AARON M. MILLER, MD, MBA, FAAP Houston Eye Associates 13414 Medical Complex Dr., Suite 4, Tomball, Texas 77375 (281) 351-5468 office / (281) 351-2421 fax EMPLOYMENT Houston Eye Associates, Houston, Texas Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus July 2006 to Present BOARD CERTIFICATION American Board of Ophthalmology Certification Date: October 29, 2006 Expiration Date: December 31, 2016 EDUCATION The University of Texas at Austin, College of Engineering, Austin, Texas BS in Chemical Engineering with Honors, May 1996 Texas Tech University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas Combined MD/MBA Program (5 year) MBA in Health Organization Management, July 1998-May 2001 Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business Administration, Lubbock, Texas Combined MD/MBA Program (5 year) MBA in Health Organization Management, July 1998-May 2001 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Internship in Internal Medicine, 2001-2002 The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas Residency in Ophthalmology, 2002-2005 Chief Resident, 2004-2005 Texas Children s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2005-2006 Fellowship Director: David K. Coats, MD FACULTY APPOINTMENTS Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology Voluntary Faculty Member, 2006 to Present The University of Texas Medical Branch, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor, 2007 to Present PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2002 to Present Young Ophthalmologist Committee, 2007 to Present YO Info Editor, 2008 to 2009 EyeWiki Editor-in-Chief, 2009 to Present
American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2006 to Present Public Information Committee, 2007 to 2011 Website Committee, 2008 to Present Audit Committee, 2009 to Present Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG), 2009 to Present Site Principle Investigator, 2009 to Present Executive Committee Member, 2011 to Present American Academy of Pediatrics, 2009 to Present Fellow, 2009 to Present Texas Ophthalmological Society, 2002 to Present Executive Coucil Member, 2008 to Present Councillor, 2008 to Present Texas Medical Association, 1996 to Present Treasurer Texas Tech School of Medicine Chapter, 1997-1998 City Lights '98 Charity Ball Executive Committee, 1997-1998 Medical Student Section Executive Council Member, 1998-2001 Medical Student Section Delegate Co-Leader, 1998-1999 Medical Student Section Delegate - Texas Tech Chapter, 1998-1999 TMA Council on Socioeconomics, 1998-2000 TMA Team 2000 Medical Student Representative, 1999-2000 Organized Medical Staff Section, 2000-2001 Alternate Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates Texas Delegation, 2000-2001 Council on Annual Session, 2002-2006 Committee on Continuing Medical Education, 2003-2004 Chair of 2004 TexMed Medical Student and Resident Forum, May 2004 Resident and Fellow Section Executive Council Member, 2004-2006 Resident and Fellow Section Alt Delegate, 2004-2005 Resident and Fellow Section Delegate, 2005-2006 Council on Socioeconomics, 2005-2006 Chair of 2005 TexMed Medical Student and Resident Forum, May 2005 American Medical Association, 1996 to Present Medical Student Section Delegate - Texas Tech Chapter, 1998 to 1999 Medical Student Section Hospitality Convention Committee Member, 1999 Medical Student Section Chair of Logistics and Resources Convention Committee, 1999 Medical Student Section Texas Delegation Co-Leader, Nov-Dec 1998, April 1999-May 2000 Alternate Delegate to the AMA House of Delegates Texas Delegation, 2000-2001 APPOINTMENTS Texas Tech University College of Business Administration
MBA in Health Organizational Management Executive Committee Member, 1998 to 1999 Served as the MD Student Representative on a joint committee between the Texas Tech School of Medicine and the Texas Tech College of Business Administration; assisted in the development and revision of the combined MD/MBA program and the MBA program s reaccredidation process. Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business School Honor Society Texas Tech University Chapter Association of American Medical Colleges 1999 AAMC Annual (Washington, D.C.) Student representative for the Texas Tech School of Medicine; attended leadership forum and several additional sessions; participated in the following poster presentations: Texas Tech City Lights Charity Ball The Texas Tech MD/MBA Joint Degree Program Liaison Committee on Medical Education, Washington, D.C. Medical Student Representative, 2000-2001 One of two medical students in the country to serve on the LCME. The LCME is a joint organization between the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges whose responsibility is to review curriculum and set accreditation standards for medical schools throughout the country. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Graduate Medical Education Committee, 2001-2005 Served as a resident representative on the institution s Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC). As mandated by the ACGME, this committee has responsibility for monitoring and advising on all aspects of residency education. University Hospital Executive Committee, 2003-2005 Served as a resident representative on the county hospital s executive committee. University Hospital Red Carpet Services Improvement Team, 2004-2005 Served as a resident representative on the county hospital s employee medical benefits improvement team. University Hospital House Staff Compensation and Benefits Committee, 2004-2005 Served as a resident representative on the hospital s house staff benefit committee, whose purpose is to review current compensation and medical insurance packages for residents. Department of Ophthalmology Faculty Committee, 2004-2005 Resident representative at faculty meetings. HONORS AND AWARDS TexMed'98 Educational Showcase and Expo Student/Resident Research Poster Award Honorable Mention, April 1998 Texas Medical Association Physician Oncology Education Program Educational Scholarship, 1998, 1999 and 2000 Texas Tech University Dean's Scholarship Texas Tech College of Business Administration Academic Scholarship, 1998-1999 Texas Tech University School of Medicine McDaniel Scholarship Academic Scholarship, 1999-2000, 2000-2001
