Michelson then completed his fellowship training in spinal surgery at St. Luke's Medical Center, in a joint program between Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas.

These technologies, often recognized in the medical profession as "Michelson Devices", assist in surgical procedures by decreasing blood loss, incision size, and addressing other critical factors.

[18] The Michelson Center for Public Policy endorsed a 2021 bill from U.S. representative for Florida's 16th congressional district Vern Buchanan to end an FDA requirement that animal testing be used to determine a drug's efficacy on humans.

[21] In 2008, the foundation launched the Michelson Prize and Grants in Reproductive Biology,[22] a $75 million initiative to create a safe and effective single-dose, non-surgical spay/neuter method for cats and dogs.

[29] In the same month, the Community Animal Medicine Project (CAMP) hosted the Pet Gala where Los Angeles Mayor, Karen Bass, presented the Michelson's with the Pioneer Award.

[33] In January 2025, Michelson Found Animals, in partnership with Greater Good Charities, received delivery of 17 tons of Purina dog food to their Inglewood Better Neighbor Project warehouse to support pet owners impacted by the California wildfires.

The 2020 Michelson Prizes were awarded to Danika Hill, research fellow at Australia's Monash University, and Michael Birnbaum, assistant professor at MIT.

[44][45] In 2011, Michelson created the Twenty Million Minds Foundation (named for the number of students enrolled in higher education in the United States), to make college more affordable by underwriting a library of free online textbooks.

[48] It brought together national leaders from government, industry, NGOs, and academia for a series of high-level meetings and commissioned research that ultimately resulted in the FCC adopting new rules to eliminate discrimination in access to internet services.

[50] In July 2024, the 20MM Foundation collaborated with the California State University system to launch the CSU Pregnant and Parenting Student Initiative.