PeterEMillerMD

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Henrico, VA

Colon and Rectal Surgeon

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Office
7605 Forest Ave
Ste 308
Henrico, VA 23229
Phone+1 804-288-7077

Fax+1 804-285-8120

Summary

Dr. Peter Miller joined Colon & Rectal Specialists in July 2016. He grew up in Baltimore, MD and attended Washington and Lee University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and was a captain on the men's soccer team. He then went on to attend University of Maryland School of Medicine where he received his medical degree. He completed his general surgery training at Steward Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston and also completed a year of research at the the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans with a focus on surgical outcomes and translational cancer research. He finished his surgical training at Brown University/Warren Alpert Medical School, completing a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery. Dr. Miller has special clinical interests in minimally invasive surgery for colon and rectal cancer including robotic and laparoscopic surgery. He also has a special interest in the treatment of fecal incontinence.

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Clinical Expertise

Colon cancer, Laparoscopic colectomy, Minimally invasive surgery, Bowel incontinence, Prolapse repair, Colonoscopy, Colonic polyps, Colonic disease, Colonic fistulae, Colonic diverticulosis, Diverticulitis, Colon surgery, Anal fissures, Anal cancer, Anal sphincter reconstruction, Anal intraepithelial neoplasia, Carcinoid tumor of the rectum, Rectal prolapse, Rectal abscess, Rectal fistulae, Anorectal surgery, Sphincter-sparing rectal surgery, Enterovaginal fistula, Fistulectomy, Bladder fistulae, Intestinal fistula, Inflammatory bowel disease surgery, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis

Education & Training

Brown UniversityFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2015 - 2016
Ochsner Medical CenterFellowship, Research Fellow - Surgical Outcomes and Translational Cancer Research, 2014 - 2015
St Elizabeth's Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2014
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2009
Washington and Lee UniversityBS, Biology, 2001 - 2005

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2016 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2014 - 2016
RI State Medical License 2015 - 2016
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix) does not increase bleeding complications in patients undergoing rubber band ligation for symptomatic hemorrhoids.
Nathan Hite, Aaron L. Klinger, Peter E. Miller, David E. Beck, Charles B. Whitlow
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2018-09-01
57 citations
Comparison of 30-Day Postoperative Outcomes after Laparoscopic vs Robotic Colectomy
Peter E. Miller, Haisar Dao, Nivedh Paluvoi, Matthew B. Bailey, David A. Margolin
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2016-08-01
9 citations
Stenting for obstructing colon cancer: fewer complications and colostomies.
Allan Mabardy, Peter E. Miller, Rachel Goldstein, Joseph J. Coury, Alan W. Hackford
JSLS. 2015-01-01

Abstracts/Posters

The Temporary Cessation of Clopidogrel and the Risk of Thrombotic or Bleeding Events in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy.
Miller P, M. Bailey, M. Thomas, S. Pawlak, D. Beck, T. Hicks, H. Vargas, C. Whitlow, D. Margolin, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2015
Surgical Management of Chronic Abdominal Pain: Laparoscopy vs Laparotomy.
Lee J, Mabardy A, Miller P, Kermani R, O'Donnell K, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2013
Nursing Homes: No Place for Bowel Obstructions with Hernias.
Lee, J., Miller P., Mabardy, A., Hackford A., O'Donnell, K, Digestive Disease Week (Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract), Orlando, FL, 1/1/2013
Contemporary Outcomes of Neutropenic Leukemic Patients Admitted with Perianal Sepsis.
Dao H, Miller P, Roth L, Cataldo T, Shah N, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
Angiography: Futile Effort in the Management of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleed.
Lee J, Coury J, Mabardy A, Shah J, Miller P, Hackford A, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
To Scope or Not to Scope: Laparoscopic Versus Open Colectomy for Complicated Diverticulitis.
Mabardy A, Lee J, Miller P, Bhurtel P, Hackford A, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
Lararoscopic Washout for Diverticulitis in the Era of Laparoscopy.
Mabardy A, Lee J, Miller P, Paluvoi N, Hackford A, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
Predictive Factors of Ureteral Injury in Colorectal Surgery.
Miller P, Lee J, Dao H, Mabardy A, Coury J, Hackford A, ASCRS Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1/1/2013
Laparoscopic Colectomy is an Underutilized Procedure for the Elective Management of Colovesical Fistulas.
Dao H, Miller P, Bhattacharya S, Klipfel A, Vrees M, Schechter, New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Annual Meeting, Woodstock, VT, 1/1/2013
Transfer Status is A Risk Factor for Increased In-hospital Mortality in Patients with Diverticular Hemorrhage.
Dao H, Miller P, Lee J, Kermani R, Hackford A, New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Annual Meeting, Newport, RI, 1/1/2012
A Practical Mortality Risk Score for Colectomy in the Critically Ill Patient.
Kermani R, Miller P, Dao H, Coury J, Lee J, Hackford A, New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Annual Meeting, Newport, RI, 1/1/2012
How We Fix the Hole: Trends in the Management of Colonoscopic Perforations.
Miller P, Lee J, Dao H, Lopez M, New England Surgical Society - Annual Meeting, Bretton Woods, NH, 1/1/2011
Laparoscopic Treatment of Small Bowel Obstruction.
Miller P, Lee J, Kermani R, Dao H, Pecquex N, O'Donnell K, American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
Recent Trends in the Management of Colonic Inertia in the United States.
Bhattacharya S, Lee J, Miller P, Hackford A, New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH, 1/1/2011
Perianal Sepsis in Neutropenic Patients.
Dao H, Lee J, Miller P, Strom C, Hackford A, New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons - Annual Meeting, Whitefield, NH, 1/1/2011
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