Membership awarded to top 20% MBA students, 2001 Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business Administration MBA/MD program in Health Organization Management (HOM) Graduated with 4.0 GPA, May 2001 24 th Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference, Resident Research Presentation 1 st Place: The Influence of the Pulleys on the Quantitative Characteristics of Medial Rectus Recessions: The Torque Vector Model, March 6, 2004 National Eye Institute ARVO Travel Grant, 2004 Eye Movements/Strabismus/Amblyopia/Neuro-ophthalmology (EY) Section: The Influence of the Pulleys on Quantitative Characteristics of Bilateral Medial Rectus Recessions, April 27, 2004 Chief Resident, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dept. of Ophthalmology Peer and Staff Elected, 2004-2005 25 th Annual Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference, Resident Research Presentation Honorable Mention: The Exoshift Difference between the Clinical Angle in the Awake Infantile Esotrope and the Angle under Anesthesia is Reduced After Bilateral Medial Rectus Recession, March 5, 2005 American Academy of Ophthalmology 2005 Mid-Year Forum, Texas Resident Representative Selected by the Texas Ophthalmological Association as the state s resident representative at the AAO Mid-Year Forum and Congressional Advocacy Day, April 6-9, 2005 American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2006 Annual 2 nd Place: Fellowship Research Award: The Infantile Orbital Cellulitis: Rising Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections, March 15-19, 2006. American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006 Annual Best Poster Designation: The Infantile Orbital Cellulitis: Rising Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections, November 13, 2006. American Academy of Ophthalmology Leadership Development Program XI, Class of 2009 Nominated by the Texas Ophthalmological Society Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) 2009 New Investigator Site of the Year American Academy of Ophthalmology 2011 Secretariat Award RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas at Austin Lab Research Assistant, 1993 to 1996 In-Vitro Fertilization Laboratory, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Effects of Hemoglobin on Embryo Survival Study under the direction of Samuel
Prien, PhD Student Research Assistant, 1997 to 1998 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Retinopathy of Prematurity Study under the direction of Sandra Brown, MD Student Research Assistant, 2000 Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine Retinopathy of Prematurity Study under the direction of David K. Coats, MD Student Research Assistant, 2000 Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Topical Voriconazole Treatment Studies under the direction of Randolph D. Glickman, PhD Resident Research Assistant, 2002 to 2003 Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio The Influence of the Pulleys on Quantitative Characteristics of Bilateral Medial Rectus Recessions under the direction of James L. Mims III, MD, 2003 to 2007 Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine Infantile Orbital Cellulitis: Rising Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections under the direction of Michael T. Yen, MD, 2005 to 2008 Houston Eye Associates Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) Site Principle Investigator NIH-funded collaborative network dedicated to facilitating multicenter clinical research in strabismus, amblyopia and other eye disorders that affect children, 2009 to Present Houston Eye Associates Bausch & Lomb: A Clinical Safety and Efficacy Evaluation for Zylet compared to Lotemax, Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution, and the Vehicle of Zylet for the Treatment of Blepharoconjunctivitis in Pediatric Subjects Site Principle Investigator, 2009 to 2010 Houston Eye Associates Alcon Laboratories: An Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of AL-46383A Ophthalmic Solution for the Treatment of Adenoviral Conjunctivitis Site Principle Investigator, 2009 to 2010 LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS Miller AM. Presentation: Conjunctival Lesions: Case of the Enlarging Blood Clot. UTHSCSA Clinical Update for Optometrists, Spring 2003 Program San Antonio, Texas. April 27, 2003. Miller AM. Presentation: A Vitamin a Day May Keep the Eye Doctor Away UTHSCSA Clinical Update for Optometrists, Fall 2003 Program San Antonio, Texas. October 5, 2003. Miller AM, Mims JL. Presentation: The Influence of the Pulleys on the Quantitative Characteristics of Medial Rectus Recessions: The Torque Vector Model. 24 th Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference San Antonio, Texas. March 6, 2004.
