Aubrey K. Miller | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Skip Navigation Aubrey K. Miller Close the left navigation Add Aubrey K. Miller, M.D., M.P.H. Senior Medical Advisor Tel 301-496-3511 [email protected] Aubrey K. Miller, M.D., a retired Captain of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is board certified in occupational and environmental medicine. He is currently the Senior Medical Advisor to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), where he oversees legislative, policy, strategic planning, and coordination of environmental health issues and activities among U.S. federal agencies, congress, academia, and other stakeholders. His experience includes numerous public health investigations and research studies involving a wide range of occupational and environmental health issues, including TB transmission among health workers; and asphalt fume, hazardous mineral fibers, and oil spill clean-up exposures and disease. He has contributed to the leadership and management of large-scale disaster responses including the Public Health Emergency in Libby, Montana, involving widespread asbestos contamination; major hurricanes; the H1N1 influenza; Ebola and Zika outbreaks; the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks; anthrax attacks; and the Gulf Oil Spill. He currently leads the NIH Disaster Research Response Program (DR2) which focuses on improving national and international disaster research capabilities through enhancing policies, infrastructure, training, and integration of stakeholders, especially academia and impacted communities. Miller received a M.D. from Rush Medical College and a M.P.H. in environmental and occupational health and bachelor’s degrees in biology and political science from the University of Illinois. His 28+ year career includes service as an Epidemiology Intelligence Service (EIS) officer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and senior medical officer positions with the CDC’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the HHS Office of the Secretary, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Selected Publications Kwok RK, Miller AK, Gam KB, Curry MD, Ramsey SK, Blair A, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Developing Large-Scale Research in Response to an Oil Spill Disaster: a Case Study. Curr Environ Health Rep . 2019 Sep;6(3):174-187. doi: 10.1007/s40572-019-00241-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 31376082; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6699641. [ Abstract Kwok RK, Miller AK, Gam KB, Curry MD, Ramsey SK, Blair A, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Developing Large-Scale Research in Response to an Oil Spill Disaster: a Case Study. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2019 Sep;6(3):174-187. doi: 10.1007/s40572-019-00241-9. Review. PubMed PMID: 31376082; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6699641. Miller A, Yeskey K, Garantziotis S, Arnesen S, Bennett A, O'Fallon L, Thompson C, Reinlib L, Masten S, Remington J, Love C, Ramsey S, Rosselli R, Galluzzo B, Lee J, Kwok R, Hughes J. Integrating Health Research into Disaster Response: The New NIH Disaster Research Response Program. Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2016 Jul 4;13(7). doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070676. PubMed PMID: 27384574; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4962217. [ Abstract Miller A, Yeskey K, Garantziotis S, Arnesen S, Bennett A, O'Fallon L, Thompson C, Reinlib L, Masten S, Remington J, Love C, Ramsey S, Rosselli R, Galluzzo B, Lee J, Kwok R, Hughes J. Integrating Health Research into Disaster Response: The New NIH Disaster Research Response Program. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2016 Jul 4;13(7). doi: 10.3390/ijerph13070676. PubMed PMID: 27384574; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4962217. Miller A, Birnbaum L. Preparing for Disasters. Science . 2015 May 15;348(6236):766-7. doi: 10.1126/science.348.6236.766-c. PubMed PMID: 25977543. [ Abstract Miller A, Birnbaum L. Preparing for Disasters. Science. 2015 May 15;348(6236):766-7. doi: 10.1126/science.348.6236.766-c. PubMed PMID: 25977543. Carbone M , Baris YI , Bertino P , Brass B , Comertpay S , Dogan AU , Gaudino G , Jube S , Kanodia S , Partridge CR , Pass HI , Rivera ZS , Steele I , Tuncer M , Way S , Yang H , Miller A. Erionite Exposure in North Dakota and in the Turkish Villages with Mesothelioma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 108(33):13618-13623. [ Abstract Carbone M , Baris YI , Bertino P , Brass B , Comertpay S , Dogan AU , Gaudino G , Jube S , Kanodia S , Partridge CR , Pass HI , Rivera ZS , Steele I , Tuncer M , Way S , Yang H , Miller A. Erionite Exposure in North Dakota and in the Turkish Villages with Mesothelioma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 108(33):13618-13623. Peipins LA, Lewin M, Campolucci S, Lybarger JA, Miller A, Middleton D, Weis C, Spence M, Black B, Kapil V. Radiographic Abnormalities and Exposure to Asbestos-contaminated Vermiculite in the Community of Libby, Montana, USA. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003 Nov;111(14):1753-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.6346. PubMed PMID: 14594627; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1241719. [ Abstract Peipins LA, Lewin M, Campolucci S, Lybarger JA, Miller A, Middleton D, Weis C, Spence M, Black B, Kapil V. Radiographic Abnormalities and Exposure to Asbestos-contaminated Vermiculite in the Community of Libby, Montana, USA. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003 Nov;111(14):1753-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.6346. PubMed PMID: 14594627; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1241719. 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