- Equine Surgery Training, Michigan State University, completed 1999
- MS Michigan State University, 1999
- DVM University of Parma, Italy, 1994
- Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons
In the Lab
Research in the Peroni laboratory focuses on the use of regenerative therapies ranging from cellular to blood derived products to treat musculoskeletal injuries, with a concentration on minimally invasive surgery such as laparoscopy, thoracoscopy and arthroscopy.
Research project: Working with a sheep model, collaborators from Georgia Tech and the members of the RBC, removed one of two lymphatic vessels that run parallel to each other in the leg. These are as crucial to lymph flow as the heart is to blood flow, according to the researchers. Under these conditions, they were able to show the beginning of a lymphatic pump cycle and the start of the remodeling and repair stages. Read More
Research project: The surgery, performed in May, is the second successful feline kidney transplant using feline adult stem cells performed at the hospital. “To the best of our knowledge, UGA is the only veterinary facility in the world to use adult stem cells in feline kidney transplantation,” said Dr. Chad Schmiedt, a board-certified small animal surgeon who heads UGA’s feline kidney transplant program.
The service laboratory is managed by research professionals Merrilee Thoresen and Jenny Mumaw, who is enrolled in the college’s doctor of veterinary medicine program and will graduate in 2016. The service is headed by Dr. John Peroni, a board-certified large animal surgeon and associate professor whose research focus includes stem cell therapeutics. Read More
Research Interest
- Laminitis
- Respiratory physiology
- Vascular Flow Measurement using Xe133
- Equine Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Bone Healing and Enhancement
Links
- Publications by John F. Peroni may be found at PubMed.