Miller AM. Presentation: Nummular Keratitis UTHSCSA Clinical Update for Optometrists, Spring 2004 Program San Antonio, Texas. March 21, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Presentation: Extra-Ocular Muscles: The Pulleys and their affect on Strabismus Surgery. Texas Ophthalmological Association (TOA), 2004 Annual Austin, Texas. May 15, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Presentation: The Influence of the Pulleys on the Quantitative Characteristics of Medial Rectus Recessions: The Torque Vector Model Update. Texas Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology, 2004 Annual San Antonio, Texas. September 11, 2004. Miller AM. Presentation: Strike a Pose: A 2 year-old with Monocular Nystagmus UTHSCSA Clinical Update for Optometrists, Fall 2004 Program San Antonio, Texas. September 26, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Presentation: How Recessions Work Clinical Implications of Permanent Reduction in the Torque Vector at the Globe Surface. American Association of Certified Orthoptists, 2004 National New Orleans, Louisiana. October 23, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Presentation: The Exoshift Difference between the Clinical Angle in the Awake Infantile Esotrope and the Angle under Anesthesia is Reduced After Bilateral Medial Rectus Recession. 25 th Annual Alamo City Ophthalmology Clinical Conference San Antonio, Texas. March 5, 2005. Miller AM. Presentation: An Atypical Case of Meningoencephalitis UTHSCSA Clinical Update for Optometrists, Spring 2005 Program San Antonio, Texas. April 10, 2005. Miller AM. Presentation: Children s Eye Infections and Injuries, Part 1 Texas Children s Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency Departmental Lecture Houston, Texas. August 16, 2005. Miller AM. Presentation: Children s Eye Infections and Injuries, Part 2 Texas Children s Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency Departmental Lecture Houston, Texas. September 13, 2005. Miller AM. Case Presentations at Baylor College of Medicine Cullen Eye Institute 9 th Annual Von Noorden Pediatric Ophthalmology Grand Rounds Houston, Texas. October 28, 2005. Miller AM, Mims JL, Kushner BJ, Demer JL. Workshop: How Recessions and Resections Work. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2006 Annual Keystone, Colorado. March 18, 2006. Miller AM. How Do Medial Rectus Muscle Recessions Work? The Torque Vector Model. 43 rd Annual Baylor Ophthalmology Alumni Association Houston, Texas. June 3, 2006. Miller AM. Pediatric Eye Examination and Diseases Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, 2007 Eye Medical Training
Houston, Texas. February 16, 2007. Miller AM. Pediatric Eye Problems & Current Treatments 2007 Annual of the Texas Pediatric Society San Antonio, Texas. June 24, 2007. Miller AM. Children s Eye Infections and Injuries Texas Children s Hospital, Emergency Medicine Residency Departmental Lecture Houston, Texas. August 21, 2007. Miller AM. The Painful Non-Healing Fornix Incision 2007 Annual of the Texas Pediatric Ophthalmology Society Austin, Texas. October 13, 2007. Miller AM. The Pediatric Eye Examination UTMB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Resident Lecture Galveston, Texas. October 23, 2007. Miller AM. Tips for Examining Children's Eyes for the General Ophthalmologist 2007 Annual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology New Orleans, Louisiana. November 13, 2007. Miller AM. Pediatric Eye Infections and Injuries: Triage and Treatment Bryan/College Station Optometry Society Bryan, Texas. November 27, 2007. Miller AM. Pediatric Eye Examination and Diseases Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, 2008 Eye Medical Training Houston, Texas. February 21, 2008. Miller AM. Children s Eye Infections and Injuries 12 th Annual Texas