Lisa A Miller, MD

Lisa A Miller, MD
Lisa A Miller, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery


Contact Information

Patient Care Related:
Surgery, 269.337.6230

Biosketch

Lisa Miller, MD, is a board-certified surgeon with the Department of Surgery of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In her role as associate professor, she has taken on and become surgical clerkship director for the medical school, as well as being responsible for resident education as part of the General Surgery Residency Program.

Dr. Miller is a graduate of Winona State University in Winona, Minnesota. She earned her medical degree from University of South Dakota Sanborn School of Medicine in Vermillion, South Dakota. She completed a general surgery residency with Michigan State University - Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies. After residency, she moved back to South Dakota to work at Yankton Surgical Associates and Lewis and Clark Specialty Hospital in Yankton before coming back to Kalamazoo to work for WMed.

  • Board Certification

    • American Board of Surgery (Surgery)
  • Education and Training

    • Residency 2006, General Surgery, Michigan State University-Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
    • MD 2001, Sanford School of Medicine, University of South Dakota
    • BS 1996, Premedicine, Winona State University
  • Research

    • Surgery, General
  • Publications

    • Stevens N., Alfred A., Gao R., Khalil S., Miller L., Sawyer R., Shebrain S. Scholarly Activity and Gender of an Applicant for a General Surgery Residency Journal of Surgical Research. 2024;295:95-101.

    • Tolsma R., Shebrain S., Berry S.D., Miller L. Medical student perceptions of assessments of clinical reasoning in a general surgery clerkship BMC Medical Education. 2024;24

    • Bauler T.J., Sheakley M.L., Turula H., Miller L., Busha M.E. A Virtual Patient Encounter to Promote Integration in a Preclinical Case-Based Learning Session Medical Science Educator. 2023;33:331-332.

    • Khalil S., Jose J., Welter M., Timmons J., Miller L., Elian A., Munene G., Sawyer R., Shebrain S. The importance of USMLE step 2 on the screening and selection of applicants for general surgery residency positions Heliyon. 2023;9

    • Seltzer H., Swayze E., Thottathil L., Dewey J., Jabara J., Mehta A., Frederick J., Yousif P., Parikh S., Tsuei A., Miller L., Linares L.S. The Impact of Homemade Laparoscopic Box Trainers on Medical Student Surgical Skills: A Randomized Control Pilot Study Surgical Innovation. 2023;30:84-93.

    • Reichert M., Sartelli M., Weigand M.A., Hecker M., Oppelt P.U., Noll J., Askevold I.H., Liese J., Padberg W., Coccolini F., Catena F., Hecker A., Peckham-Cooper A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Mastoraki A.T., Landaluce-Olavarria A., Pal A.K., Kuriyama A., Chichom-Mefire A., Porcu A., Martínez-Pérez A., Karamarkovic A.R., Osipov A.V., Coppola A., Cucchetti A., Spolini A., Giordano A., Reinisch-Liese A., Kavalakat A.J., Vasilescu A., Alamin A., Gupta A., Dascalu A.M., Musina A.M., Bakopoulos A., Zakaria A.D., Vereczkei A., Balla A., Bottari A., Baumann A., Fette A., Litvin A., Reichert A.K., Guariniello A., Paspala A., Schneck A.S., Brillantino A., Pesce A., Isik A., Leppäniemi A.K., Papadopoulos A., Kechagias A., Mohamed A.Y.A., Mitul A.R., Marinis A., Syllaios A., Mantoglu B., De Simone B., Weiss B.S., Pösentrup B., Picardi B., Zampogna B., Sakakushev B.E., Atanasov B.C., Nardo B., Calik B., Cremonini C., Ordoñez C.A., Seretis C., Cascone C., Chouliaras C., Bendinelli C., Lopes C., Guerci C., Weber C., Nastos C., Mesina C., Caputo D., Massalou D., Cavaliere D., McNamara D.A., Demetriades D., Pantalone D., Coletta D., Sasia D., Visconti D., Weber D.G., Corallino D., Chatzipetris D., Manatakis D.K., Ntourakis D., Papaconstantinou D., Schizas D., Chrysikos D., Adamovich D.M., Elkafrawy D., Seban D., García E.F.H., Baldini E., Picetti E. Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2022;17

    • Reichert M., Sartelli M., Weigand M.A., Hecker M., Oppelt P.U., Noll J., Askevold I.H., Liese J., Padberg W., Coccolini F., Catena F., Hecker A., Peckham-Cooper A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Mastoraki A.T., Landaluce-Olavarria A., Pal A.K., Kuriyama A., Chichom-Mefire A., Porcu A., Martínez-Pérez A., Karamarkovic A.R., Osipov A.V., Coppola A., Cucchetti A., Spolini A., Giordano A., Reinisch-Liese A., Kavalakat A.J., Vasilescu A., Alamin A., Gupta A., Dascalu A.M., Musina A.M., Bakopoulos A., Zakaria A.D., Vereczkei A., Balla A., Bottari A., Baumann A., Fette A., Litvin A., Reichert A.K., Guariniello A., Paspala A., Schneck A.S., Brillantino A., Pesce A., Isik A., Leppäniemi A.K., Papadopoulos A., Kechagias A., Mohamed A.Y.A., Mitul A.R., Marinis A., Syllaios A., Mantoglu B., De Simone B., Weiss B.S., Pösentrup B., Picardi B., Zampogna B., Sakakushev B.E., Atanasov B.C., Nardo B., Calik B., Cremonini C., Ordoñez C.A., Seretis C., Cascone C., Chouliaras C., Bendinelli C., Lopes C., Guerci C., Weber C., Nastos C., Mesina C., Caputo D., Massalou D., Cavaliere D., McNamara D.A., Demetriades D., Pantalone D., Coletta D., Sasia D., Visconti D., Weber D.G., Corallino D., Chatzipetris D., Manatakis D.K., Ntourakis D., Papaconstantinou D., Schizas D., Chrysikos D., Adamovich D.M., Elkafrawy D., Serban D., García E.F.H., Baldini E., Picetti E. Correction to: Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members (World Journal of Emergency Surgery, (2022), 17, 1, (34), 10.1186/s13017-022-00424-0) World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2022;17

    • Cookenmaster C., Shebrain S., Vos D., Munene G., Miller L., Sawyer R. Gender perception bias of operative autonomy evaluations among residents and faculty in general surgery training American Journal of Surgery. 2021;221:515-520.

