Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Dr. Miller is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery, which demands that its members meet or exceed rigorous standards in plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Professional Background

Dr. Miller attended the University of California Irvine for his Bachelors of Science degree. He received his Medical Degree from the University of California Irvine College of Medicine and also did his general surgery residency training at UCI. After completing his plastic surgery residency at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, he was invited to take a fellowship with world-renowned plastic surgeon Bruce Connell, M.D. focusing exclusively on aesthetic cosmetic plastic surgery.

Publications and Presentations

1996 - A Three Point Approach to Septal Surgery, American College of Surgeons, Southern California Chapter, Dana Point, CA
1997 - The Aging Face: Landmarks and Vectors, UCSD Facial Rejuvenation Symposium, La Jolla, CA
1997 - UCSD, Division of Plastic Surgery Conference Lectures, San Diego, CA Techniques in Septorhinoplasty
1998 - Facial Aesthetic Concepts and Fat Grafting Techniques, UCSD Oculoplastic Surgery Symposium, La Jolla, CA
1998 - Minimal Incision Techniques in Plastic Surgery, Mission Hospital Seminar, Mission Viejo, CA
1998 - Interface: Plastic Surgery Abroad, Mission Hospital Grand Rounds, and Mission Viejo, CA
1998 - Rhytidectomy, ASAPS Teaching Course at Global Summit on Aesthetic Surgery, Los Angeles, CA
2000 - Facelifting: A comparison of techniques, UCSD, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, La Jolla, CA
2000 - Sunwise, Sun Smart, Coronado City Hall Lecture, Coronado, CA
2000 - Endoscopic Browlifts: Advances and Refinements, UCSD, Aesthetic Surgery Invited Speaker, La Jolla, CA
2000 - Contemporary face lift techniques, Connell Foundation International Symposium on Aesthetic Surgery, Puerta Vallarta, MX
2001 - Change Your Looks For Good, Inspire Insurance Executive Health Lecture Series, Sorrento Valley, CA
2003 - Facial Rejuvenation and Office Teamwork: The Common Pathway American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses, Inc. Annual Convention,
2005 - “Plastic Surgery 101” at the Moms Town book signing, La Costa Resort and Spa, La Costa, CA. 2005 - “My Experience With Contour Threads” presented at the 2005 ASPS Meeting Chicago, IL 9/25/05
2005 - “An Evening of Beauty and Wellness” at Meridian Place with the San Diego Extreme Makeover Team September 29, 2005
2005 - The Contour Thread lift presentation at the California Academy of Cosmetic Surgery 2005 Educational Program, 2005
2006 - Contour threads teaching course, California Pacific Medical Center Facial Surgery Symposium, San Francisco, September 23, 2006
2007 - Eyelid / cheek blending “The TAME Lift” California Society of Plastic Surgeons, May 28, 2007

Published Work

Epitomes, Important Advances in Plastic Surgery, S.R. Miller, et al. (Eds.) The Western Journal of Medicine 154(2):203-207, 1991.

Miller SR, Huh J, Waxman K. Oxygen Transport in Burn Patients. In: A. Esteban (Ed.) Critical Care of the Burn Patient, Spring-Verlag, Barcelona Berlin Heidelberg, New York, NY 331-340, 1998

Kikkawa DO, Miller SR, Batra MK, Lee AC. Small Incision Non-
Endoscopic Browlift. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 16 (1): 28-33, 2000.

Connell BF, Miller SR., Gonzalez-Miramontes H. Skin and SMAS Flap for Facial Rejuvenation. In: Achauer BM, Ericksson E,Guyuron B (Eds.) Plastic Surgery: Indications, Operations and Outcomes.
Mosby-Yearbook, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 2583-2607, 2000.

Vasani SN, Miller SR, Pornpanich K, Kikkawa DO. Unmasking of an orbital dermolipoma following aesthetic facial surgery, Opthalmic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery 18(2):162-3, 2002