Davis.