Joseph L. Mills
Experienced in Embolectomy
Experienced in Embolectomy

Overview

Joseph L. Mills, M.D. is a board certified vascular surgeon in Houston. Dr. Mills earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his surgical internship and residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. He went on to train in Vascular Surgery at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, and also completed a senior fellowship in Endovascular Surgery at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Among his great many honors, he has served as president of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society, president of the Western Vascular Society, president of the Association of Program Directors in Vascular Surgery, director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS), immediate past chair of the Vascular Surgery Board of the ABS, and is currently a member of the Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME. He is co-editor of the prestigious Rutherford's Vascular Surgery (7th and 8th editions), the “go-to” textbook for vascular surgery. Dr. Mills has authored nearly 300 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters, focused on his clinical and research interests in noninvasive diagnosis, vein graft stenosis, intimal hyperplasia and limb-salvage in patients with diabetes mellitus. He has been the principal investigator for over 40 clinical trials, including a number of current investigations.

Dr. Mills is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Embolectomy. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Gangrene, Arterial Insufficiency, Leg or Foot Amputation, and Thrombectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 182 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Embolectomy.

Graduate Institution
Georgetown University School Of Medicine
Specialties
Vascular Surgery
General Surgery
Licenses
Vascular Surgery in AZ
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Houston, TX
The Woodlands Hospital - The Woodlands, TX
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Accepted insurance plans:

Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Community Health
  • EPO
  • HMO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO

Locations

Baylor College of Medicine - Surgery - Vascular
6501 Fannin St, Ste NC114, Houston, TX 77030

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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