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Richard J. Miller, M.D.

Richard J. Miller, M.D.

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Appointment (585) 275-5321
Fax (585) 273-3297
Administrative (585) 275-7893

About Me

Dr. Miller specializes in all aspects of upper extremity trauma and reconstruction. He has special expertise in arthroscopy of the shoulder and elbow and joint reconstructive procedures for the shoulder, elbow, and hand.

Dr. Miller earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont Colleg...
Dr. Miller specializes in all aspects of upper extremity trauma and reconstruction. He has special expertise in arthroscopy of the shoulder and elbow and joint reconstructive procedures for the shoulder, elbow, and hand.

Dr. Miller earned his medical degree at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and completed an orthopaedic surgical residency and fellowship at URMC Orthopaedics. Dr. Miller is board-certified and fellowship-trained in orthopaedic surgery and hand surgery. He has published nearly two-dozen medical journal articles on topics such as postoperative pain management and various surgical techniques. Dr. Miller is a Professor of Orthopaedics at URMC.

Dr. Miller works closely with our specially trained hand and upper extremity therapists in the Hand Rehabilitation program to direct your post-surgical care and to ensure a fast and successful recovery. When bracing is ordered by Dr. Miller, our hand therapists are prepared to fashion custom orthoses on site the same day as your appointment.

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Orthopaedics (SMD)

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Strong Memorial Hospital Resident Rochester, NY Ortho. Surg. 1977 - 1980

United States Army
Lanstuhl, Germany
Commander and Flight Surgeon
913th Medical Detachment 1975 - 1977

Strong Memorial Hospital Intern Rochester, NY Surgery 1974 - 1975

Education

MD | Univ of Vermont Coll Medicine. Medicine. 1974

BS | University of Vermont. Physics. 1968

Awards

Best Doctors in America. 2009

Duthie Evarts Resident Teaching Award 2002

Duthie Evarts Resident Teaching Award 1997

Army Commendation Medal
Commander and Flight Surgeon USMC 1977

Member AOA Honor Society
Vermont Chapter 1974

Woodward Award
Outstanding Senior Medical Student
General Surgery 1974

Research

Patents

Electro-Optic Device for Optical Signal Processing at High Repetition Rates

Issue date: December 24, 1991

Publications

Journal Articles

Comparison of postoperative pain in patients receiving interscalene block or general anesthesia for shoulder surgery.

Wu CL, Rouse LM, Chen JM, Miller RJ

Orthopedics.. 2002 January 25 (1):45-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Wrist MRI and carpal instability: what the surgeon needs to know, and the case for dynamic imaging.

Miller RJ

Seminars in musculoskeletal radiology.. 2001 September 5 (3):235-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Scapholunate ligament: normal MR appearance on three-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo images.

Totterman SM, Miller RJ

Radiology.. 1996 July 200 (1):237-41. Epub 1900 01 01.

Triangular fibrocartilage in asymptomatic subjects: investigation of abnormal MR signal intensity.

Miller RJ, Totterman SM

Radiology.. 1995 July 196 (1):22-3. Epub 1900 01 01.

MR imaging of the triangular fibrocartilage complex.

Totterman SM, Miller RJ

Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America.. 1995 May 3 (2):213-28. Epub 1900 01 01.

Lesions of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: MR findings with a three-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo sequence

Totterman SM, Miller RJ, McCance SE, Meyers SP.

Radiology. 1995; 199(1): 227-232.

Lesions of the triangular fibrocartilage complex: MR findings with a three-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo sequence

Totterman SM, Miller RJ, McCance SE, Meyers SP.

Radiology. 1995; 199(1): 227-232.

Relationship between the lateral acromion angle and rotator cuff disease.

Banas MP, Miller RJ, Totterman S

Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery. 1995 4 (6):454-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Triangular fibrocartilage complex: normal appearance on coronal three-dimensional gradient-recalled-echo MR images

Totterman SM, Miller RJ.

Radiology. 1994; 195(2): 521-527.

Treatment of traumatic radioulnar synostosis by excision and postoperative low-dose irradiation

Cullen JP, Pellegrini VD Jr. Miller RJ, Jones JA.

Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume. 1994; 19(3): 394-401.

Scapholunate advanced collapse wrist: proximal row carpectomy or limited wrist arthrodesis with scaphoid excision.

Tomaino MM, Miller RJ, Cole I, Burton RI.

Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume. 1994; 19(1): 134-142.

Basic anatomy of the shoulder by magnetic resonance imaging

Totterman SM, Miller RJ, Meyers SP.

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 1993; 6(2): 86-93.

Intrinsic and extrinsic carpal ligaments: Evaluation by three-dimensional Fourier transform MR imaging

Totterman SM, Miller R, Wasserman B, Blebea JS, Rubens DJ.

Radiology. 1992; 187: 831-838.

Two-piece wrist surface coil.

Totterman SM, Heberger R, Miller R, Rubens DJ, Blebea JS

AJR. American journal of roentgenology.. 1991 February 156 (2):343-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

The prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with basal joint arthritis of the thumb

Florack TM, Miller RJ, Pellegrini VD, Burton RI, Dunn MG.

Journal of Hand Surgery American Volume. 1991; 17(4): 624-630.

Extraskeletal chondroma of the hand. Case report and review of the literature.

DelSignore JL, Torre BA, Miller RJ

Clinical orthopaedics and related research.. 1990 May (254):147-52. Epub 1900 01 01.

Radiation Therapy for Prevention of Recurrent Heterotopic Following Excision of Radial Ulnar Synostosis

Cullen J, Jones J, Miller RJ.

J Trauma. 1990; .

Totterman SM, Miller RJ, Wasserman B, Blebea JS, Rubens DJ.

Three-dimensional Fourier transform GRASS MRI imaging of the wrist: normal and pathologic anatomy of the triangular tibrocartilage complex, lunatotriquetral and scapholunate ligamentsRadiology 177 (p):264.

Dislocations and fracture dislocations of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb

Miller RJ.

Hand Clinics. 1976; 4(1): 45-65.

The impedance of the human knee.

Crowninshield R, Pope MH, Johnson R, Miller R

Journal of biomechanics.. 1976 9 (8):529-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

Locations

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601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642

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