Pediatric Emergency Conference Houston, Texas. February 22, 2008. Miller AM. Retinopathy of Prematurity: Update on Diagnosis, Screening and Treatment 5 th Annual Newborn Intensive Care Highlights Conference Houston, Texas. October 10, 2008. Miller AM. Tips for Examining Children's Eyes for the General Ophthalmologist 2008 Annual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Atlanta, Georgia. November 9, 2008. Miller AM. Amniotic Membrane use in Strabismus Surgery 2008 Annual of the American Association of Certified Orthoptists Atlanta, Georgia. November 10, 2008. Coats, Olitsky, Mazow, Stager, Miller, Plager, Paysse, Edmond, Ellis, Hug, Suh, Weaver, Wright. Workshop: Surgical Secrets. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2009 Annual San Francisco, California. April 19, 2009. Miller AM. Tips for Examining Children's Eyes for the General Ophthalmologist 2009 Annual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology San Francisco, California. October 27, 2009. Miller AM. Tips for Examining Children's Eyes for the General Ophthalmologist 2010 Annual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Chicago, Illinois. October 19, 2010. Miller AM. Tips for Examining Children's Eyes for the General Ophthalmologist 2011 Annual of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Orlando, Florida. October 23, 2011 (anticipated). POSTER PRESENTATIONS Miller AM, Liu Y, Sponsel WE. Poster: Non-Penetrating Deep Sclerectomy with Mitomycin C and Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C: A Comparison of Efficacy and Complications. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. May 7, 2003. Dang DT, Glickman RD, Graybill JR, Sponsel WE, Miller AM, Melendez R, Pena M, Trigo Y, Reitsamer HA. Poster: Potentiation of Topical Voriconazole Ocular Penetration by Pretreatment with Topical Latanoprost. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. May 8, 2003. Miller AM, Mims JL. Poster: The Influence of the Pulleys on Quantitative Characteristics of Bilateral Medial Rectus Recessions. American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2004 Annual Washington, D.C. March 27-31, 2004. Harrison JM, Ballentine CS, Trigo Y, Kurian P, Paris GR, Trujillo F, Melendez RF, Miller AM, Sponsel WE. Poster: Retinal Function of Rabbits Assessed by ERG before and after Induction of Ocular Aspergillosis and Treatment by the Anti-microbials, Micafungin and Amphotericin B. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. April 25, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Poster: The Influence of the Pulleys on Quantitative Characteristics of Bilateral Medial Rectus Recessions. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. April 27, 2004. Paysse EA, Hussein MAW, Miller AM, Coats DK. Poster: Pulsed Mode Versus Near- Continuous Mode Delivery of Diode Laser Photocoagulation for Threshold Retinopathy of Prematurity. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. April 28, 2004. Coats DK, Paysse EA, Miller AM, Hussein M. Poster: The Association of Vitreous Organization with Retinal Detachment in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. April 28, 2004. Miller AM, Mims JL. Poster: The Exoshift Difference between the Clinical Angle in the Awake Infantile Esotrope and the Angle under Anesthesia is Reduced After Bilateral Medial Rectus Recession American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2005 Annual Orlando, Florida. March 9-13, 2005. Miller AM, Yen KG, Yen MT, et al. Poster: The Infantile Orbital Cellulitis: Rising Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2006 Annual Keystone, Colorado. March 15-19, 2006. Miller AM, Yen KG, Yen MT, et al. Poster: The Infantile Orbital Cellulitis: Rising
