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

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Daniel L. Miller, MD

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, Respiratory Center, Emory Healthcare

Telephone
	404.778.3755

Affiliations
	Emory University Hospital Midtown
	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

	Teacher of the Year – General Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Emory, 2006

	Outstanding Physician, Thoracic Surgery, Atlanta Magazine, 2007-2008

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; Workforce, STS University; Workforce, Hyperhidrosis; Workforce, Publications; Workforce – STS/ACCP Meeting; 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 Interests
	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