Dr. Daniel Miller, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, Emory SOM

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Daniel L. Miller, MD

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Academic Appointments

		Kamal A. Mansour Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

		Associate Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency Program, Emory

Clinical Appointments

		Chief, General Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory

		Surgical Director, Thoracic Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory

		Co-Chair, Lung Center Development, Emory University Hospital

Telephone

404.778.3755

Affiliations

		Emory Crawford Long Hospital
		Emory University Hospital
		Grady Memorial Hospital
		Atlanta VA Medical Center

Board Certification

		American Board of Surgery
		American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Medical School

University of Kentucky School of Medicine, 1981-1985

Postgraduate Training

		General Surgery Residency, Clinical ECMO Fellowship, Cardiovascular Research Fellowship, Georgetown University Hospital, 1986-1991

		Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, 1991-1994

Honors and Awards

		Finalist, Harry S. Zehner, Jr., Memorial Traveling Fellowship Award, Metropolitan Washington Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Washington, DC, 1991

		O. T. Clagett Travel Award, Outstanding Resident, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN, 1992-1993

		First Place, Case Presentations, Affiliates' Forum, 59th Annual Scientific Assembly, American College of Chest Physicians, Orlando, FL, 1993

		Alumni Achievement Award, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, 2001

		Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN, 2001-2002

		Founding Member, Healing Arts Society, Georgetown College, Georgetown, KY, 2002

		Guest Examiner, Oral Broads, American Broad of Thoracic Surgery, Chicago, IL, 2006

		Composer, Written Questions, American Broad of Thoracic Surgery, Chicago, 2006

		Outstanding Physician, Atlanta Magazine, 2007

Editorships and Editorial Boards

Section Editor, General Thoracic Surgery Education Project, Thoracic Surgery Directors Association

Current Organizational Memberships

		American College of Surgeons, Fellow, Video Education Committee
		American College of Surgeons Oncology Group
		American College of Chest Physicians, Fellow
		American Federation for Clinical Research
		American Society of Clinical Oncology
		American Thoracic Society
		Association of Academic Surgeons
		International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus
		International Association for Study of Lung Cancer
		Society of Surgical Oncology

		Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Operating Board; Chairman, Workforce, Clinical Education; Chairman, Workforce, STS University; Workforce, Hyperhidrosis; Workforce, Publications; Workforce, Annual Meeting Program Committee

		Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Executive Council
		Tri-State Thoracic Society
		American Association for Thoracic Surgery
		CTS Net, Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
		Mayo Clinic Thoracic Society
		General Thoracic Surgical Club
		Robert B. Wallace Society, Charter Member
		Mayo Clinic Priestly Society
		Georgia Lung Association
		Georgia Surgical Society
		Atlanta Surgical Society
		Georgia Medical Association

Clinical Interests

		Bronchoscopy
		Emphysema surgery
		Esophageal cancer
		Esophageal reflux
		Hyperhydrosis-microinvasive
		Hyperthermic pleural lavage
		Laparoscopic anti-reflux and achalasia surgery
		Lobectomy
		Lung cancer
		Lung transplantation
		Mesothelioma
		Thoracic surgery
		Tracheal surgery

Clinical Research Focus

		Treatment of CT detected small non-small lung cancers and their pathologic characteristics to determine survival and recurrence

		Trimodality treatment of malignant mesothelioma

		Development of a minimally invasive treatment program for thoracic malignancies (lung cancer, esophageal cancer, etc).

Basic Science Research Focus

		Utilization of proteinomics for the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma on the basis of analysis of pleural fluid in patients with significant asbestosis exposure

		Evaluation of hyperthermic pleural lavage for the treatment of malignant pleural effusions

Year Joined Emory as a Faculty Member

2002

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