Robert M. Miller MD, FRCPC
Professor
Dr. Miller MD, FRCPC (C), has over 30 years experience in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre indf Halifax. He has attained the academic rank of full professor at Dalhousie University and also has a cross appointment to cardiology in the Department of Medicine. He is a past president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists as well as the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, now known as doctorsNS.
Educated at Dalhousie University, Dr. Miller acquired his MD in 1974. He later completed fellowship training in Diagnostic Radiology in 1978, followed by a term at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. In 2005, he completed a 6 month fellowship covering Chest CT in Cardiac Radiology at UBC.
Dr. Miller was born and currently lives in Halifax with his wife Sharon and their two daughters.
Education
- 1967: Premedical, Dalhousie University
- 1969: Medical School, Dalhousie University
- 1974: Intership in Medicine, MD, Dalhousie University
- 1974-77: Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Dalhousie University
- 1976: Chief Resident
- 1978: Cardiovascular Radiology Fellowship, UBC & Johns Hopkins
- 2005: Sabbitical Chest CT at UBC
Research and Clinical Interests
Chest and Cardiac
Publications
CCS/CAR/CANM/CNCS/CanSCMR joint position statement on advanced noninvasive cardiac imaging using positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomographic angiography in the diagnosis and evaluation of ischemic heart disease –executive summary
Can J Cardiol Vol 23 No2 February 2007 107-119
Primary panel (writing team) RSB Beanlands, BJChow, A Dick, MG Friedrich, KY Gulenchyn, M Kiess, R.M. Miller, G Nichol
“An Unusual Presentation of Extramedullary Plasmacytoma Occurring Sequentially in the Testis, Subcutaneous Tissue, and Heart”
L.A. Fernandez, S. Couban, R. Sy, R.M. Miller
American Journal of Hematology: 67:194-196 (2001)
“Thrombosed Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm Presenting as an Intracardiac Mass”
G.M. Hirsch, P.J. Casey, A. Raza-Ahmad, R.M. Miller, K.J. Hirsch
Annals of Thoracic Surgery: 2000; 69; 611-3
“A Case of Ruptured Left Ventricular Aneurysm Post Non-Q-Wave Myocardial Infarction"
G. Haddad, R.J. Teskey, J. Wood, R.M. Miller
“Congenital Thoracic Lesions that Mimic Neoplastic Disease on Chest Radiographs of Adults”
G.S. Raymond, R.M. Miller, N.L. Muller, P.M. Logan
American Journal of Radiology: 168, March 1997
“Canadian Cardiovascular Society Adult Procedure Training Standards Recommendations”
J.F. Marquis, K.L. Chan, L.B. Mitchell, G. Wisenberg, R.M. Miller
Canadian Journal of Cardiology Vol 12, No. 5, May 1996
"Application of an Electrocardiographic Inverse Solution to Localize Ischemia During Coronary Angioplasty"
R.S. MacLeod, M. Gardner, R.M. Miller, B.M. Horacek J. Cardiovasc Electrophysiol., Vol 6, Jan 1995
Presentations
The Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
B.J.D. Stevens, A. Raza, R.M. Miller, J. Finley, M.J. Gardner
Canadian Cardiovascular Society, 1999
Electrical Devices Seen on Chest Radiograph
J. Fraser, R.M. Miller, P.M. Logan
Canadian Association of Radiologists, February 1996
Congenital Lung Lesions That Mimic Neoplastic Disease in Chest Radiographs
G.S. Raymond, R.M. Miller, N.L. Muller, P.M. Logan
Canadian Association of Radiologists, February 1996
Persantine Sesta-MIBI Perfusion Scanning is a Poor Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients Awaiting Renal Transplantation
J. Bata, H. Wightman, D. Barnes, R.M. Miller, S. Iles, A Cohen, G.L. Blackmore, J. Rogers, M.J.Gardner
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, October 1995
Approximation of Torso Geometries by Surface Harmonic Expansion
R. Hren, D. Vardy, R.M. Miller, S. Ferguson, G. Stroink: Submitted to Proceedings 9th International Conference on Biomag. Vienna 1993
Long-Term Survival of Patients Requiring Dialysis for Acute Renal Failure After Cardiac Operations
R. Landymore, S. Sarwal, R.M. Miller
Society of Thoracic Surgeons August 1993
Noninvasive Assessement of Cardiac Transplant Rejection - VGH Research Day
"Noninvasive Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetic Patients Awaiting Renal Transplantation"
Wightman H, Barnes D, Lalonde L, Iles S, R.M. Miller, Cohen A, Gardner M: Submitted for presentation at the Annual Meeting Canadian Cardiovascular Society, October 15-19, 1991, Calgary, Alberta.
"Body Surface Potential Mapping During PTCA: Epicardial Distributions Using a Mathematical Inverse Solution" MacLeod RS, Gardner MJ, Macdonald RG, Henderson MA, R.M. MillerHoracek BM Presented at the Annual Meeting Canadian Cardiovascular Society, October 16-19, 1990, Halifax, N.S.
Grants & Awards
2003:
Canadian Medical Association “Charles Tupper Award” for
political action
Medical Staff Achievement Award
1996:
Radiology Resident Teaching Award (Dalhousie Program)
1995: Radiology Resident Teaching Award (Dalhousie Program)
1991: Cardiology Resident Teaching Award (Dalhousie Program)
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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA | CANADA
