Faculty - Department of Otolaryngology - The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Frank R. Miller, MD, FACS
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.