Michael P Kowaleski - DVM, DACVS

Education

• Surgical Residency - Tufts University/Angell Memorial Animal Hospital - 1999-2002
• DVM - Tufts University - 1993
• BS - University of Massachusetts at Amherst (Summa Cum Laude) - 1989

Board Certification

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons

Severe Polyethylene Wear Requiring Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Three Dogs

Author(s):Nesser, V.E. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Boudrieau, R.J.
Publication year: 2016
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

A comparative study of the dorsolateral and ventrolateral approaches for repair of canine sacroiliac luxation

Author(s):Singh, H. | Kowaleski, M.P. | McCarthy, R.J. | Boudrieau, R.J.
Publication year: 2016
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Severe Polyethylene Wear Requiring Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in Three Dogs

Author(s):Nesser, V.E. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Boudrieau, R.J.
Publication year: 2016
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

Biomechanical comparison of pin and tension-band wire fixation with a prototype locking plate fixation in a transverse canine patellar fracture model

Author(s):Gibert, S. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Matthys, R. | Nützi, R. | Serck, B. | Boudrieau, R.J.
Publication year: 2016
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for shoulder lameness in dogs

Author(s):Becker, W. | Kowaleski, M.P. | McCarthy, R.J. | Blake, C.A.
Publication year: 2015
Journal / Book title: Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Does Radiographic Arthrosis Correlate With Cartilage Pathology in Labrador Retrievers Affected by Medial Coronoid Process Disease?

Author(s):Farrell, M. | Heller, J. | Solano, M. | Fitzpatrick, N. | Sparrow, T. | Kowaleski, M.
Publication year: 2014
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

Management of bilateral patellar luxation in an Alpaca

Author(s):Abuja, G.A. | Kowaleski, M.P. | García-López, J.M.
Publication year: 2014
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

Radiographic outcome and complications of tibial plateau leveling osteotomy stabilized with an anatomically contoured locking bone plate

Author(s):Kowaleski, M.P. | Boudrieau, R.J. | Beale, B.S. | Piras, A. | Hulse, D. | Johnson, K.A.
Publication year: 2013
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

Comparison of the axial stiffness of carbon composite and aluminium alloy circular external skeletal fixator rings

Author(s):Gauthier, C.M. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Gerard, P.D. | Rovesti, G.L.
Publication year: 2013
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Biomechanical Considerations in Total Hip Replacement

Author(s):Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2013
Journal / Book title: Advances in Small Animal Total Joint Replacement

The World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress:"synergy in action"

Author(s):Ehrhart, N. | Kowaleski, M. | Van Ryssen, B. | Pozzi, A.
Publication year: 2013
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Mechanical Analysis of Twelve Toggle Suture Constructs for Stabilization of Coxofemoral Luxations

Author(s):Jha, S. | Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Surgery

Biomechanical and computational evaluation of two loading transfer concepts for pancarpal arthrodesis in dogs

Author(s):Rothstock, S. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Boudrieau, R.J. | Beale, B.S. | Piras, A. | Ryan, M. | Bouré, L. | Brianza, S.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: American Journal of Veterinary Research

Evaluation of the dorsal acetabular coverage obtained by a modified triple pelvic osteotomy (2.5 pelvic osteotomy): An ex vivo study on a cadaveric canine codel

Author(s):Petazzoni, M. | Tamburro, R. | Nicetto, T. | Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Minimally Invasive Osteosynthesis Techniques of the Femur

Author(s):Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Biomechanical Concepts Applicable to Minimally Invasive Fracture Repair in Small Animals

Author(s):Chao, P. | Lewis, D.D. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Pozzi, A.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

In vitro biomechanical evaluation and comparison of a new prototype locking plate and a limited-contact self compression plate for equine fracture repair

Author(s):Quinteros, D.D. | García-López, J.M. | Abuja, G.A. | Tarkanian, M. | Maranda, L.S. | Bubeck, K. | Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2012
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Effect of pilot hole diameter and tapping on insertion torque and axial pullout strength of 4.0-mm cancellous bone screws

Author(s):Kunkel, K.A.R. | Suber, J.T. | Gerard, P.D. | Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2011
Journal / Book title: American Journal of Veterinary Research

Single cycle to failure in torsion of three standard and five locking plate constructs

Author(s):Cabassu, J.B. | Kowaleski, M.P. | Shorinko, J.K. | Blake, C.A. | Gaudette, G.R. | Boudrieau, R.J.
Publication year: 2011
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Single cycle to failure in bending of three standard and five locking plates and plate constructs

Author(s):Blake, C.A. | Boudrieau, R.J. | Torrance, B.S. | Tacvorian, E.K. | Cabassu, J.B. | Gaudette, G.R. | Kowaleski, M.P.
Publication year: 2011
Journal / Book title: Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

General Research Interests

• Clinical orthopedics, with a focus on total joint replacement
• Arthroscopy
• Fracture healing
• Implant design
• Biomechanics and the role of osteotomy in the treatment of joint disease

Selected Research Projects

• Biomechanical evaluation of TPLO and TTA
• Initial stability of BFX™ cementless total hip replacment
• Radiological assessment of limb alignment
• Experimental evaluation of locking plate fixation

Research and Clinical Interests

• Total joint replacement
• Arthroscopy
• Fracture healing
• Biomechanics
• Implant design
• TPLO
• TTA
• Cruciate ligament disease
• Osteotomy
• Gait analysis

Teaching

• Small Animal Medicine & Surgery
• Principles of Surgery - Course Director
• Spay Lab
• Orthopedic Surgery - Clinical Rotation
• Orthopedic Elective

Research Interests by Area

Spontaneous Animal Disease Models

• Osteoarthritis of the elbow, stifle and hip, cruciate ligament repair in dogs, total hip replacement, platelet-rich plasma applications, developmental orthopedic disease

Research Interests by Organ System and Disease

Bone and Tissue Repair and Regeneration

• Biomechanics and the role of osteotomy in the treatment of joint disease, novel therapies for osteoarthritis. Orthopedic surgery research; spontaneous animal disease models for evaluating response to osteoarthritis treatments, fracture repair and implants, implant design, strength and application

Major Specialized Equipment

• Instron Model 8511 servohydraulic materials testing device
• Toshiba Acquilion 16 slice CT
• Siemens Symphony 1.5 Tesla MRI
• Digital high-resolution gamma camera (IS2 NuCamma Enhanced Technologies, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
• AMTI dual platform force plate gait analysis system
• Arthroscopy
• Comprehensive surgical facilities
• Media center
• Clinical pathology and pathology facilities complement the environment

House Officer Training

• Rotating Internship
• ACVS Resident
• ECVS Resident