Scott R. Miller, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dr. Miller is devoted to providing exceptional cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery in a personal and caring environment. His elegant office, located in the Scripps Medical Office Building on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, includes a state-of-the-art certified surgical facility. Dr. Miller's highly trained Staff is available to assist you with any questions you may have.

Dr. Scott R. Miller is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery which demands that its surgeons meet or exceed rigorous standards in plastic and reconstructive surgery. He has years of experience and has completed a prestigious aesthetic cosmetic plastic surgery fellowship with a world-renowned plastic surgeon. He frequently teaches courses on plastic surgery, instructing surgeons in endoscopic (minimal scar) techniques and advanced concepts in facial rejuvenation and enhancement. His expertise includes endoscopic and laser facial rejuvenation, nose reshaping, breast surgery, liposculpture, tummy tucks, structural fat grafting, personalized skin care and more.

Dr. Miller is an attending surgeon at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Voluntary Clinical Instructor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California, San Diego and the author of numerous articles. He is the author of the chapter on facelift advances in a plastic surgery textbook. Dr. Miller is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is involved in the Interface International Surgery Program, operating on children with disfiguring birth defects.

Education

1983-87 - B.S., University of California, Irvine Biological Sciences
1985 - Cambridge University, England Political Science
1987-91 - M.D., University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine
1991-95 - Internship/General Surgery Residency University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine
1995-97 - Plastic Surgery Residency University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
1996 - Post-graduate Fellowship, Aesthetic Cosmetic Plastic Surgery Bruce F. Connell Plastic Surgery Clinic, Orange County, California

Academic Appointment

1997-Present - Clinical Instructor, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

Board Certifications

2000 American Board of Plastic Surgery, Board Certified, 09/09/2000

Medical Licensure

1992 State of California G076289, EXP 02/28/01
2000-97 State of Nevada 8594, EXP 6/30/01

Organizations

Member, California Society of Plastic Surgeons (CSPS)
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
San Diego International Plastic Surgery Society
Scripps Quality Council (2000)
SDCMS, Bioethics Committee (2000)
CMA, AMA

Honors

1991 The J. Gordon Hatfield Award for Excellence in Surgery
1991 Orange County Medical Association Auxiliary Research Award
1986-91 Awarded over $34,000 in research grants
1990 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress-Student Representative
1990-91 California Medical Association - Representative to Advisory Panels of General and Plastic Surgery
1987 Excellence in Research Award, UCI School of Biological Sciences
1986-87 Dean's Award for Research
1986-87 Presidential Research Fellowship
1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete Award
1983-1987 UCI Varsity NCAA Tennis Team

Course Faculty

1998 Mission Ambulatory Surgery Center-Q&M Committee
1998-99 Aesthetic Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, La Jolla, CA (live surgery)
1998 Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery, San Francisco, CA (live surgery)
1988 Global Summit on Aesthetic Surgery (ASAPS Meeting) Los Angeles, CA
1995 UCSD Endoscopic Plastic Surgery Course, Newport Beach, CA
1995-2000 UCSD Wound Management Workshop, San Diego, CA

Service to National and International Programs

1990-1991 American Heart Association, Heart at Work Speakers Bureau
1995-2000 INTERFACE International Volunteer Surgical Program
1995-1998 Hospital Physician -Manuscript Review Board Member
1996 Mercy Outreach Surgical Team