    • Miller L., Evans T., Rice R. Surgery in the neonate Caring for the Newborn: A Comprehensive Guide for the Clinician. Second Edition. 2021:227-273.

    • Reichert M., Sartelli M., Weigand M.A., Doppstadt C., Hecker M., Reinisch-Liese A., Bender F., Askevold I., Padberg W., Coccolini F., Catena F., Hecker A., Abdullaev A., Camacho-Ortiz A., Toro A., Chichom-Mefire A., Martínez-Pérez A., Kavalakat A.J., Mohamedahmed A.Y.Y., Litvin A., Brillantino A., Pesce A., Isik A., Kechagias A., Ismail A.M.H., Mantoglu B., Ibrahim B., Hecker B., Sakakushev B., Seretis C., Manatakis D., García E.F.H., Çolak E., Steyn E., Akin E., Gonullu E., Campanile F.C., Pata F., Roscio F., Linder F., Tomadze G., Pellino G., Casoni Pattacini G., Pirozzolo G., Machain G.M., Fraga G.P., Eltyeb H.A., Nikolopoulos I., Di Carlo I., Kim J.I., Saenz-Terrazas J.M., Sanjuan J.C.R., Liese J., Davies J., Platte K., Lottenberg L., Pagani L., Solaini L., Miller L., Bains L., Buonomo L., Waledziak M., Gachabayov M., Maegele M., Catarci M., Alberio M.V.R.A., Alberio M.G., Veroux M., Nardi M., Podda M., Sugrue M., Pisano M., Slavchev M., Ukkonen M., Bala M., Chirica M., Ouadii M., Ioannidis O., Chiara O., Kumar P., Örtenwall P., Navsaria P., Coimbra R., Somigli R., Sawyer R.G., Shebrain S., Di Saverio S., Marwah S., Zegarra S., Nour S., Abdelmahmoud S., Magnone S., Muhammad Ali S., Pintar T., Mishra T.S., Tomajer V., Lohsiriwat V., Shivpuje V., Khokha V., Kobe Y. Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on emergency surgery services—a multi-national survey among WSES members World Journal of Emergency Surgery. 2020;15

    • Prieto D., Soto-Ferrari M., Tija R., Peña L., Burke L., Miller L., Berndt K., Hill B., Haghsenas J., Maltz E., White E., Atwood M., Norman E. Literature review of data-based models for identification of factors associated with racial disparities in breast cancer mortality Health Systems. 2019;8:75-98.

    • Shebrain S., Arafeh M., Munene G., Shattuck C., Miller L., Lu S., Schutter D. The role of academic achievements and psychometric measures in the ranking process American Journal of Surgery. 2019;217:568-571.

    • Shebrain S., Mahmood G., Munene G., Miller L., Collins J., Sawyer R. The Role of Manual Dexterity and Cognitive Functioning in Enhancing Resident Operative Autonomy Journal of Surgical Education. 2019;76(6):e66-e76.

    • Dickinson B., Lackey W., Sheakley M., Miller L., Jevert S., Shattuck B. Involving a real patient in the design and implementation of case-based learning to engage learners Advances in Physiology Education. 2018;42:118-122.

    • Dickinson B.L., Lackey W., Sheakley M., Miller L., Jevert S., Shattuck B. Involving a real patient in the design and implementation of case-based learning to engage learners Advances in Physiology Education. 2018;42(1):118-122.

    • Miller L.A., Schutter D.G., Burke L.H. Unusual manifestations of portal hypertension Portal Hypertension: New Insights. 2017:43-56.

    • Linz L.A., Burke L.H., Miller L.A. Two cross-linked porcine dermal implants in a single patient undergoing hernia repair. BMJ case reports. 2013;2013

    • Larson J.V., Bartholomew D.M., Steensma E.A., Burke L.H., Ebersole J.D., Miller L.A. A case report of fatal upper gastrointestinal bleed arising from duodenal varices secondary to undiagnosed portal hypertension Journal of Surgical Radiology. 2012;3(4):230-235.

    • Wegge J., Bartholomew D.M., Burke L.H., Miller L.A. Pancreatic extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumour masquerading as a bleeding duodenal mass BMJ Case Reports. 2012

  • Presentations

    • The future of women in surgery: How interested are women medical students in the field of surgery?. Rokhlin P, Gao R, Miller L, Shebrain S, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Management of symptomatic cholelithiasis with a concurrent pericholecystic hemangioma. Welter M, Chaney M, Miller L, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Incidence of thrombotic events in acute care surgery patients with incidental COVID-19 infection. Moody M, Schmitt C, Sand E, Ruvina M, Miller L, 42nd Annual Kalamazoo Community and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2024
    • Medical Student Perceptions of Assessments of Critical Thinking Process in the General Surgery Clerkship. Tolsma R, Miller L, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022
    • A rare case of cholecystocolonic fistula. Woolery S, Bauler L, Miller L, Nava K, 40th Annual Kalamazoo Community Medical and Health Sciences Research Day, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 04/2022