Shawn P. Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Innovative Medicine at Sea Change Health. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University in 1996. He most recently led the largest marine mammal teaching hospital in the world at The Marine Mammal Center, and he has worked for the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, the National Marine Mammal Foundation, Alaska SeaLife Center, and the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, UC Davis. He is an expert in marine mammal medicine and anesthesia with over two decades of experience, his passion is to develop innovative treatments and techniques for marine mammal patients.