Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
 

Frank R. Miller, MD, FACS

 
Photo of Frank R. Miller,
M.D.

Associate Professor/Deputy Chairman
Director Head Neck Surgery - UTHSCSA
Chief of Otolaryngology Section,
Texas Veteran's Health Care System, San Antonio
Email: millerfr@uthscsa.edu

 
 

Clinical interests

 

Head and neck surgery
Thyroid - parathyroid surgery
Obstructive sleep apnea
Chronic sinusitis
Zenkers Diverticulum

 
 

Research interests

 

Clinical trials in head and neck cancer
Role PET imaging Head Neck Cancer
Obstructive sleep apnea
Outcomes research in Otolaryngology

 
 

Background

 

2007-present: Deputy Chairman/Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Director, Head and Neck Surgery

 

2004-2007: Associate Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Director, Head and Neck Surgery

 

1995 Board Certified Otolaryngologist-Head and Neck Surgery

 

Active medical license(s): Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island

 

2001-2004: Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

 

2001-2005: Chief of Otolaryngology Section, South Texas Veteran's Health Care System, San Antonio, Texas.

 

2000-2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island.

 

1998-2000: Director Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas.

 
 

Education

 

1997-1998: Fellowship, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

 

1989-1994: Residency, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

 

1985-1989: M.D., Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (Outstanding Graduate Award)

 
 

Honors & Awards:

 

2004/2005 - Guest Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology

 

2003 - Honor Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery Foundation

 

2002-Daiichi Clinical Scholars Program in Evidence Based Medicine, American Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

 

2002 - Daiichi Clinical Scholar, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

 

1999 - Faculty Teacher of the Year, San Antonio Military Otolaryngology Residency Program

 

1998 - Surgeon General Award-Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons

 

1994-1995 - Preceptor of the Year, Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center

 

1994-1995 - George Crile Surgical Fellowship Award

 

1994 - North East Ohio Otolaryngology Resident Research Award

 

1994 - Resident Research Award, Triologic Society Middle Section

 

1989 - Outstanding Graduate Award, Brown University School of Medicine

 

1984-1985 - James Reid Graduate School Scholarship

 

1982-1983 - University of Rhode Island Alumni Academic Scholarship

 

1983 - Valedictorian, College of Human Sciences, University of Rhode Island

 

1983 - President's Award for Academic Excellence, University of Rhode Island

 

1983 - Summa Cum Laude, University of Rhode Island

 

1982 - Phi Kappa Phi, University of Rhode Island

 
 

Recent Publications (*) indicates refereed papers:

 

*Miller FR, Watson, Boseley M. The role of genial bone advancement trephine system (GBAT) in conjunction with uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in the multilevel management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 2004;130:73-79.

 

*Greene RM, McGuff HS, Miller FR. Pilomatrixoma of the face: A benign skin appendage mimicking squamous cell carcinoma. Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery 2004;130:483-485.

 

*Velazquez RA, Miller FR, Sycamore D, McGuff HS. The Role of the Computed Tomographic (CT) Scans in the Management of the N-Positive Neck in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma After Chemoradiotherapy.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2004;130:74-77.

 

Miller FR. Surgical anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Otolaryngol Clin NA, 2003;36(1):1-7.

 

Fewins JL, Simpson CB, Miller FR. Complications of thyroid-parathyroid surgery. Otolaryngol Clinics NA. 2003;36(1):189-206.

 

Miller FR. Otto RA.(Editors) Disorders of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. Otolaryngology Clinics of NA. Eighth Edition. W.B. Saunders Publishers, 2003;36(1):1-233.

 

Miller FR. Fluid, electrolytes, and nutrition. In: Lee KJ ed. Essential Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Company, 2003;16:342-351.

 

Miller FR, Watson D, Malis D. The role of the pharyngeal suspension suture with the repose bone screw in the multi-level surgical management of obstructive sleep apnea. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;126:392-398.

 

Miller FR. Fluid, Electrolytes, and Nutrition. In: Lee KJ ed. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Seventh Edition. Norwalk:Apple and Lang Publishers 1999:355-365.

 

Miller FR, D'Agostino MD, Schlack K. Capillary hemangioma of the nasal cavity. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;120:783-784.

 

Miller FR, Netterville JL. Surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid disorders. Med Clin North Am 1999;83:247-259.

 

Miller FR, Bryant GL, Netterville JL. Arytenoid adduction in vocal fold paralysis. Operative Tech Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;10:36-41.

 

Coleman JR, Miller FR, Netterville JL. Lateral laryngotomy in the management of teflon granuloma. Operative Tech Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1999;10:29-35.

 

Netterville JL, Jackson CG, Miller FR, et al. Vagal paragangliomas: A 20 year experience. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;124:1133-1140.

 

Miller FR. Orbital reconstruction. Current Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;6(4):272-275.

 

Miller FR, Lavertu P, Wanamaker JR, et al. Plasmacytoma of the head and neck. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998;119:614-618.

 

Miller FR, Wanamaker JR, Lavertu P, et al. Management of tumors of the parapharyngeal space utilizing MRI. Head Neck Surg 1996;18:67-77.

 

Rhee C, Miller FR, Eliachar I, et al. Utilization of the flap tracheostomy in the pediatric population. Am J Otolaryngol 1996;17:251-256.