Incidence of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infections American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2006 Annual Las Vegas, Nevada. November 11-14, 2006. PUBLICATIONS Prien SD, Miller AM, Yancey L, Simoni L, and Canez MS. Effects of Short-Term Embryo Exposure to Hemoglobin and Other Components of Ruptured Erythrocytes. Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 70, No. 3, Suppl. 1, September 1998: p.s157. Prien SD, Miller AM, Roark B, and Lox LD. Can Cultured Human Luteinized- Granulosa Cells Be Used to Screen Media Quality in an ART Program? Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 70, No. 3, Suppl. 1, September 1998: p.s156. Paysse EA, Miller AM, Brady McCreery KM, Coats DK. Acquired cataracts after diode laser photocoagulation for threshold retinopathy of prematurity. Ophthalmology 2002;109:1662-5. Coats DK, Miller AM, Brady McCreery KM, Holz ER, Paysse EA. Involution of threshold retinopathy of prematurity after diode laser photocoagulation. Ophthalmology 2004;111:1894-8. Coats DK, Miller AM, Hussein M, Brady McCreery KM, Holz ER, Paysse EA. Involution of retinopathy of prematurity after laser treatment: factors associated with development of retinal detachment. American Journal of Ophthalmology 2005;140:214-222. Miller AM, Mims JL. The Influence of the Pulleys on the Quantitative Characteristics of Medial Rectus Recessions: The Torque Vector Model. JAAPOS 2006;10(4):318-23. Miller AM, Coats DK. Conjunctival Mass following Strabismus Surgery. Medscape February 9, 2006. Bolouri SM, Miller AM, Coats DK. An Infant with Enlarged Corneas. Medscape. September 14, 2006. Miller AM, Mims JL 3rd. Response to Dr. Kushner's editorial: How do recessions and resections of extraocular muscles work? J AAPOS. 2007 Feb;11(1):70-1; author reply 71. Miller AM. Fellowship Applications and Interviewing: Tips for Success. Pearls in Ophthalmology. Volume 1, Issue 2. December 10, 2006. Available from: http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmology-pearls/2006/12/fellowship-applicationsand.html Miller AM. OKAP Exam Pearls for the Third Year Resident. Pearls in Ophthalmology. Volume 2, Issue 1. March 18, 2007. Available from: http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmology-pearls/2007/03/okap-exam-pearls-forthird-year.html Paysse EA, Hussein MA, Miller AM, Brady McCreery KM, Coats DK. Pulsed mode versus nearcontinuous mode delivery of diode laser photocoagulation for high-risk retinopathy of prematurity. JAAPOS 2007 Aug;11(4):388-92. McKinley SH, Yen MT, Miller AM, Yen KG. Microbiology of pediatric orbital cellulitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Oct;144(4):497-501. Miller AM, Castanes M, Yen MT, Coats DK, Yen KG. Infantile orbital cellulitis. Ophthalmology 2008 Mar;115(3):594. Mims JL 3rd, Miller AM, Schoolfield J. The exoshift under anesthesia correlates with
probable changes in medial rectus innervation after surgery for infantile esotropia. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 2008;23(4):215-26. Miller AM. Surgical Pearls for Strabismus Surgery. Pearls in Ophthalmology. Volume 3, Issue 2. July 27, 2008. Available from: http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmologypearls/2008/07/surgical-pearls-for-strabismus-surgery.html Miller AM. Evaluating Practice Models when Searching for a Job, Personal Perspectives of a Pediatric Ophthalmologist. Pearls in Ophthalmology. Volume 4, Issue 3. Sept 2, 2009. Available from: http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmologypearls/2009/09/evaluating-practice-models-when.html Miller AM. CPT Code 92060 Sensorimotor Examination: An Essential Code to the Pediatric Ophthalmology Practice. Pearls in Ophthalmology. Volume 4, Issue 3. Sept 2, 2009. Available from: http://www.medrounds.org/ophthalmologypearls/2009/09/cpt-code-92060-sensorimotor-examination.html August 2011 Aaron M. Miller, MD Page of 8