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Home > Faculty & Staff Directory > Veterinary Clinical Sciences > Michael G. Conzemius

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Michael G. Conzemius


Professor - Surgery

Educational Background

DVM - Iowa State University, 1990
PhD, Biomedical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2000
Diplomate ACVS (American College of Veterinary Surgeons), 1996

Professional Background

Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota, 2006-present
Associate Professor of Surgery, Iowa State University, 2001-2006
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Iowa State University, 1996-2001
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 1994-1996

Learn more about Veterinary Orthopedics and Dr. Conzemius' Surgical Research Laboratory and at the University of Minnesota by clicking here.

Clinical Interests
  • Musculoskeletal System Diseases
  • Joint Replacement System Development
  • Gait Analysis
  • Outcomes Assessment
  • Cartilage Injury and Repair
  • Prevention of ACL Injury

Publications

  • Karen L. Reed, Hannah J. Lundberg, Michael G. Conzemius, Thomas D. Brown.  Habitual activity level of the penned emu (dromaius novaehollandiae). Journal of Experimental Biology, Submitted for peer review. 2005.
  • Karen L. Reed, Thomas D. Brown, Michael G. Conzemius. Contact stress distributions on the femoral head of the emu (dromaius novaehollandiae). J Biomechanics, Accepted for Publication, December 2004.
  • Robinson DA, Romans CW, Gordon-Evans WJ, Evans RB, Conzemius MG. Evaluation of short-term limb function following unilateral carbon dioxide laser or scalpel onychectomy in cats. JAVMA, 2007; 230(3), 353-8.
  • Hanson PD, Brooks KC, Case J, Conzemius M, et. al. Efficacy and safety of Firocoxib in the management of canine osteoarthritis under field conditions. Veterinary Therapeutics, 2006; 7(2):127-40.
  • Robinson DA, Mason DR, Evans R, Conzemius MG. The effect of tibial plateau angle on ground reaction forces 4-17 months after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy in Labrador retrievers. Vet Surg, 2006; 35:294-9.
  • Evans RB, Conzemius MG, Robinson DA, McClure SR, Dahlberg JA, Brown TD. Single case designs in veterinary research. AJVR, 2006 Jan; 67(1):189-95.
  • Wilke VL, Conzemius MG, Kinghorn BP, Macrossan PE, Weiguo C, Rothschild MF. Inheritance of Rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament in Newfoundlands. JAVMA, 2006; 228(1):61-4.
  • Goetz JE, Chung YY, Zimmerman DL, Pedersen DR, Robinson DA, Conzemius MG, Brown TD. Steroid-Induced versus Cryoinsult-Induced Femoral Head Osteonecrosis: Statistical measurement of histologic abnormality focalization.. Journal of Musculoskeletal Research, 9(4):161-72, 2005.
  • Wilke VL, Conzemius MG, Rothschild MF.  SNP Detection and Association Analyses of Candidate Genes for Rupture of the Cranial Cruciate Ligament in the Dog. Anim Genet 2005; 36(6): 519-21.
  • Evans R, Horstman C, Conzemius M. Accuracy and optimization of force platform gait analysis in Labradors with cranial cruciate disease evaluated at the walking gait. Vet Surg, 2005; 34:445-9.
  • Wilke VL, Robinson DA, Evans R Rothschild MF, Conzemius MG. Estimate of the annual economic impact of canine cranial cruciate ligament injury in the United States, JAVMA, 2005; 227(10), 1604-7.
  • Gordon WJ, Conzemius MG, Birdsall E, Wannemuehler Y, Mallapragada S, Lewallen DG, Yaszemski MJ, O’Driscoll SWD. Chondroconductive potential of tantalum trabecular metal. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2005 Nov;75(2):229-33.
  • Dahlberg J, Fitch G, Evans RB, McClure SR, Conzemius M. The evaluation of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in naturally occurring osteoarthritis of the stifle joint in dogs. Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 2005; 18: 147-52.
  • Romans CW, Gordon WJ, Robinson DA, Evans RB, Conzemius MG.  Effect of postoperative analgesic protocol on limb function following onychectomy in cats. JAVMA, 2005; 227(1): 89-93.
  • Conzemius MG, Evans RJ, Besancon MF, Horstman C, Hoefle WD, Nieves MA, Wagner SD. Effect of surgical technique on limb function after surgery for rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament in dogs. JAVMA, 2005; 226(2):232-9.

For a listing of all recent publications, refer to  PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.

Contact Information

Dr. Mike Conzemius
C339 VMC
1352 Boyd Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108



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