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Morton W. Miller, Ph.D.

Morton W. Miller, Ph.D.

Contact

Office (585) 275-3634

About Me

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (SMD)

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Research Associate, Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 1963 - 1965

NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, Research at Botany School, Oxford University, United Kingdom 1962 - 1963

Education

PhD | University of Chicago. Botany. 1962

MS | University of Chicago. Botany. 1960

BS | Drew University. Botany. 1958

Awards

NIH Merit Award (R37CA39230-29), Biophysical Aspects of Pulsed Ultrasound Bioeffects. 1995 - 2005

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. Committee Member 1980–2002; Technical/Staff Consultant 2004–2012. 1980 - 2012

NASA and AIBS commendations for participation in Viking Mission to Mars 1975 - 1975

Outstanding Supervisor of the Year Award (Al Sigl Center for Rehabilitation) 1970 - 1972

Publications

Journal Articles

Arrhenius thermodynamics and birth defects: chemical teratogen synergy. Untested, testable, and projected relevance.

Miller MW, Church CC

Birth defects research. Part C, Embryo today : reviews.. 2013 March 99 (1):50-60. Epub 1900 01 01.

Fetal thermal dose considerations during the obstetrician's watch: Implications for the pediatrician's observations.

Miller MW, Church CC, Miller RK, Edwards MJ

Birth defects research. Part C, Embryo today : reviews.. 2007 September 81 (3):135-43. Epub 1900 01 01.

Quantification of risk from fetal exposure to diagnostic ultrasound.

Church CC, Miller MW

Progress in biophysics and molecular biology.. 2007 93 (1-3):331-53. Epub 08/04/2006.

Biological and environmental factors affecting ultrasound-induced hemolysis in vitro: 5. Temperature.

Miller MW, Church CC, Labuda C, Mazza S, Raymond J

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2006 June 32 (6):893-904. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cell size relations for sonolysis.

Miller MW

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2004 October 30 (10):1263-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

AIUM Bioeffects Literature Reviews

Abbott; Abramowicz; Miller, et al.

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2004; 23: 1535-1542.

A feasibility test of a the deltaT thermal dose concept 1. In vivo teratogenesis.

Miller; Miller; Battaglia; Dewey; Edwards.

Journal of Thermal Biology. 2004; 29: 151-156.

A feasibility test of the deltaT thermal dise concept. 2. In vitro cellular effects

Mazza; Battaglia; Miller.

Journal fo Thermal Biology. 2004; 29: 151-156.

The relevance of cell size on ultrasound-induced hemolysis in mouse and human blood in vitro.

Miller MW, Battaglia LF

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 October 29 (10):1479-85. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparative hemolytic effectiveness of 1 MHz ultrasound on human and rabbit blood in vitro.

Abramowicz JS, Miller MW, Battaglia LF, Mazza S

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 June 29 (6):867-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

Biological and environmental factors affecting ultrasound-induced hemolysis in vitro: medium tonicity.

Miller MW, Battaglia LF, Mazza S

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 May 29 (5):713-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

The pulse length-dependence of inertial cavitation dose and hemolysis.

Chen WS, Brayman AA, Matula TJ, Crum LA, Miller MW

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 May 29 (5):739-48. Epub 1900 01 01.

Biological and environmental factors affecting ultrasound-induced hemolysis in vitro: 1. HIV macrocytosis (cell size).

Miller MW, Luque AE, Battaglia LF, Mazza S, Everbach EC

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 January 29 (1):77-91. Epub 1900 01 01.

Biological and environmental factors affecting ultrasound-induced hemolysis in vitro: 2. Medium dissolved gas (pO2) content.

Miller MW, Everbach EC, Miller WM, Battaglia LF

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 January 29 (1):93-102. Epub 1900 01 01.

Biological and environmental factors affecting ultrasound-induced hemolysis in vitro: 3. Antioxidant (Trolox) inclusion.

Miller MW, Miller WM, Battaglia LF

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2003 January 29 (1):103-12. Epub 1900 01 01.

Hyperthermic teratogenicity, thermal dose and diagnostic ultrasound during pregnancy: implications of new standards on tissue heating.

Miller MW, Nyborg WL, Dewey WC, Edwards MJ, Abramowicz JS, Brayman AA

International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group.. 2002 18 (5):361-84. Epub 1900 01 01.

A comparison of the hemolytic potential of Optison and Albunex in whole human blood in vitro: acoustic pressure, ultrasound frequency, donor and passive cavitation detection considerations.

Miller MW, Everbach EC, Cox C, Knapp RR, Brayman AA, Sherman TA

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2001 May 27 (5):709-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparative sensitivity of human fetal and adult erythrocytes to hemolysis by pulsed 1 MHz ultrasound.

Miller MW, Brayman AA, Sherman TA, Abramowicz JS, Cox C

Ultrasound in medicine & biology.. 2001 March 27 (3):419-25. Epub 1900 01 01.

Biological effects of ultrasound: development of safety guidelines; Nyborg, WL Personal Histories. Part I

Miller, MW.

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology. 2000; 26: 952-953.

Biological Effects of Ultrasound. The Perceived Safety of Diagnostic Ultrasound Within the Context of Ultrasound Biophysics: A Personal Perspective.

Miller MW, Brayman AA

Echocardiography.. 1997 November 14 (6 Pt 1):615-628. Epub 1900 01 01.

Temporality in Ultrasound-Induced Cell Lysis In Vitro.

Azadniv M, Doida Y, Miller MW, Brayman AA, Meltzer RS

Echocardiography.. 1996 January 13 (1):45-56. Epub 1900 01 01.